Don’t count out resellers as OneGov agreements grow
Despite some early rhetoric about their demise, value-added resellers will keep an essential role in the General Services Administration’s governmentwide IT buying strategy. The General Services Administration initially said its OneGov strategy would diminish the role of value-added resellers and increase direct engagements with technology manufacturers. But nine months in, the reality looks very different. GSA still […]
Woven Solutions acquires cyber forensics company
This is Woven’s first transaction since Falfurrias Management Partners invested in the company over the summer. Woven Solutions, a developer of cloud-native applications for national security agencies, has acquired a cybersecurity company to further build out technical offerings for that customer set. Cystemic Security opened for business in 2017 to incorporate cyber forensics, vulnerability analysis and […]
KBR wins $350M USGS satellite support recompete
The U.S. Geological Survey uses this contract to acquire resources for its centralized imagery sharing hub. KBR has won a five-year, $350 million contract to continue its technical support services that aid in how the U.S. Geological Survey conducts satellite operations and operates ground systems. USGS set up the contract to assist its Earth Resources Observation […]
Technology Modernization Fund reauthorization not included in NDAA
The revolving fund — set up in 2017 to back government modernization projects — will expire at the end of this week without congressional action. Lawmakers opted not to include a reauthorization package for the Technology Modernization Fund in the final negotiated text for the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act that was released Sunday night. This […]
Push to ‘reform the government root and branch’ detailed in Trump’s new management agenda
The President’s Management Agenda for Trump’s second term offers fewer specific policy plans than other recent agendas. The Trump administration laid out its plans to “end weaponized government” in its new management agenda released Monday. The latest President’s Management Agenda includes goals to eliminate “woke” programs, downsize the government workforce and real estate portfolio, implement workforce […]