"It is a multi-cloud world and data is everywhere and all of these technologies have to come together," Dell says. "And this is really the most important work we can do because the world is being transformed digitally."

Vendors are being sought to offer support in six key areas.

The company's Agile Solution Factory is key to the military's plan to develop software continuously and proof the government is starting to take the approach more seriously.

Meet the Digital Services Coalition.

Homeland Security also employed a new bid process to select the winner, an IT modernization firm.

The agency plans to use a multiple-award blanket purchase agreement for mobile applications and microservices, as well as software-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service operations.