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Round 7: More companies sign on to Air Force's $950M JADC2 program

This latest group of 23 firms will focus on maturing and demonstrating capabilities.

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The IC's 4-year emerging tech investment plan

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence's investment strategy aims to make it easier for companies to connect with program managers.

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General Dynamics can now proceed on its $4.5B NGA cloud win

The company had to wait out a protest from its largest competitor Leidos in the latest head-to-head showdown of many between them.

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Funding for DOD's software pilots holds strong in 2022

Future expansion could hinge on analysis that the strategy is working.

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General Dynamics raises objections over $11B DOD IT award

General Dynamics IT is challenging Leidos' win of an $11.5 billion contract to consolidate IT services across all of the Defense Department's administrative and support agencies.

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Army voices tech challenges as strategy shifts to near-peer adversaries

The ongoing shift away from the war on terrorism has the Army facing new technology challenges, so the service branch wants industry's help in bridging gaps it needs to close.

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GSA plans follow-on to e-commerce platform pilot

After 18 months of a pilot program, an acquisition platform first established by a few lines of legislation in a defense bill appears poised for growth.

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Joint venture resurrects protest of $300M DHS contract

HeiTech-PAE saw an earlier protest rejected as premature but is back now complaining that the Homeland Security Department did exactly as feared -- pick someone else for a $300 million contract.

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For defense IT, acquisitions need to be more than 'just in time'

Contract planning and boosting small business in 2022 are top of mind for Debra Daniels, the vice procurement services executive for the Defense Information Systems Agency.

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MetTel secures Marine Corps telecommunications recompete

MetTel has won a chance to expand the connectivity services it provides to the Marine Corps' recruiting arm under a $58 million EIS task order.

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Deloitte protest pushes Army to reset energy support contract

Deloitte and Booz Allen Hamilton are battling to help the Army Corps of Engineers manage energy initiatives and a protest has knocked the competition back to square one.

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Space Force starts work on IT support contract in Hawaii

Want to work from a remote mountain top in the Pacific Ocean region? Space Force might just have the contract for you.

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Former SBA officials press Congress for a more accessible 8(a) program

Former officials from the Small Business Administration, lawmakers and small business owners alike have all called for a series of major reforms they say will greatly improve the agency's landmark business development program.

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Denied protest offers lessons about hiring former feds

Important questions about hiring former government officials are raised in this lost protest over a $2.5 billion NASA enterprise IT contract, which all parties made reasonable arguments in.

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GSA reveals small business plan for OASIS services replacement

The General Services Administration evidently has big plans for small business in the next iteration of its government-wide professional services contract vehicle that will succeed OASIS.

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OMB: This is the year for security clearance reform

Jason Miller, deputy director of management at the Office of Management and Budget, a key leader in security clearance reform efforts, says to expect major milestones in 2022.

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SMX to continue Navy remote telecom, computer network support

SMX will stretch its support of Navy telecommunications and computer networks that users connect to when away from the central core for another five years.

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Deloitte, ManTech get another chance at $2B Defense Health Agency contract

The Defense Health Agency will look at conflict of interest allegations leveled against Peraton and regarding how that company won a $2 billion enterprise IT contract.

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Federal agencies can relax their mask and testing requirements

The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force updated its guidance following new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.