The $400 million-plus differences in price stand out, but other matters drove the Homeland Security Department to pick AT&T over its rivals to lead a modernization effort.
More disappointed bidders are protesting the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's $2 billion contract known as BOSS, but will the agency be spared because of its unique procurement rules?
Serco Inc. will provide a variety of analytical services to the Navy as the branch looks to control prices and costs of developing and supporting weapons systems.
CACI International has retained a $500 million Air Force contract to support the logistics and depot infrastructure relied upon by the Air Force to maintain various aircraft and weapons systems.
Peraton is now engaged in its seventh protest involving a $110 million State Department contract that the agency has awarded to competitors multiple times.
IBM has developed a new chip that is smaller but can pack in 50 billion transistors on a chip the size of a fingernail, proving once again that Moore's Law continues.
Booz Allen Hamilton will pay $725 million to buy Liberty IT Solutions in a move that bolsters offerings around several critical modernization and digital transformation capabilities.
