Acquisition

What to make of the Alliant 2 protest rulings

With the pre-award protests all resolved in GSA's favor, is the $50 billion IT services contract now bulletproof?

Acquisition

4 ways RFP writing falls short

An analysis of five solicitations for contracts worth a total of $7 billion revealed a lack of clarity in agency RFPs

Digital Government

Veteran-owned firm wins big in VA contracting case

A Supreme Court ruling fixes the rules for veteran-owned small business set asides in Veterans Affairs contracting.

Digital Government

What's Leidos getting for $5B?

Washington Technology editor Nick Wakeman analyzes what Leidos is getting in its $5 billion acquisition of Lockheed Martin's Information Services and Global Solutions business.

Digital Government

Dell-EMC: Let the revolution begin

If Dell pulls the pieces together correctly in its $67 billion acquisition of EMC, the combined company will be a very formidable cloud services provider in the federal market, says Washington Technology's Nick Wakeman.

Modernization

Diana Gowen: The big telecom pivot

CenturyLink's longtime public-sector leader discusses the changing market and what to expect with NS2020.

Digital Government

Contractors sent to prison for fraud scheme

The fraudulent bidding involved IT contracts at the Environmental Protection Agency, Homeland Security Department, General Services Administration and Agriculture Department.

People

Wennergren reveals retirement plans

After less than two weeks of relaxation, the former DOD assistant deputy chief management officer takes a job.

People

Jack Brooks, father of modern procurement, dies at 89

The man behind the 1965 Brooks Act, the Government Paperwork Reduction Act and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy passed away in his home state of Texas.

People

Top contractors shuffle executive positions

The last year has seen a slew of retirements and departures among the CEO ranks of top government contractors.

Acquisition

Army closes ITES hardware contract to non-Army buyers

ITES-2H becomes Army only vehicle so its life can be extended until a new award is made.

People

NASA shifts funds to new priorities

As NASA reduces its focus on space operations, spending in other science and technology areas will grow.

Digital Government

Is the federal IT market reason for despair?

Federal agencies will have less ability to hire contractors in coming years, a budgetary reality that has some contractors worried.

Digital Government

Navy freezes server purchases

The Navy has frozen its server purchases and halted the creation of new data centers in a move seen as a step toward reducing its IT infrastructure.

Acquisition

9 hot companies to watch in 2011

Challenges are nothing new for government contractors, but 2011 promises to keep even established players on their toes.

Digital Government

CIOs need more budget power, VA's Baker urges

VA CIO Roger Baker says if CIOs had more budget power, IT management would improve.

Digital Government

GTSI suspended from federal government contracting

GTSI has been suspended from winning new government contracts but vows to defend itself against charges that it inappropriately received small-business contract dollars.

Digital Government

GAO hands down decision on Unisys bid protest

Decision by GAO clears the way for CSC to finally begin work on the $500 million TSA infrastructure contract.

Digital Government

Celebrities come out for USO awards dinner

Washington Technology editor Nick Wakeman rubbed elbows with a variety of celebrities that turned out for the annual awards dinner of the Metropolitan USO chapter.

Digital Government

NIH contract in GSA's crosshairs brings in $2.1 billion a year

If the General Services Administration is successful in convincing the Office of Federal Procurement Policy that NIH should lose its governmentwide contract authority, the agency could pick up $1 billion in new business.