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DIU, GSA sign deal to fast-track new tech to civilian agencies

The Defense Innovation Unit signed a memorandum of understanding with the General Services Administration to make it "easier for federal agencies to access innovative technology solutions" that have been successfully prototyped by DIU.

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Back to square one for $28B nuclear management contract

The National Nuclear Security Administration is taking current global events into account as it develops new solicitations.

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DHA awards $10B military medical research contract

Fifty-six companies will work with the agency to translate findings and innovations into medical practices for combat casualty care.

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How the Army is battle-testing cloud computing

How the service plans to use cloud computing — from boardrooms to the battlefield

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Deloitte, SAIC clash over $900M defense network contract

Deloitte is claiming the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency evaluated bids improperly.

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GSA's new thinking for evaluating Polaris bids

After collecting industry feedback, the General Services Administration will give a new proposal due date and open the bid submission portal.

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US, allied cybersecurity agencies, advise reviewing contracts with tech vendors

A joint advisory from CISA, domestic partners and counterpart agencies in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance warns of a heightened threat to managed service providers and their customers.

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Space Force backs off $700M engineering support award

The decision to re-evaluate bids comes just as bid protest rulings were due.

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NASA expands crowdsourcing program

More companies join the effort, for which NASA expanded the ceiling to $175 million so it could conduct more prize challenges to solve tough problems.

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CACI gets another shot at $209M Navy logistics contract

The Navy will take second look at its selection of Serco Inc. for the award.

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Forcepoint wins DISA user monitoring contract

Analysts and operators will use the solution to detect events and individuals that present risk to networks.

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Air Force project focuses on machine-human teaming

The Air Force Research Laboratory hires a company to help develop design principles for human-machine teaming to improve analytics.

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Federal agencies likely to get new cybersecurity guidance ‘in coming weeks’

New top-level guidance—and requirements—are coming for managing software security risk at federal agencies

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NASA chief calls out the 'plague' of cost-plus contracts

The space agency is hoping to increasingly use competitions among top vendors and fixed-price contracts as a new way of conducting business--and cutting steep costs for major projects.

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IRS seeks to shift from manual mail processes

The tax collection agency wants to adopt more digital methods for sorting 100 million pieces of mail each year.

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Microsoft, DoD sign research and development pact

The company may have the chance to negotiate exclusive intellectual property rights—with an exception for the government—to innovations emerging from the collaboration.

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Avantus Federal purchases special operations support firm

The NewSpring Holdings-backed company sees that market as key to its next growth phase.

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Another protest holds up $50B NIH contract

At least one bidder pursuing the CIO-SP4 contract for health and biomedical IT solutions is still confused about how past experience will be considered.

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16 capture spots on $1B Army network contract

Winners will vie for task orders to support the Army's portion of the Defense Department's global electronic information setup.