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Matthew Weigelt

Matthew Weigelt is a freelance journalist who writes about acquisition and procurement.
IT Infrastructure

Air Force looks to consolidate IT support contracts

The Air Force has released a draft RFP for a contract that will combine the work currently done under several contracts into a single-award vehicle.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
IT Infrastructure

Air Force outlines five-year, $25M SIGINT research project

The Air Force is seeking proposals across a wide range of sub-disciplines.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
Cyber

Army seeks support for cyber risk management

The Army wants industry help to support its Defensive Cyberspace Operations organization with cybersecurity risk management services.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
IT Infrastructure

DISA broadens search for DIBNet support

The Defense Information Systems Agency is looking for sources to defend DOD's enterprise service systems and infrastructure.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
IT Infrastructure

DOD seeks cloud-based task management system

The Defense Human Resources Activity is developing a five-year contract for development of a cloud-based task management system.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
IT Infrastructure

Air Force seeks support in standardizing IT tools

The Air Force released a draft solicitation for support as its CIO standardizes IT tools and processes across the financial management enterprise.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
Connected Warrior

DOD looks to solve battlefield network issues

DARPA is reaching out for help in developing radio technology for the battlefield that increases network reliability.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
IT Infrastructure

Marines seek new enterprise mobility management solution

The Marine Corps is gathering information as it explores development of a system to manage mobile devices around the globe.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
IT Infrastructure

Navy seeks new C4 support for Pacific Command

The Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center is planning a five-year contract for command, control, communications and cyber support.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Doan defends Bush on conference spending

Doan said the Obama administration is diverting attention away from itself by blaming George W. Bush for a new scandal over a lavish conference.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Lieberman, Collins have common sense, group says

Industry group says the pair are important players in the operations and management of federal procurement.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
Featured eBooks

Obama nominates chiefs for policy, readiness, acquisition

The president nominates three senior Defense Department officials to fill key management positions.

  • By Matthew Weigelt
IT Infrastructure

Defense bill harnesses IT to drive savings

Provisions in the 2012 defense bill include some measures that will have a big impact this year on contracting, cyber defense, intelligence and the use of cloud.

  • By Matthew Weigelt and Amber Corrin

Defense authorization targets industrial base

Industry groups are concerned about some provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act.

  • By Matthew Weigelt and Amber Corrin

VA Acquisition Academy chancellor wins national award

Lisa Doyle was honored for her efforts in getting the VA's acquisition academy up and running

  • By Matthew Weigelt and Alice Lipowicz

Molly Wilkinson to leave Senate committee

Wilkinson will leave the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for a position at Regions Bank.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

IT Schedule 70 to get new director

The new director will be in charge of the IT Schedule that had more than $16 billion in federal sales in 2010 and an expected increase in 2011.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Youel Page makes shift from Treasury to GSA

Long-time procurement official moves to the Integrated Technology Service at GSA.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Panetta warns DOD small-biz contracting goal is impending

With just a few weeks left in fiscal 2011, Leon Panetta cautioned that DOD is falling short of its departmentwide small-business contracting goal.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Army to issue ITES-3H RFP in 2012

The 10-year, $5 billion Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-3 Hardware contract will support the Army's requirements for commercial hardware and more.

  • By Matthew Weigelt