<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <channel> <title>Washington Technology: News and Blogs</title> <description /> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/rss-feeds/all.aspx</link> <item> <title>Labor under fire for shirking small business bidders</title> <description>The Labor Department has draw the ire of small businesses after it tried to run parallel solicitations for the same work, then picked the single large business bidder over multiple small business proposals.</description> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/blogs/editors-notebook/2020/10/candor-labor-protest.aspx</link> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://washingtontechnology.com/blogs/editors-notebook/2020/10/candor-labor-protest.aspx</guid> </item> <item> <title>Tech groups slam Trump's diversity training executive order</title> <description>The pushback comes as the Labor Department tries to explain what the memo does and does not allow with regard to diversity training.</description> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/09/tech-trade-groups-slam-trump-diversity-order.aspx</link> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 17:17:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/09/tech-trade-groups-slam-trump-diversity-order.aspx</guid> </item> <item> <title>Perspecta tapped to help DHA take patient data to the cloud</title> <description>Perspecta has been tapped for a one-year contract to configure its digital health platform for helping the Defense Health Agency modernize and migrate patient data to a cloud computing environment. </description> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/09/perspecta-defense-health-ota.aspx</link> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/09/perspecta-defense-health-ota.aspx</guid> </item> <item> <title>Lockheed acquisition centers on hypersonics growth</title> <description>Lockheed Martin is acquiring another company's hypersonics portfolio to position for growth in that key defense technology priority.</description> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/09/lockheed-hypersonics-acquisition.aspx</link> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/09/lockheed-hypersonics-acquisition.aspx</guid> </item> <item> <title>DHS prepping $2B cloud draft solicitation</title> <description>The Homeland Security Department gets closer to having a more detailed preview of a $2 billion cloud operations contract ready for industry to see.</description> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/08/dhs-cloud-contract-update.aspx</link> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 20:50:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/08/dhs-cloud-contract-update.aspx</guid> </item> <item> <title>Paradyme opens lab to build innovation culture</title> <description>Paradyme Management has created a research arm to create a culture built around innovation.</description> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/blogs/editors-notebook/2020/10/paradyme-lab-launch.aspx</link> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 20:28:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://washingtontechnology.com/blogs/editors-notebook/2020/10/paradyme-lab-launch.aspx</guid> </item> <item> <title>IBM to spin off managed infrastructure business</title> <description>IBM plans to split into two companies by the end of 2021. Big Blue will remain focused on hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence solutions, while the spinoff will take the managed infrastructure work.</description> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/blogs/editors-notebook/2020/10/ibm-spinoff.aspx</link> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://washingtontechnology.com/blogs/editors-notebook/2020/10/ibm-spinoff.aspx</guid> </item> <item> <title>OFPP focusing on removing procurement barriers</title> <description>The Office of Federal Procurement Policy wants agencies to use the procurement flexibility they have to remove barriers that slow down procurements, says OFPP leader.</description> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/07/wooten-frictionless-acquisition.aspx</link> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 17:01:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/07/wooten-frictionless-acquisition.aspx</guid> </item> <item> <title>DOD project pushes RPA to the next level</title> <description>The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is working with a pair of vendors to develop machine learning models that can go beyond the capabilities of robotic process automation and make decisions about financial transactions. </description> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/09/jaic-automated-ml-financial-data.aspx</link> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 20:58:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/09/jaic-automated-ml-financial-data.aspx</guid> </item> <item> <title>Contract changes needed to improve cybersecurity, Space Force leader says</title> <description>Lt. Gen. John Thompson, a leader of U.S. Space Force, says cybersecurity is increasingly integral to space missions and infrastructure contracts need to change to keep up.</description> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/07/space-force-cyber-thompson.aspx</link> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 20:29:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/07/space-force-cyber-thompson.aspx</guid> </item> <item> <title>PROJECT 38: Inside NCI's AI-driven growth strategy</title> <description>NCI Information Systems CEO Paul Dillahay talks with Washington Technology Editor Nick Wakeman about headwinds the company has faced and how a set of artificial intelligence solutions are now driving growth.</description> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/07/project-38-nci-ai-growth-strategy.aspx</link> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 19:51:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/07/project-38-nci-ai-growth-strategy.aspx</guid> </item> <item> <title>Cyber intelligence firm looks to former In-Q-Tel chief as new CEO</title> <description>Cyber intelligence company LookingGlass reshapes its executive leadership team and that includes the appointment of In-Q-Tel's first ever leader to become CEO.</description> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/07/lookingglass-exec-moves.aspx</link> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:17:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/07/lookingglass-exec-moves.aspx</guid> </item> <item> <title>Xenith adds IT services portfolio through acquisition</title> <description>Xenith makes an acquisition to gain more IT service offerings for federal agencies and combine that with what the company already does in business process consulting.</description> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/07/xenith-tricor-acquisition.aspx</link> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 17:52:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2020/10/07/xenith-tricor-acquisition.aspx</guid> </item> <item> <title>Army developing contract for enterprise program management system</title> <description>The Army begins the development of a contract for an enterprise-wide project and program management system.</description> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/blogs/editors-notebook/2020/10/army-enterprise-management-rfi.aspx</link> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:20:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://washingtontechnology.com/blogs/editors-notebook/2020/10/army-enterprise-management-rfi.aspx</guid> </item> <item> <title>NASA reports another stellar SEWP year</title> <description>NASA reported a strong year of growth for its SEWP vehicle with sales jumping nearly 40 percent from fiscal year 2019 to 2020.</description> <link>https://washingtontechnology.com/blogs/editors-notebook/2020/10/sewp-2020-growth.aspx</link> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2020 19:09:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://washingtontechnology.com/blogs/editors-notebook/2020/10/sewp-2020-growth.aspx</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>