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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.
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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.
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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.
Opinion
You own 100% of the growth number but control none of the people who decide it
Recompetes and on-contract growth make up most of what GovCon companies pursue, but the people who hear the earliest signals report to the COO, not the CGO. Here's how to close the gap, writes growth expert Nic Coppings.
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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.
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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."
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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.
Companies
Riverside Research has a new CEO and a new plan to get noticed after 60 years under the radar
Tom Lash wants to raise Riverside's profile and grow its bench of national security customers without straying from its physics-based roots.
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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.
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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.
Companies
Serco hires Supplee to lead North American arm
Barbara Supplee will now lead Serco North America's strategy centered around areas like autonomy and modernization, among others.
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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.
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SSA launches IT services contract recompete
Self-service and artificial intelligence technologies are a priority area for the Social Security Administration in this iteration of the contract that counts CGI Federal, Leidos and Peraton as primes.
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Pentagon unveils first of two solicitations for its next big cloud contract
The hyperscalers can now start working on proposals for their portion of the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability recompete, while a second contract is in-the-works to cover everything else.
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DHS gives Anduril a second shot at counter-drone contract track
The Homeland Security Department agrees to re-evaluate Anduril’s bid for the $1.5 billion vehicle's product portion.
Companies
How Steampunk's design intelligence focus stood out to MetroStar
This framework for building digital and technical offerings for federal agencies will greatly shape the combined company's future, MetroStar Systems CEO Ali Mouchehri tells us.
Companies
Xpect Solutions buys Amivero to bulk up AI, automation capabilities
The deal bulks up Xpect's national security portfolio, as the NewSpring-backed company builds out its mission tech stack.
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Former CISA employee pleads guilty to defrauding government with secret contractor jobs
Prosecutors say Richeline Fung secretly held contractor jobs tied to six agencies and claimed up to 33-hour workdays while working full time for the federal cyber agency.
Companies
House panel subpoenas Oracle heads over VA health record overhaul’s ballooning costs
The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee voted 19-0 to subpoena Oracle Chairman and Co-founder Larry Ellison and Oracle CEO Mike Sicilia after VA announced plans to boost its contract with the tech giant by $17 billion.
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