Amy Gilliland on how COVID led General Dynamics IT to rethink employee relations

As the COVID-19 pandemic got underway, General Dynamics' IT services business undertook a rethinking of the way it recruited, retained and developed its employees. GDIT's president Amy Gilliland explains how the business went through that process of reimagination and reinvention.

OceanSound adds another middle tier platform with DMI backing

Private equity firm OceanSound Partners has acquired the company better known as DMI, which gives the former another middle-tier business in the federal market.

Orolia's latest acquisition builds on ultra-precise tech solutions

Orolia has acquired Seven Solutions to add a technology that was developed at a particle accelerator complex for increasing the accuracy of networks.

Cybersecurity challenges drive adoption of zero trust

Executives at this Washington Technology Executive Perspectives roundtable described how the type of threats in today's cybersecurity landscape are well known, but the frequency of attacks and types of targets continue to grow.

AT&T wins second shot at $1.6B in FBI telecom work

Rather than fight AT&T's protest of $1.6 billion in network modernization task order awards, the FBI agreed to pull back the awards and re-evaluate proposals.

Anser Advisory makes a deal, creates 650-person firm

With a new private equity backer, Anser Advisory makes an acquisition of its own to create a new 650-employee company.

Introducing the 2021 WT Fast 50

We've released the 2021 Washington Technology Fast 50 that ranks the fastest growing small businesses in the government market and celebrates the depth, diversity and hard work of this group of companies.

Who were 2021's top Industry Innovators?

We are happy to announce the winners of the 2021 Industry Innovator Award winners who's creativity and imagination drive better results for their government customers.

Former HHS CIO shares COVID-19 lessons learned

Perryn Ashmore saw the good and the bad as the Health and Human Services Department's chief information officer during the pandemic's height. Here is some of what he learned and how the IT industry can carry those lessons forward.

BAE wins $131M Navy C5ISR contract

BAE Systems will support C5ISR systems for the Navy under a $131.1 million contract.

General Dynamics challenges rival's $2.7B cloud migration win

Peraton is facing a challenge to its win of a $2.7 billion Homeland Security cloud migration contract from rival bidder and fellow incumbent General Dynamics IT.

Deloitte protest leads to seat on $250M Navy program

Deloitte Consulting’s protest of a $250 million Navy contract to modernize management of its weapons and ordinance supply chain has paid off as the company is now on that program.

DISA to rethink $600M communications award

After getting hit by several protests, the Defense Information Systems Agency pulls back a nearly $600 million contract award for communications support services to the Air Force.

DOD starts to develop inspector general IT contract

The Defense Department is starting to develop an IT support contract for the inspector general's office.

CMS unveils final solicitation for training contract

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released the final solicitation for a small business contract to acquire training and content development services in support of personnel working at CMS call centers.

8(a) firm enters the acquisition game

Strategic Innovation Group is just a year old and has already completed its first acquisition, a rarity for an 8(a) small business.

Protest trouble hits these TSA test, evaluation awards

The Transportation Security Administration’s plan to award a pair of blanket purchase agreements for test and evaluation support has run off-course as several losing bidders have filed protests.

CMS plans small business contract for call centers

The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services is working on a new small business contract for training and other services to support its call center operations.

Dig deep into opportunities at HHS

Our Oct. 15 Washington Technology Power Breakfast will dive into the Health and Human Services Department and explore buying trends, upcoming opportunities and how COVID has shaped its priorities.

Pragmatics continues support for legal battle with Iran

Pragmatics will continue to provide litigation support to the Navy and State Department as a multiple-decade legal fight with Iran grinds on.