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Judge rules in Accenture’s favor in $1B Army contract dispute
Groundswell’s protest of the Army Enterprise Business Systems – Convergence contract falls short as U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge denies allegations.
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GSA’s procurement chief details administration’s acquisition reform plans
In a wide-ranging interview with GovExec TV, Larry Allen addressed the agency’s new OneGov strategy, AI opportunities and the centralization of federal procurement functions.
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NASA launches $2M space technology innovation contract
The agency is planning a maximum of 300 small research awards under its SpaceTech REDDI 2025 vehicle, which will focus on nearly 200 technology needs.
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NASA extends KBR’s $250M Wallops range contract
The agency says it would be too disruptive to compete a new contract right now as the facility takes on more launches including commercial and hypersonic vehicles.
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Booz Allen wins $210M Air Force Research Lab tech transition contract
Among other areas, the service branch's scientific research-and-development arm is pushing to help intelligence agencies adopt new sensors and collaborate more with mission partners.
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US and Saudi Arabia announce tech investments in new partnership
Multiple U.S. and Saudi companies will come together under a joint economic partnership to support artificial intelligence and computing infrastructure development in both countries.
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Pacific multidomain task forces are looking for long-range drones
MDTFs are getting their chance to experiment as Transformation-in-Contact units.
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Consolidating IT systems can lead to over $100M in cost savings, GAO finds
The Government Accountability Office’s latest duplication and overlap report said improved federal IT portfolio management could achieve such savings “by reducing duplicative IT investments and halting or terminating investments, when appropriate.”
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Air Force Research Lab seeks support for IT modernization initiatives
The agency wants to hire a small business that can support research operations with artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and cloud migration services.
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NSF launches $8B Antarctica research recompete
The National Science Foundation has maintained its presence on the southern continent since 1959 and Leidos has held the current contract to work there since 2011.
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DHS scraps $2.4B cyber contract amid reorganization
The Homeland Security Department terminates the award to Leidos after a year-long protest battle, but for reasons unrelated to the dispute.
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AI leads GovCon's tech priorities despite challenges with market visibility
Deltek’s newest edition of its Clarity report shows artificial intelligence is the dominant area of investment for contractors as they work through an early period of unknowns with the new administration.
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Space Force narrows the field in $100M terminal competition
Three companies are tasked to develop prototypes of the terminals, which Space Force will evaluate for interoperability and fit into a future data transport network.
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OPM cancels sole-source Workday contract for HR system overhaul
The White House's workforce modernization push faces delays as the Office of Personnel Management likely will return to a more traditional procurement approach.
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Trump administration unveils multi-billion dollar plan to modernize air traffic control system
“To do it in three or four years, we need all of the money up front,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said about the White House’s push to upgrade antiquated air traffic control technologies across the U.S.
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Withdrawn protest clears path for final NOAA ProTech 2.0 award round
Arch Systems drops its objections to how its proposal was evaluated for the $8 billion small business vehicle.
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OPM chooses Workday for no-bid contract to overhaul HR system
With White House deadlines and directives looming, the Office of Personnel Management goes with Workday to quickly implement a human capital platform with the intent to be a model for other agencies.
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VA must ‘put onus back on Oracle’ to right EHR deployment, secretary says
VA Secretary Doug Collins told lawmakers he’s focused on addressing internal problems “that really caused the initial problems in the rollout.”
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CGI, Google team to upgrade FAA’s pilot alert system
The Notice to Airmen system gives pilots information about hazards and will become cloud-based through this partnership.
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