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Accenture books $199M TSA screening support contract

The company's federal business will incorporate new technologies into a system used for pre-screening passengers.

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General Dynamics wins $908M Air Force overseas IT contract

The European-Wide Information Technology Enterprise Network procurement also covers cyber and control center.

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Inmarsat wins $578M satellite modernization recompete

The Navy organization responsible for replenishment and transport vessels acquires services through the contract.

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BAE's $12B win facing protests

Two competitors are challenging how the Air Force evaluated bids for this nuclear deterrent support contract.

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State Department releases draft of $10 billion plan to upgrade diplomatic tech

The "Evolve" solicitation is designed to revamp the technology products and services used by U.S. diplomats at home and abroad.

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TSA collaborates with European security, manufacturers to upgrade security tech

The Transportation Security Administration and Airports Council International Europe worked together to implement open architecture frameworks in screening technology.

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Leidos wins $358M Navy unmanned vehicle contract

The Medium Unmanned Underwater Vehicle is envisioned for two main purposes.

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DOD watchdog plots move to the cloud

The Office of Inspector General at the Department of Defense is on the hunt for cloud capabilities that support its sensitive mission.

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House bill tasks CISA with SolarWinds report

A key lawmaker on the House Homeland Security Committee wants more details on what was breached and what was lost when the SolarWinds Orion platform was compromised in a supply chain attack.

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FAA picks 11 for $2.3B systems engineering vehicle

This procurement called "SETIS" is both a follow-on from and consolidation of requirements from a set of prior contracts.

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GSA looks to help get LGBTQI-owned small businesses in the contracting mix

The agency is going to work with the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce as part of an effort to increase access to contracting for LGBTQI-owned small businesses.

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The changing antitrust climate for contractors

Large transactions in the defense and government market do not typically get the attention of advocates for strong antitrust enforcement—but a few recent actions may signal a change.

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GSA puts Polaris contract back in motion

A much-debated aspect of this government IT solutions procurement appears to have been changed.

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Veterans Affairs looks to upgrade benefit management systems

Current systems don’t support analytics techniques such as data mining, automation and artificial intelligence.

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Jacobs captures $3.9B NASA recompete

The company first won this Johnson Space Center support contract to support human spaceflight in 2013.

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Marine Corps shares new information warfare doctrine

The Corps wants commanders to start thinking about the role of information in waging war.

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Air Force looks to HBCUs to lead its first university applied research center

The tactical autonomy-focused center will focus on key areas including human-machine teaming, trust and collaboration between platforms.

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Unique procurement approach triples weather forecasting power

General Dynamics IT built two new supercomputers for the National Weather Service and is taking on all the risk.

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Federal court system eyes expanded push to the cloud

The judicial branch wants to speed up its movement of applications and data.