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.

Podcasts

Project 38 podcast marks 100 episodes

Since its launch in 2018, Washington Technology's Project 38 podcast has produced over 100 episodes and hosted a wide range of executives and other market experts to explore the state of the market and the future of government contracting