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Protester seeks second chance at $1.5B Microsoft support contract

CIYIS claims the Navy did not follow the solicitation when it evaluated and rejected its proposal to be part of the Microsoft Enterprise Services program.

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Space Force choose 5 for $4B secure communications contract

The service branch is seeking to incorporate commercial solutions into its hybrid architecture that includes purpose-built satellites.

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Barrios wins $450M NASA technical integration recompete

The company won the predecessor contract in 2020 and is poised to continue its support of programs like the International Space Station.

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GSA announces centralized travel service ‘GO.Gov’

Go.Gov will replace individual agency travel management systems and act as a shared service across the government.

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Coast Guard shuts the door on $500M logistics recompete

The Business and Logistics Management Support Services contract was to be a multiple-award small business vehicle. No word yet on what will replace it, if anything.

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Pentagon will ‘open the door’ to more companies for next major cloud contract

The Pentagon’s tech chief said JWCC Next will look a little different than its $9 billion predecessor.

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Pentagon halts $15B Advana recompete draft solicitation

DOD was previously looking to bring in new vendors to support its Advana data-analytics platform through a potential 10-year, $15 billion Advancing Artificial Intelligence Multiple Award Contract.

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Navy chooses 7 for $240M training support contract

Awardees will aid the Navy's largest shore command, which bases 24,000 uniformed and civilian personnel around the world.

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Trump signs 3 executive orders to advance AI

The orders mirror tenets outlined in the administration’s National AI Action Plan released earlier Wednesday.

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Peraton questions loss of $1.5B Strategic Command program

The company is alleging a conflict-of-interest and raising concerns about how its proposal was evaluated.

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Veterans Affairs chooses joint venture for $276M data program contract

A joint venture of ThunderYard and Booz Allen Hamilton will work with VA on providing an ecosystem of data management tools to health care and benefits providers.

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New OMB memo lays out GSA's plan to consolidate contracts

New rules are coming that will require agencies to use existing government-wide vehicles and best-in-class contracts before creating new ones.

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State Department deputy Michael Rigas tapped as acting GSA head

Stephen Ehikian, who has served as the acting GSA administrator since Trump took office, will be staying on as deputy. Some in the agency speculate the change is due to DOGE fallout.

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GAO pushes back on making losers pay for failed bid protests

The watchdog agency cites a lack of data and potential harm to competition in rejecting a congressional proposal.

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GSA's vision for procurement is about having 'one wallet'

Stephen Ehikian, the General Services Administration's acting leader, compares how GSA wants to approach consolidated common goods and services purchasing to how bulk retail operates.

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DOD seeks industry feedback on acquisition reform push

Small businesses are especially being asked to weigh in on action items stemming from President Trump's executive order on the matter.

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House NDAA draft mandates database of contractors used in covert operations

The early stage defense bill draft would create an internal list of contractor clients that assist the U.S. military in its secret operations “to facilitate deconfliction and risk assessment.”

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GSA, Uber partner to cut travel costs for feds, military and select contractors

The partnership with Uber for Business has major implications for the federal workforce at home and abroad.

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18 companies to continue protests over $60B VA IT contract

A new round in the legal battle over T4NG2 starts to take shape after a deadline passes for protesters to decide whether to continue or drop out.