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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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."

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OPM releases final solicitation for government-wide HR modernization contract

The 10-year contract opportunity comes months after the Office of Personnel Management canceled a sole-source award to Workday following complaints about a lack of competition.

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GSA’s FAR Overhaul gives contracting officers new flexibility to use innovative contract types

The latest changes to Part 15 eliminate deviation requirements, allowing contracting officers to structure deals without senior-level approvals.

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The shutdown isn’t hitting everyone equally. Politics and geography may help explain why

Nearly half of respondents in a recent survey said that shutdown firings of federal employees would harm their communities.

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General Dynamics awarded $309M WTC health program support contract

The World Trade Center Health Program provides treatment for those suffering health conditions as a result of exposure to airborne toxins or other hazards resulting from the 2001 attacks.

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Navy starts the bidding for $500M C4ISR engineering contract

The Navy is seeking an industry partner to help manage and execute programs and sponsored projects.