How a stable health market creates new opportunities for Cognosante

The health IT market is in a period of greater stability and that's creating an environment for companies such as Cognosante to pursue new contract opportunities, as well mergers and acquisitions.

Inside NetApp's hyper-converged strategy

NetApp's federal leader explains how the company sees opportunities for its hyper-converged offerings as the government's "Cloud Smart" initiative settles in.

DOD starts department wide review of admin agencies

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said a “defense-wide review process” to underway to evaluate administrative agencies, the so-called Fourth Estate.

DHS sees more cyber outsourcing

Chris Krebs, the head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at DHS, said that many federal agencies will be outsourcing cyber to a shared service provider in the future.

LinQuest setting new course for itself, helping Space Command do the same

LinQuest is moving forward on a new course to capture and execute on more space opportunities under its new CEO, including work to get Space Command up and running again.

Oracle to keep up legal fight against $10B JEDI cloud contract

Oracle is going to the next judiciary forum in its fight against the Defense Department's JEDI cloud infrastructure contract.

Air Force developing wargaming contact

The Air Force wants to incorporate more AI and machine learning to improve its wargames.

Why GSA buys tech from NASA SEWP

The General Services Administration is the government's hub acquisition, so the agency's IG is wondering why it's buying tech from NASA's big IT contract.

GSA preps industry for Alliant 2 Small Business redo

Five months after nixing awards, the General Services Administration is previewing its plans for a second try at awards on its Alliant 2 Small Business contract.

Can EIS stay on schedule?

With a fall deadline looming, so far just three awards have been made against the $50 billion governmentwide Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecom modernization contract.

Takeaways & talking points from these 2 GovCon earnings reports

Perspecta and CACI International released their latest financial results to investors this week, but the numbers are only part of the story.

Podcasts

Reporters Notebook: Top trends driving today's market

Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman and Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers discuss some of the major stories they've been tracking, from JEDI to M&A and the fourth quarter spending spree.

Opinion

Why some small businesses don't win more business

Many small businesses still don't grasp the expertise to win in the federal market. and too often overlook the critical skills needed for basic business functions.

Navy elevates CIO role

The Navy is establishing a new special assistant to the secretary for information management/CIO to enforce cybersecurity standards, have a say in IT acquisition and develop data and digital strategies.

Losses aside, SAIC still sees future in ground vehicle business

Despite a pair of losses, SAIC still sees opportunities to be a player in the military's ground vehicle business and is taking lessons learned from those pursuits.

Opinion

3 secrets to marketing tech to the government

As IT modernization continues to be a priority, companies need to focus on outcomes and people and don't be shy about policy.

Army looks to bolster digital simulations

The Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command is working on a new contract for digital simulation facilities to improve training and readiness.

CACI's Mengucci starts CEO role with foundation for growth

John Mengucci had a growth story to share with investors in his first earnings report since he took the reins as CEO of CACI International.

Podcasts

How the government built Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley has long been seen as the bread basket of commercial technology. But in this episode of our Project 38 podcast, author Margaret O'Mara describes how the federal government helped create that global technology engine and how its role continues today.

DISA begins work on cyber contract

DISA is developing a five-year contract for cyber support operations that could be worth more than $200 million.