Contracts

TSA preps industry for operational testing recompete

The Transportation Security Agency will use this $100 million-plus blanket purchase agreement to verify systems as effective and suitable for use.

Pentagon moves to scrap CAS, embrace commercial accounting standards

A new memo sets 30-to 90-day deadlines for shifting the Pentagon toward GAAP-based accounting standards, while trying to head off fears the department will police profits on fixed-price work.

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Anduril now covers both halves of $1.5B DHS counter-UAS contract

Leidos is the only other company competing for work in both the product and services portions of the five-year counter-unmanned aircraft systems contract

VA starts its search for health systems tech integrator

The Veterans Affairs Department wants a contractor to help establish enterprise integration and data capabilities for operating across different systems.

DHS signs Cumulus cloud contract with Google

The Homeland Security Department has almost wrapped up awards for the hyperscaler-focused portion of this centralized cloud program with Microsoft's contract still under construction.

Judge halts new Polaris awards over GSA’s ‘unequal treatment’ of bidders

Two protesters win their arguments as the court orders the General Services Administration to fix errors before moving forward with the vehicle.

GAO tells NSF to re-evaluate $8B Antarctica award

The National Science Foundation did not consider the impact of KBR’s spinning off the business that will manage the massive Antarctica research contract, the Government Accountability Office found.

WT 360: Digital Infuzion and its shepherding approach to transformation

Hemant Virkar, founder and chief executive of Digital Infuzion, goes over how the company has extended beyond its initial healthcare roots and still leans on that heritage to help agencies on their modernization journeys.

Accenture's federal arm wins $480M Army task management system contract

Pentagon and Army leaders see the future Joint Enterprise Task Management System as heavily leaning on artificial intelligence and eventually being able to cover 200,000 users.

DHS starts the bidding for $441M biometric tech contract

The Homeland Security Department will use this contract to buy fingerprint, facial, iris, palmprint and multi-modal devices for component agencies.

SBA fast tracks 8(a) applicants in defense-critical industries

Only 1.2% of active 8(a) firms are registered in the 10 NAICS codes prioritized by the Small Business Administration, though pending reforms could expand the pipeline.

Testing plan sinks QinetiQ’s bid for a Polish aerostat surveillance system

A newly-released protest decision shows how a dispute over implied testing requirements and NATO's urgency doomed QinetiQ's argument.

CISA tees up cyber hygiene recompete

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is setting up what it calls a “unified, scalable, and modernized mission support vehicle."

Army starts market research for training product support contract

The Army is eyeing this contract as part of efforts to continue the evolution of its Live Training Transformation product line.

CMMC's Phase 2 suspension locked in with binding regulation

A new class deviation moves the pause on third-party assessments for this security standard from policy to an enforceable rule.

NASA starts to craft engineering, tech services recompete

The space agency is aptly calling this new contract ORBIT and using industry feedback to structure the competition.

Musk should testify about overstated savings from DHS contract cancellations, Democrats argue

The Government Accountability Office reported that contract terminations pushed by the Department of Government Efficiency yielded a net of $92 million — much less than the Homeland Security Department’s public report of as much as $10.5 billion in potential savings.