Protests trigger quick reaction from IRS
Protests by two competitors led the Internal Revenue Service to pull an award to Accenture and overhaul a $73.3 million contract.
Peraton's almost never-ending fight to keep State Department work
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 puts 50B transistors on a single chip
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.
Perspecta shareholders approve Peraton deal
Perspecta shareholders approve the deal with Peraton, clearing the way for Peraton to acquire Perspecta in a $7.1 billion transaction.
STARS III moves forward with competitive range notices, discussions coming
Small businesses are starting to find out they are in the competitive range of the $50 billion STARS III vehicle, but their proposals need some work.
Booz Allen's $725M deal for Liberty seeks more Salesforce, transformation skills
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.
New investment bank launched to serve middle tier
Two veteran investment bankers have opened up a new shop of their own to focus on the government market's middle tier.
Users report not being impressed with Beta.Sam.gov redesign
The redesign of Beta.Sam.gov's look and feel has failed to impress many users who still miss the functionality of the old FBO.gov system.
Peraton names leaders for after Perspecta deal closes
Peraton CEO Stu Shea has told employees who will be on the leadership team once the combination with Perspecta closes in the next few months.
IBM wins $850M Navy ERP order
IBM wins a giant piece of the Navy's broader effort to improve financial controls and performance, in part by adopting a consolidated enterprise resource planning setup.
Beta.Sam.gov still a work in progress
Beta.Sam.gov has a new design as it prepares to absorb Sam.gov and become a single government procurement portal. The changes add some needed features, but some lingering frustrations remain.
The questions raised by protests against SpaceX's lunar lander win
Blue Origin and Dynetics file protests over SpaceX's NASA lunar lander win and the challenges will raise questions about how price, competition and technical solutions being offered all play a role in making major contract awards.
Deloitte wins second shot at HUD cyber contract
Deloitte gets another shot at a cybersecurity contract with the Housing and Urban Development Department after a competitor used the wrong labor categories.
The challenges and opportunities of digital transformation
Washington Technology gathered a group of leading industry executives to share how they view digital transformation and the challenges and opportunities it presents for government contractors.
SAIC's latest tuck-in acquisition eyes AI skills
SAIC has acquired a small Seattle firm that solves a difficult problem in artificial intelligence -- how to organize structured and unstructured data from multiple sources based on user attributes and permissions.
DHA unveils final solicitation for $1.4B workforce contract
The final solicitation is out for the Defense Health Agency's $1.4 billion Workforce 3.0 contract for acquiring new training and technical skills to drive innovation across the military's health care infrastructure.
Why Biden's climate initiatives must be tracked
Many of President Biden's climate change initiatives will have an indirect impact on contractors that could still be significant.
What drove Maximus toward its largest-ever acquisition
Maximus is paying a company-record $1.4 billion to acquire Veterans Evaluation Services and continue transforming the business process outsourcing line of work.
GAO rejects arguments that evaluations were flawed
A group of protesters could not convince that evaluations for the Veterans Affairs Department's T4NG onramp were flawed.
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