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First protest hits $1.4B DHA workforce support award

Booz Allen Hamilton is crying foul after being left off the Defense Health Agency's selection of winners for a $1.4 billion vehicle focused on the workforce.

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AT&T expands FEMA telecom footprint through $167M in awards

AT&T is touting a series of task orders that designate it as the Federal Emergency Management Agency's single integrated communications provider and lead partner for network modernization efforts.

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Space Force will have to defend $700M award

Space Force must now further explain why it picked Booz Allen Hamilton over both the incumbent and another challenger for a $678 million contract to support remote sensing efforts.

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3 more companies added to NASA's $6B spacecraft vehicle

NASA finalizes awards in the second on-ramp round for its $6 billion contract to more quickly buy spacecraft and related components.

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10 picked for $500M CMS agile delivery effort

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services taps 10 companies for a $500 million blanket purchase agreement to use agile technology delivery to improve the quality of care.

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How do you bring more tech to soldiers? Army Futures Command wants to know

A new sources sought notice from the Army Futures Command wants feedback on how to get leading-edge technologies to ground soldiers: including 5G, more sensors, and better protection from chemical and biological weapons.

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Mike Bloomberg Named Chair of Defense Innovation Board

The former New York City mayor and billionaire replaces Mark Sirangelo.

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Former lead of CMMC resigns amid legal drama

Katie Arrington, who was previously the chief information security officer for acquisition and sustainment, has resigned from her post.

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How agencies can bolster their market research chops

Any and all adoption of commercially-built and -oriented technologies by federal agencies including the Defense Department must be preceded by some market research, an element of procurement widely identified in a new acquisition playbook as a core area of need.

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More protest action likely in $400M State cyber saga

A newly-released protest decision offers insights into the conflict between General Dynamics IT and Peraton over a nearly $400 million State Department cyber contract, and also points the way to yet more arguing about who should win.

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Legislation to Expand Federal Contracting Opportunities Reaches President’s Desk

The legislation aims to improve government contracting opportunities for small businesses but could have a major impact on governmentwide procurement. 

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NIST Suggests Agencies Accept the Word of Software Producers Per Executive Order

The standards agency said an attestation from vendors themselves would be sufficient when screening for cybersecurity, unless an agency's risk calculus suggests otherwise.

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DOD's testing chief wants cloud contracts to allow for more security checks

The Defense Department's Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation recommended commercial cloud contracts be renegotiated to include independent cyber assessments.

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New due date set for Missile Defense cyber contract

The Missile Defense Agency is amending the solicitation for a small business contract to acquire cybersecurity support for weapons systems.

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CMMC gets a new home in the Pentagon

The Defense Department has shifted responsibility for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program for contractors to the DOD chief information officer.

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Peraton backs away from its NRO bid protest

Peraton's protest withdrawal says as much about the tradition of treading lightly with intelligence customers as it does about the validity of their complaint.

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DIU boasts more rapid acquisition agreements but fewer new programs in 2021

The Defense Innovation Unit awarded out 72 new prototype contracts, but transitioned out only eight technologies – a dip compared to 2020.

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ManTech builds on Navy support with new win

ManTech International secures a second technology integration contract in as many weeks with the Naval Surface Warfare Center.

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CGI tapped for Justice financial modernization work

CGI Federal grabbed a big task order under a $250 million Justice Department pact for financial management modernization support.

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DHA makes first awards under $1.4B workforce, tech transformation vehicle

The Defense Health Agency chooses an initial slate of winners for a $1.43 billion contract vehicle to build an infrastructure to more quickly develop commercial-like health technologies.