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GSA shares specs on governmentwide cloud BPA
The General Services Administration is providing more details on how it’s aiming to launch a new blanket purchase agreement for cloud commercial technologies that will serve as a major one-stop shop for the entire government.
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Interior issues draft cloud RFP valued at up to $1B
The Interior Department’s next cloud contract appears to be a big one.
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How the Pentagon plans to manage inflation costs in contracts
The Defense Department urged contracting officers to "be mindful" of the varying impacts of inflation and "limit the scope" of equity pay adjustment clauses, according to new guidance.
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Air Force sticks with incumbents for $950M agile cyber program
The Air Force Research Laboratory is focusing on sensors, infrastructure and other key technology areas.
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Solicitation for $4B anti-WMD contract goes live
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency wants both technology and mission expertise.
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The Navy has saved $150 million by consolidating IT systems, official says
The Cattle Drive effort, which was announced in 2020, aims to reduce duplicative systems, their data, and save money.
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General Dynamics-Iridium team wins $324M ground systems contract
The Space Development Agency is buying the assets to support at least 100 low-Earth orbit satellites.
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Secretary of State makes case for tech-centered strategy to counter China
The secretary delivered a speech outlining the administration’s policy toward Beijing as Congress tries to reconcile legislation that would provide at least $50 billion to increase domestic production of semiconductors.
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Senate committee clears bill that takes on conflicts of interest in federal contracting
A hearing the committee held leading up to the bill’s markup focused on a shortage of procurement officials in the federal workforce, which an industry witness said could be addressed if it weren’t for inflexible ethics rules.
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NRO finalizes imagery contract worth 'billions of dollars'
The National Reconnaissance Office is looking to support around 500,000 federal government users with this expanded program.
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FCC selects 14 for $203M IT services contract
Cloud computing migration is a focal point for the Federal Communications Commission in this effort.
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Booz Allen loses shot at $1.4B DHA workforce contract
The protest centered on perceived evaluation issues that are often hard to prove if an agency can show its work.
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BlueHalo scores $1.4B satellite capacity OTA
Space Force went outside traditional contracting processes so it could get to a solution more quickly.
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Early protests shouldn't slow $1.5B DHS medical services contract
Companies eliminated from the competition are hoping they will be let back in.
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VA previews new enterprise training system
The department wants better tracking of its training and education needs for the workforce.
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Air Force chooses 6 for unmanned mission systems contract
Awardees will help operate technologies used by crews in the air and command centers on the ground.
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FBI pulls back call center award to ECS Federal
The law enforcement agency will rethink its decision and didn't take long to determine it would do so.
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NASA pushing prize competitions with new awards
Challenges like this are an avenue for companies to both help NASA solve hard technical problems and find potential partners.
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Conflict-of-interest claims in protests remain tough to prove
How well agencies document their decisions dictates the outcome of bid protests.
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