Contracts

MetTel modernizes GSA networks under $230M EIS order

Work included zero-trust architecture to improve security and low-earth orbit satellites to increase connectivity in and from remote locations.

House Republican questions government stake in tech companies

Georgia Congressman Rich McCormick disputed the Trump administration’s approach to investing in the private sector while aligning with its broader low-regulatory regime.

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What companies get wrong about selling to DHS

Beth Cappello, a former Homeland Security Department deputy chief information officer, told our Power Breakfast audience who they should really be talking to and how to craft proposals that stand out.

Veterans Affairs seeks input on its cloud buying future

The department wants to get a better handle on how it manages 757 applications and systems across two cloud environments.

Transportation Command seeks zero-trust contract management system

TRANSCOM seeks a mature, cloud-enabled solution to replace legacy tools and support the military's all-domain command strategy known as CJADC2.

Contractors fear retaliation if they try to recover shutdown costs

Legal rights do exist for companies to recoup their losses, but attorneys say fears of Trump administration reprisal loom over industry.

Meet the White House pick to conquer the ‘Valley of Death’

James Caggy, a former advisor for the Pentagon’s Strategic Capabilities Office, wants companies’ tech to match operational needs.

Shutdown furloughs will permanently cost the economy at least $7 billion, CBO says

Unlike most of the shutdown's economic impacts, the lost productivity from feds not working cannot be reversed.

GSA plans major overhaul of real estate management systems

A new sources sought notice seeks contractors who can consolidate multiple legacy platforms into an artificial intelligence-enabled solution that lives in a cloud environment.

XTec wins $177M identity, credential tech contract

A total of 105 agencies participate in the USAccess program, which XTec has been selected to provide proofing and authentication tech for.

IRS seeks contractor to run nationwide credential program

The contract will cover credential issuance and lifecycle management at sites across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

SAP NS2 books $1B Army software contract

SAP’s National Security Services subsidiary will work with the service branch on migrating more applications and other tech assets to a cloud environment.

DARPA launches search for technologies to revolutionize combat casualty care

The military's research agency wants rapid sensing, artificial intelligence-driven decision support and automated interventions that can work in austere battlefield environments.

GSA will be ‘multiplier for efficiency and modernization,’ nominee for administrator says

Edward Forst, President Trump’s nominee to lead the General Services Administration, testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Thursday.

Naval Research Lab opens proposal window for satellite software operation contract

The Naval Research Laboratory wants support for the software's IT and cybersecurity aspects as well.

Veterans Affairs previews contact center infrastructure competition

A single task order will support 140 million annual calls from veterans, including crisis services, across 62 call centers.

Salesforce pitches AI agents as the government sheds staff

Amid the White House’s ongoing push to reduce the federal workforce, one Salesforce executive predicted that “government will be the largest users of agentic technologies of any industry."