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Companies push back on FBI elimination
Three protestors want back in on a competition to provide a range of agile IT and digital support services.
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Senate committee advances open source software and digital identity bills
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved 24 bills on Wednesday, many of which aim to secure federal systems and enhance government operations around data management and digital identity.
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SAIC hires new Navy business leader
Barbara Graham joins SAIC as a senior vice president and will be responsible for strategy and business development functions for this $1 billion-annual revenue portfolio.
Opinion
Are agencies doing enough to enforce Section 889?
A newly-released Government Accountability Office bid protest decision raises several questions about the law that bans agencies from using certain telecom equipment from China-based companies.
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NASA plans to consolidate cloud contracts
The agency will combine several existing cloud contracts into a $685M small business set-aside procurement.
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Report: These 9 trends are reshaping government in 2023
Technology and efforts to improve digital service delivery factor into many trends identified in a March report by Deloitte's Center for Government Insights.
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Electrosoft adds new business development leader
Wes Postol will focus on the company's defense and civilian cybersecurity portfolios.
Companies
Former AWS exec joins small business as CEO
Meadowgate Technologies is launching a new strategy with its hire of three-decade national security veteran Tom Lash.
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FAA selects Verizon for $2.4B telecommunications contract
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking to move toward a more modern network environment that is less defined by copper wires.
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US needs improved regulation to foster drone R&D
Unmanned aircraft system innovation is hindered by the current regulatory framework, according to witnesses at a congressional hearing.
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Senators try again to advance software license bill
The proposed Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act aims to spur more visibility into software acquisition contracts.
Opinion
The true lesson of Moore's Law is not about chips
Beware of thinking too narrowly about that certain rule coined by the late Gordon Moore. Whether he intended it or not, the idea of Moore's Law is more about what makes innovation and investment go than it is transistors on a chip.
Opinion
Program managers play a bigger BD role as recompete landscape shifts
Incumbency is no guarantee of success, so program managers must embrace their business development role and to do that they should get more training to recognize and communicate their customers needs.
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Biden budget has clear priorities even with uphill battle
President Biden's fiscal year 2024 budget request appears to lay the groundwork for technology and professional opportunities, no matter what the final numbers add up to.
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Space Force chooses 18 companies for $900M data contract
The service branch prioritized commercial software offerings and current accreditations for the awardees' products.
Companies
Google hires former Navy CIO
Aaron Weis joins the global tech giant to lead its public sector technology strategy after four years as the Navy's lead IT official.
Opinion
Drone strike in Syria highlights risks faced by contractors
Contractors have lived and worked in war zones since the Sept. 11 attacks, a fact government agencies do not acknowledge enough.
Opinion
CIO-SP4 award plan changes
The agency running this $50 billion IT contract is working to send out a "preliminary notification" of potential winners instead of announcing final awards.
Companies
Bluestone closes third investment fund
Existing and new limited partners have committed capital into Bluestone Investment Partners III for backing lower-middle market companies.
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