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Contractors’ reluctance to work With Pentagon on cybersecurity Is leaving vulnerabilities, DOD official says

Just 1% of defense firms use DOD’s free network-security services, its acting principal deputy chief information officer says.

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Polaris protests question bid due date and self-scoring step

This governmentwide IT contract reserved for small businesses now has protests pending at the Government Accountability Office and in court.

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Small business wins $554M NASA financial services contract

Work primarily supports NASA's research hubs, but other centers can acquire through the contract as well.

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FAA lifts curtains on multi-billion dollar IT product vehicle

The Federal Aviation Administration is clear that customized technology is not what it wants.

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Army Corps of Engineers kicks off financial system support recompete

The solicitation is now live for this potential five-year, $150 million contract reserved for small businesses.

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4 things for contractors to watch on Capitol Hill now and into 2023

Professional Services Council president and CEO David Berteau rates the chances of Congress passing a fiscal year 2023 appropriations package and looks at and the possible fallout of the midterm elections on contract spending.

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CIO-SP4 protest dismissals likely in the coming days

Rejected bidders have at least some renewed hopes in their efforts to get on the governmentwide $50 billion IT services vehicle.

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DHS wants to deploy 'easy button' for cloud adoption

The department is developing a new contract vehicle to make it easier for components to buy cloud services.

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GSA plans more domains, small business spots for OASIS recompete

The General Services Administration is giving industry more details on its approach for awarding this professional services contract vehicle's next iteration.

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Air Force sketches out its vision for the next 'Cloud One'

Top of mind for the branch: a "cloud landing zone" for mission systems owners to access the technology resources they need.

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NIH CIO-SP4 contract hit with 97 protests

No, that's not a typo. Nearly 100 companies are objecting to their elimination from this $50 billion governmentwide IT vehicle.

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Interior unveils $1B cloud solicitation

Data center consolidation and the movement of more core technology services are top priorities for the department in this acquisition.

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DOE wants to bridge their 'Valley of Death'

Energy officials envision a cross-disciplinary team to bring advanced research topics focused on emerging technologies to life.

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Tradition continues: incumbent loses TSA IT infrastructure contract

The Transportation Security Agency has always chosen someone new in each recompete of the work.

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Pentagon on track to award $9 billion cloud contract in December

The Pentagon’s chief information officer said the multi-cloud, multi-vendor JWCC contract will be awarded “in about a month.”

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DISA’s plea to industry: bring us battlefield-ready tech

The Pentagon’s IT agency also wants help wringing more performance out of its existing gear.

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New wave of protests builds against CIO-SP4

The number of unhappy bidders regarding this $50 billion governmentwide IT acquisition is poised to climb.

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NIST prioritizes spectrum sharing in contract design for DOD

The goal is more visibility into how that finite resource for communications is shared between defense and non-military users.

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Federal contract spending decreases again in fiscal 2022

Defense spending dipped significantly in fiscal 2022, while civilian agencies spent slightly more on contracts compared to the previous year.

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ICF gets second shot at $50M Justice task order

The department will re-evaluate bids for the work to support crime victim services.