DHS lays out timeline for commodity IT recompete

The Homeland Security Department has given small businesses dates to pencil in regarding the recompete a large commodity IT contract vehicle.

GSA pulls plug on Alliant 2 Small Business

The Alliant 2 Small Business contract is officially no more as the General Services Administration says it will focus on developing a new set of procurement vehicles for small businesses.

DCMA seeking customer relationship management solution

The Defense Contract Management Agency wants to move quickly in fielding a cloud-based customer relationship management solution.

AWS unveils new space business

Two years after its initial foray into space, Amazon Web Services formally unveils a new business segment dedicated to that market that will work with government agencies and other industry players.

How COVID-19 could reshape classified work

Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP NS2, says the lockdown surrounding COVID-19 is forcing changes in how work gets done in the classified space and sees it as a good thing.

How COVID has reshaped talent acquisition

Despite the restrictions of the pandemic, companies still are hiring and onboarding new employees. Here's a snapshot of what two companies are doing.

GSA further sketches out the STARS III picture

A final call for bids is in the works, but the General Services Administration is giving 8(a) small businesses a broad look at the next STARS contract for IT services.

Post-COVID Clarity report covers benchmarks for GovCon

Deltek conducted the surveys for its annual Clarity report before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. But the findings still provide important benchmarks around growth, business development, IT trends and overall challenges to the GovCon community.

Army starts bidding for $1B cyber training opportunity

The Army releases a long-awaited final solicitation for its almost $1 billion Cyber Trident training platform contract.

Navy researching small biz IT support for medical enterprise

The Navy is looking for enough small businesses that can compete for a five-year contract to support the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery's IT systems.

Opinion

Inside the growing analytics opportunity

The demand for big data analytics among state and local governments is growing but there are still obstacles to overcome before you can tap this lucrative opportunity.

Air Force acquisition chief says defense industrial base needs reshaping

Will Roper, the Air Force's acquisition chief, said the goal is to pivot away from the defense prime model and create a new industrial base that more easily allows tech companies to work with DOD and the commercial sector.

Special Ops Command planning $600M global analytics platform buy

U.S. Special Operations Command wants to field a new global analytics platform that will combine several capabilities onto a single architecture.

Library of Congress' $150M cloud contract faces challenges

Two potential bidders for a $150 million Library of Congress cloud services contract have raised objections against last-minute changes to the solicitation.

Patent and Trademark Office names field for $2B software development competition

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has revealed those who will have the opportunity to vie for a seat on a $2 billion software development and integration contract.

Bipartisan plan would boost NSF for tech research

Competition with China is at the center of a bipartisan $110 billion plan to boost technology research and development through a dramatic reorganization of the National Science Foundation.

Why empathy should be part of your business strategy

In the early days of the COVID-19 shutdown, one of the things customers needed most was empathy. IBM's government leader says that especially holds true as we move into recovery.

GSA eyes unmanned solicitation release for August

The General Services Administration has made several adjustments to an unmanned systems procurement it is developing for the Defense Department.

How COVID is shaking up federal spending

The market significantly changed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and early spending numbers offer plenty of proof.

Firm argues that misunderstanding led to contract elimination

Mission Essential says a misunderstanding led to its elimination from a competition to supply linguist and translation services to the U.S. Africa Command.