Modernization
USAF awards $1B cloud deal
Dell EMC, Microsoft and General Dynamics are the winners in what's being called the largest-ever federal cloud award.
Acquisition
Crunch time for acquisition portal in defense bill
Reconciliation of the massive defense bill could put new off-the-shelf acquisition sources into the federal acquisition mix, but experts worry about the details.
Acquisition
Navy delays 2018 NGEN award schedule
The Navy announced a five-month delay in its award schedule for two of its IT contracts to implement a new 'sprint' process.
Acquisition
White House's IT policy deadline looms
Administration will collect comments on a draft plan to rethink federal IT through Sept. 20, leading to a final report and a year-long flurry of activity to consolidate networks and develop new cloud policy.
Modernization
Military IT chiefs want combat-ready infrastructure
Army CIO Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher said current DOD networks aren't necessarily what's required for the next conflict.
Acquisition
Census delays field IT contract award
As key field tests for the 2020 enumeration approaches, the Census Bureau announced it was going to be later than expected with a key contract award on field IT.
Modernization
CenturyLink delays Level 3 acquisition
EIS contract winners CenturyLink and Level 3 pushed their acquisition plans back a month for a California utilities commission approval, but don't expect it to affect planning.
Modernization
Civilian agencies guard their coffers as cuts loom
On a recent earnings call, a CEO at a top federal contractor said that federal civilian customers are reacting to budget pressures by holding back spending, but said there is "continual demand" to upgrade IT.
Acquisition
Why tracking data centers is so hard
The OMB numbers on data center consolidation highlights a recurring problem for the government: the lack of consistent, accurate information around data center ownership.
Acquisition
Crunch time for funding on Capitol Hill
A near-perfect storm of legislative deadlines threaten a government shutdown if Congress and the president can't find a path to a funding bill by the end of the fiscal year.
Acquisition
First CDM Phase 3 task order hits the street
GSA has issued the first task order for the third phase of the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation cybersecurity program and looks for potential bidder responses by September.
Modernization
Are federal agencies ready to bail on data centers?
High-level IT officials across several agencies are ready to say goodbye to on-premise infrastructure.
Acquisition
Meet the new face of government IT contractors (part 2)
Steve Kelman connects with another FLASH winner to discuss different ways of delivering IT.
Acquisition
Meet the new face of federal IT contractors
Steve Kelman hopes the vendors who won DHS' now-cancelled agile services contract are not just a flash in the pan.
Acquisition
GSA moves OASIS management team to FEDSIM
Personnel changes at the agency continue with the naming of a new team to manage the popular multiple-award contract for professional services.
Acquisition
What now for the Army's $5B ADMC 3 contract?
A key vehicle for hardware purchases has been slowed by protests and is now at an important crossroads.
Acquisition
Kaspersky axed from governmentwide contracts
Russian cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab has been taken off key government contract vehicles NASA SEWP and GSA Schedule 70 as part of an overall move to address possible risks posed by the firm.
Acquisition
Could 'microconsulting' disrupt government contracting?
Steve Kelman suggests that short engagements priced under the micropurchase threshold could be just the sort of disruptive innovation agencies need.
Acquisition
Confronting the culture of fear in government
Steve Kelman gives kudos to DHS' Soraya Correa for facing the FLASH cancellation head-on.
Modernization