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NDAA would let large contractors keep ‘non-traditional’ status indefinitely

This change would allow companies with billions in Pentagon contracts to maintain non-traditional status by keeping research-and-development cost allocations below a $1.1 million threshold.

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Commerce awards $150M advisory support pact

The Commerce Department lists customer experience management and enterprise architecture as key areas it wants industry support in developing strategies for.

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Lawmaker looks to shake up VA’s software management

Legislation from Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., prioritizes waste reduction when it comes to the roughly $1 billion that VA spends annually on software assets.

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Air Force reopens $972M Northrop contract after conflict-of-interest allegations

Protests from Science Applications International Corp. and HII prompted the service to conduct an investigation after accusations that Northrop would be evaluating its own work.

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NRC chooses 6 for $502M IT support pact

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission uses this blanket purchase agreement to bridge its technology resources with larger business strategies.

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Leidos wins $455M Air Force cloud architecture job

This piece of the service branch's Cloud One Next initiative concentrates on access to cloud computing services via automated, on-demand and self-service means.

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OMB, OPM pitch new governmentwide HR system

A joint memo from OMB Director Russ Vought and OPM Director Scott Kupor Wednesday laid out plans to encompass all federal HR management data into a single technology platform by fiscal 2028.

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GSA inks OneGov pact with Tenable for 65% discount on cloud security tools

This is the General Services Administration's 17th agreement signed for enterprise-level pricing to all federal agencies.

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Army seeks contractor for logistics and supply chain management support

The five-year contract will span strategic planning, supply chain management and congressional affairs for the G-4 organization.

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Library of Congress opens the bidding for $150M IT contract

The multiple-award contract also focuses on agile processes for modernizing network, database and web-based applications.

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Don’t count out resellers as OneGov agreements grow

Despite some early rhetoric about their demise, value-added resellers will keep an essential role in the General Services Administration's governmentwide IT buying strategy.

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Technology Modernization Fund reauthorization not included in NDAA

The revolving fund — set up in 2017 to back government modernization projects — will expire at the end of this week without congressional action.

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Push to 'reform the government root and branch' detailed in Trump’s new management agenda

The President's Management Agenda for Trump's second term offers fewer specific policy plans than other recent agendas.

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GSA set to begin its rulemaking push for the FAR overhaul

Jeff Koses of the General Services Administration says cultural changes will determine the ultimate success of acquisition reform, not just regulatory ones.

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SBA orders 8(a) companies to turn over financial records

The Small Business Administration says not complying with this directive could result in removal from the 8(a) program entirely, plus “further investigative or remedial actions.”

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Hegseth hints at higher defense budgets as OMB says another reconciliation bill is possible

Analysts had warned that the $156 billion reconciliation bill might lead to efforts unsustainable without more money.

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GSA to take over SEWP VI contract ‘sooner rather than later’

Larry Allen, the General Services Administration's chief acquisition officer, says the agency may assume control before NASA completes awards for the $60 billion IT product vehicle.

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Technology Modernization Fund nears expiration, despite bipartisan backing

Some lawmakers are pushing for the modernization fund to be included in the must-pass annual defense bill before it expires next week.

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GSA adds five new service domains to OASIS+

The government-wide vehicle already has more 700 contract holders and is growing in scope in this second-phase expansion.

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Pentagon launches $1B program to build industrial base for U.S. attack drones

The Drone Dominance Program will use competitive demonstrations to select multiple companies that can produce tens of thousands of expendable drones.