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Spotlight on innovation in the 2023 defense policy bill
The Defense Innovation Unit stands to get $81 million, double its requested budget, for fiscal 2023, under the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act.
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AECOM challenging $215M no-compete contract
The Health and Human Services Department used an exception in procurement rules that allows agencies to award certain contracts without competition.
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TMF announces $95 million in new funding focused on security and networks
The Technology Modernization Fund is announcing a new set of investments to help three agencies meet White House cybersecurity objectives.
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Leidos wins DIA data architecture contract
The Defense Intelligence Agency is seeking to make data more accessible to users and automate time-consuming processes.
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Energy Department releases strategy to build cyber-resilient energy systems
The Cyber-Informed Engineering Strategy is organized across five pillars.
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GSA issues final batch of STARS III awards
The potential $50 billion IT services and solutions vehicle feeds into the White House's larger procurement equity push.
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Guidehouse scores redo of Secret Service contract
The agency must look into an organizational conflict-of-interest allegation and make a new evaluation.
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Round 3: Army energy contract hit by yet another protest
The Army Corps of Engineers reworked the solicitation for services related to stable and dependable energy supplies and made a new award, which led to a new challenge from a disappointed bidder.
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BAE wins $699M DOD supercomputing services contract
Work will support the Defense Department's network of centers that house high-performance computing capabilities.
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Defense topline funding could see a bump, panel chairman says
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, told reporters he was confident that defense budget limits could be increased beyond the White House's request.
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Air Force to rework $256M electronic warfare contract
Bidders will be allowed to submit new proposals.
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Small biz leaders urge Congress to address category management woes
As the rate of small businesses providing goods and services to the federal government plummets, experts are demanding lawmakers reassess an increasingly popular procurement method meant to reduce burdens and cost.
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General Dynamics IT grows student aid work with $122M award
Under this new Education Department contract, General Dynamics will move an award eligibility determination system to a cloud environment.
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Inside the rejection of Booz Allen's $1.4B DHA protest
A significant price gap existed between Booz Allen and the field, but the company was eliminated so early on that the difference didn't matter.
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The White House just pulled Its nominee to fill the still-vacant job of federal procurement chief
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has not had a confirmed leader since the Trump administration, despite the Biden administration's goals to use procurement to advance equity and curb climate change.
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ICF targets open source with latest acquisition
This $220 million transaction eyes better footing in larger opportunities with that require open source.
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GAO: Agencies relying too much on time-and-material contracts
In the Government Accountability Office's eyes, T&M contracts put too much risk on agencies instead of companies.
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Patent and Trademark Office aims to partner with AI, emerging tech stakeholders
The partnership builds on years of previous innovation efforts in various tech fields.
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Data gap poses risks for launch site of VA’s new health record
The commercial electronic health record system being introduced by the Department of Veterans Affairs is proving difficult and expensive to adapt to the agency’s data reporting requirements.
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