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.
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