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How DOD detailed its conflict probe in audit support award

Guidehouse argued that a Defense Department official had a conflict-of-interest, but a new bid protest decision outlines how DOD's investigation showed no evidence of harm.

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Navy finalizes 11 awards for $496M electrical, mechanics contract

The Navy expands its pool of companies that provide hull, mechanical and electrical systems for vessels.

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Indev gains new customer with TSA win

Under a $170 million task order, Indev will provide digital services and collaboration solutions to TSA over the next five years.

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CACI challenges $100M Navy SETA award

CACI claims the price submitted by Serco Inc. is too low and that key personnel in the bid are not available.

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Akima subsidiary books $563M Army facility support contract

Redstone Arsenal is home to approximately six dozen tenant agencies that run operations there.

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Guidehouse loses last shot at DOD audit contract

The Government Accountability Office ruled against Guidehouse's claims that Deloitte had a conflict-of-interest because a former employee chaired the technical review board.

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User experience critical to IRS digital transformation

With guidance and resources on hand, the IRS is emphasizing the user experience as a way to improve how it does business.

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Biden looks to preserve tech, cyber legacy with veto threat

Experts see continuity in tech policy from the Biden administration to a possible Kamala Harris presidency, with possible divergence on some national security and antitrust issues.

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IRS procurement office undergoes overhaul to improve efficiency

The agency's assistant chief procurement officer explains how its new alignment and "tiger teams" aim to address inconsistency and enhance customer service.

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General Dynamics IT cleared to proceed on $308M GSA award

The General Services Administration fends off a protest against its choice of GDIT for the five-year task order to modernize the agency's assisted acquisition tool.

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Energy sticks with first choice for $377M training support contract

Nine companies bid as part of this corrective action for the five-year award focused on Energy's National Training Center.

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Pentagon’s new cyber rules are ‘stifling’ foreign suppliers, advisors say

The soon-to-be-mandatory cybersecurity certification—and a 2018 OSD reorganization—are slowing vital work, the Defense Innovation Board says.

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New US cyber official wants ‘brutal honesty’ on industry collaboration efforts

CISA’s new cybersecurity official Jeff Greene wants to know where the agency can improve on collaboration efforts that have been previously criticized for their misdirection.

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Serco secures $238M PBGC customer service follow-on

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation first chose Serco Inc. for the program in 2019 and is looking to build upon that work.

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Magee Technologies wins $175M Navy prototyping support contract

Navy officials sought to hire a small business that could work help the branch in activities such as manufacturing and demonstration for aircraft.

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US taps IBM for 5-year contract to boost European, Eurasian allies’ cyber posture

Officials are concerned that a lack of institution building in such nations will allow digital adversaries to gain a larger foothold in allied countries’ networks.

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CIO-SP3 now stretches into 2025 amid recompete's holding pattern

Technical issues related to the large volume of records surrounding the CIO-SP4 contract are getting in the way of the court case moving ahead.

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DHS generative AI pilot embraces hiccups of emerging tech

Michael Boyce, director of the AI Corps at the Department of Homeland Security, said a pilot program using generative artificial intelligence to train new asylum and refugee officers is leaning into hallucinations to better mirror real interviews.

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OPM wants agencies to tally their senior executive needs

The federal government’s human resources agency has requested biennial projections for the number of SES and scientific professionals that agencies will likely need through 2027.

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Deloitte wins $2.4B submarine industry development contract

The Navy, submarine makers and the latter's suppliers need more than 100,000 workers over the next decade to build more subs.