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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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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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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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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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Tech trade group seeks bumps to TMF, agency-based IT funds

FedRAMP funding and budget to support zero trust initiatives at civilian agencies are also on the appropriations wish-list of the Alliance for Digital Innovation.