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Bipartisan quantum funding bill advances from committee
The Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2024 will head to the Senate floor as part of a push to continue federal investment into quantum computing research and development.
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More OASIS+ protests fall short
The Government Accountability Office has denied three more challenges to the government-wide contract's small business awards, leaving just two more to be resolved.
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Assertive Professionals wins $127M MDA professional services contract
The Missile Defense Agency made this award as part of its family of contracts known as TEAMS.
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DIU orders software to drive massive drone swarms
The software glue holding the Replicator effort together is beginning to harden.
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Dell, Iron Bow agree on Army pricing allegation settlements
A whistleblower kicked off a Justice Department investigation into allegations that Dell and Iron Bow worked together to overcharge the Army for IT products.
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New TSA cyber rules leave lawmakers, industry hopeful for happy medium regulations
The agency argues its Nov. 8 proposed rulemaking will dually address the transportation industry’s regulation concerns while ensuring they’re suitably protected from hackers. Others want to wait and see.
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Bid protests return to a long-term decline
The Government Accountability Office reports an 11% drop in cases for fiscal year 2024 after all the protests surrounding the CIO-SP4 vehicle fueled a spike in 2023.
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SSA seeks new data center space in western US
The Social Security Administration is planning a flexible, task order-based contract for colocation data center services.
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GAO starts to move on OASIS+ protest rulings with 2 denials
More decisions are due within the next two weeks on four remaining protests involving the government-wide professional services vehicle.
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DOD adds trio to $48B tech research vehicle
The Defense Department now has 44 companies that support the preservation and sharing of information and knowledge related to military technology.
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Modification trips up ManTech’s protest over Army award
The fight is over after the Army amended the task order and lowered its value below the threshold for protests.
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Major federal IT contracts to remove ‘unnecessary’ degree requirements
The push to focus on skills-based hiring for federal jobs dates back to the first Trump administration. The Biden White House has continued these efforts.
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General Dynamics wins $5.6B info sharing support contract
The Mission Partner Environment works to help partnership and coalition participants communicate and collaborate.
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Groundswell claims the Army wanted Accenture to win the $1B EBS-C competition
Groundswell's lawsuit alleges the evaluation process was changed midstream to favor Accenture's U.S. federal arm for the contract to consolidate several Army business and logistics systems.
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Marine Corps picks 10 for $164M installation command support contract
Nine new companies are joining a program that supports at least 31,000 personnel across the world.
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Will cyber suffer under Trump’s goal to slash federal budgets?
Donald Trump’s intent to cut agency budgets has sparked concerns over adequate cybersecurity funding for government networks. Some believe these fears may be overstated.
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Space Force awards 12 seats on 'Hemisphere' advisory contract
The service branch hires a pool of companies to help it manage all phases of program lifecycles that include technology development and anomaly resolution, among others.
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Protests drive NNSA to cancel $350M award
The National Nuclear Security Administration is reworking the solicitation and will start the competition for IT managed services all over again.
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FDIC gives first look at IT services recompete
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's IT environment has approximately 200 business applications, many of which still apparently need to move into a cloud environment.
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