Deloitte, Guidehouse push back on lost $350M TSA contract

Grant Thornton won a $350 million strategic planning and logistics contract with the Transportation Security Agency, then losing bidders Guidehouse and Deloitte raised their objections.

Who were 2020's top Industry Innovators?

We are glad to announce the winners of the 2020 Industry Innovator Award winners in recognition of the creativity and imagination that government contractors apply to serve their government customers.

Labor launches bias hotline ahead of interim rule

The Labor Department hasn't waited for an interim rule to enforce President Trump's anti-bias and discrimination training executive order. A hotline email is now live to gather complaints.

Why is GovCon so slow to challenge Trump's anti-bias order?

It's been several weeks since President Trump issued his executive order banning certain training around racial diversity and inclusion. Yet much of the GovCon industry remains largely silent on what the order means and what they think.

Accenture, small firm forge SEWP partnership

Accenture Federal Services has formed a partnership with a HUBZone small business to sell its security solutions through the NASA SEWP vehicle.

Navy looks to small business for surface ship testing

Tekla Research has been picked for a $27 million contract to test combat and other systems onboard Navy surface vessels.

IBM wins sole-source contract to support ACE disaster recovery

IBM will continue to provide disaster recovery services to the Automated Commercial Environment after being awarded a sole-source contract.

EPA plans consolidation of several mission support contracts

EPA has begun work to create a nine-year contract that consolidates several existing contracts to support the agency's environmental mission.

Former DOD CIO Terry Halvorsen joins IBM

Terry Halvorsen, the former Defense Department chief information officer, has joined IBM to help lead transformation and modernization efforts for public sector clients.

Labor under fire for shirking small business bidders

The Labor Department has drawn the ire of small businesses after it tried to run parallel solicitations for the same work, then picked the single large business bidder over multiple small business proposals.

Paradyme opens lab to build innovation culture

Paradyme Management has created a research arm to create a culture built around innovation.

IBM to spin off managed infrastructure business

IBM plans to split into two companies by the end of 2021. Big Blue will remain focused on hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence solutions, while the spinoff will take the managed infrastructure work.

Army developing contract for enterprise program management system

The Army begins the development of a contract for an enterprise-wide project and program management system.

NASA reports another stellar SEWP year

NASA reported a strong year of growth for its SEWP vehicle with sales jumping nearly 40 percent from fiscal year 2019 to 2020.

INSIDER EXCLUSIVE: Insights on NASA procurement plans

Washington Technology Insiders get exclusive access to our recent WT Power Breakfast exploring procurement trends at NASA.

Navy updates solicitation number for personnel contract

The Navy has updated the solicitation number on a small business contract for an enterprise personnel system contract expected for release this month.

DynCorp ran afoul of entity code requirement

In another example of how procurement officials can go strictly by the book, DynCorp International sees another protest denied because of mismatched entity codes.

Unknowns, caution surround GovCon in wake of anti-bias training ban

President Trump’s executive order banning certain types of racial diversity and inclusion training has put many in the government contracting world in a bind, unsure of what to say or do.

Why mission matters: MartinFederal to help DOD identify remains of unknown war dead

MartinFederal has won a contract to index Korean War reference documents in an effort that supports the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's efforts to identify the remains of American war-dead.

OM Group expands biz development efforts with new hire

OM Group, No. 3 on the 2020 Washington Technology Fast 50, has hired new vice president of business development as it looks to continue rapidly growing.