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USCIS chooses 5 for agile development pact
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency set up this blanket purchase agreement to support its cloud computing migration efforts and scale out operational capacity.
Companies
Microsoft announces plan to transition to quantum resilience by 2033
Microsoft is taking a phased approach to ensuring its products meet a post-quantum cryptography standard.
Contracts
GSA, Google reach agreement on Gemini availability and pricing
This pact covering the tech giant's chatbot will also include enterprise search and multimedia generation capabilities.
Companies
Hupside names Navy tech chief to its advisory board
The startup emerging from stealth mode focuses on measuring human originality in artificial intelligence environments.
Companies
SAIC-Google alliance targets AI at the tactical edge
Their partnership reflects a shift across the market toward more mission-driven collaborations over contract-specific arrangements.
Contracts
Judge tells Army to reinstate SETA III contract before cancelling it again
Rules governing set-aside procurements lay out how Army officials can still pull the plug on this $365 million analysis and acquisition support contract in favor of commercial solutions.
Companies
Salesforce launches agentic AI tool for government users
The company designed the tool to help autonomously augment government operations, from citizen services to compliance functions.
Companies
Lentech's employees now own all of the company
The 24-year-old company is adopting the employee stock ownership plan to position itself as an employer-of-choice and achieve longer-term sustainability.
Companies
One 23 Group acquires mission, enterprise IT provider
The One 23 Group launched in 2023 with the backing of private equity firm Willow Creek Partners.
Contracts
Contractors battle over $237M Army protective equipment award
Two companies challenge Amentum's win of a gear improvement program covering boots, uniforms, and sniper camouflage.
Companies
How MetTel’s VA win could open the door to more managed services
The company is carrying out "plain old phone service" modernization initiatives to transform how agencies manage and control the cost of their utilities.
Companies
Growth, talent and finance leadership roles across the market
A handful of developments at boards of directors also feature, along with a new industry role for a former Food and Drug Administration tech leader.
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Trump administration hopes AI can mitigate staffing losses, federal CIO says
Gregory Barbaccia, who was named the federal chief information officer just a week into the new administration, said one of his priorities is learning how to do more with less.
Contracts
GSA seeks ideas on AI's role in procurement overhaul
The General Services Administration is starting out with a broad scope in its newest request for information to industry.
Companies
Cryptic Vector acquires cyber research specialist
This transaction comes almost exactly one year after Enlightenment Capital invested in Cryptic Vector.
Podcasts
WT 360: SAIC Ventures’ methods for investing in and working with tech startups
Michael Hauser, managing partner for Science Applications International Corp.’s venture capital arm, walks through how this part of the company works to bring emerging technologies forward after they invest in a young company.
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Layoffs canceled at federal contractor oversight office, but questions remain about employee reassignments
Employees at the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs received a notice that they will get new job assignments rather than be removed from the civil service.
Contracts
FAA opens proposal window for $4.1B IT supply recompete
Small businesses will claim six out of eight seats on this contract, which is also the Transportation Department's mandatory use vehicle for standardized purchases of IT hardware and software.
Contracts
FAR Council releases changes to 6 sections of acquisition regulation
The White House celebrated the changes as a milestone in its effort to overhaul and simplify the rules surrounding federal buying.
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