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DCSA launches $495M background check support solicitation
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency moves ahead on the next iteration of a contract that supports continuous vetting efforts.
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GAO details why KBR lost $1.8B NASA spaceflight contract
A rival joint venture’s cost advantage and KBR’s declining performance scores doomed the incumbent’s challenge.
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Too little, too late: GAO dismisses Z SofTech’s SEWP VI protest
The company missed deadlines and filed bare-bone objections in its bid to challenge elimination from the IT competition.
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DOD prioritizes prototyping in $1.4B research contract recompete
The Defense Department seeks industry expertise in artificial intelligence, hypersonics and electronic warfare for emerging technology efforts.
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Trump’s FY27 budget proposes boosts and cuts to tech operations
Agencies like CISA, NIST and the IRS would see notable reductions in their budgets for next year, while programs at Energy and the VA would get additional financial support.
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Army launches $50B IT, professional services solicitation
Industry will have roughly one month to finalize bids for the 10-year Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services vehicle.
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Air Force seeks data migration solution for classified 3DExperience systems
This new market research effort focuses on air-gapped engineering environments.
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Old-school spycraft could make a comeback as AI undermines trust
An article in the CIA’s Studies in Intelligence journal argues that artificial intelligence may erode confidence in certain electronic communications and further revive centuries-old human intelligence techniques.
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Agency CIOs must supply top-down IT contract information, OMB memo states
The guidance aims to help enforce legal mandates that chief information officers have full visibility into their agency’s IT spend.
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GSA adds 4 woman-owned small businesses to Polaris
This portion of the massive government-wide IT vehicle now has 51 winners, and the General Services Administration says it is not done with making awards.
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Special Operations Command opens proposal window for $2.6B services contract
The command uses this contract's current iteration to acquire subject matter expertise and other knowledge-based services from small businesses.
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Judge sides with VA in T4NG2 protest case
The Veterans Affairs Department's potential 10-year, $60 billion IT modernization vehicle has been tied up in court for almost two years.
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‘We’ll go 40%’: Army wants good-enough tech it can reshape for battle
“We don’t want the product to be perfect,” says 4th Infantry Division’s commander.
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NIH opens the bidding for $3B professional services recompete
Work supports the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in vaccine research efforts, among other areas.
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State starts to set up global logistics recompete
Iteration number two of the Diplomatic Platform Support Services contract will continue the current version's focus on lifecycle support and operations-and-maintenance work.
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KBR wins $200M Transportation IT support recompete
Work will support the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, a key hub for advancing innovation and transforming the future of transportation systems.
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VA’s former EHR lead indicted for concealing contractor gifts
The Department of Justice alleges that John Windom accepted and sometimes demanded various gifts while helming the electronic health record modernization at Veterans Affairs.
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Protests force the Army into a second redo of $237M soldier gear contract
Amentum has won the Product Manager Soldier Clothing and Individual Equipment contract twice, only to face fresh challenges each time.
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DISA launches search for tactical data link contractors
The small business contract will run through 2030 to maintain tools that help military systems exchange standardized messages and data.
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