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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.

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Navy to move ahead on $914M aircraft services program

The service branch's choice of Vertex Aerospace has been upheld after two bid protests.

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Protest ruling details why DISA chose Leidos for $11B IT contract

The Government Accountability Office highlights some of General Dynamics' own business decisions in structuring its bid.

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BAE wins $12B ballistic missile support recompete

The company has been the lead systems integrator for the nuclear triad's land portion since 2013.

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DHS looks to expand its Procurement Innovation Lab

Department of Homeland Security Chief Procurement Officer Paul Courtney told FCW the agency is seeking a new senior level director to lead a small but mighty team of acquisition experts as they attempt to steer the federal government away from legacy buying processes.

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SBA team targets set-aside contracts awarded to ineligible firms

The Office of Government Contracting and Business Development successfully steered over $5 billion in contracting opportunities for small businesses away from firms that were ineligible for set-asides.

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Acquisition shops inside government need workers too

Government contractors talk up the talent fight all the time as their watch-item, but what of the teams that award the work?