Contracts
VA is overlooking accessibility requirements when procuring IT, watchdog says
VA’s Office of Inspector General said the agency “did not establish a control environment that makes accessibility a priority” when it acquires new systems.
Contracts
VA T4NG2 court case continues with two dozen protests remaining
The Veterans Affairs Department has added three protesters to the pool of winners, but 24 unhappy bidders face a July 14 deadline to decide whether to continue their legal fight.
Companies
Parsons acquires Chesapeake Technologies in $89M transaction
Parsons is looking to beef up its technology portfolio for the electromagnetic spectrum, or what CTI calls the "invisible battlefield."
Companies
Emagine IT hires former Mitre exec as CEO
Cedric Sims joins the 23-year-old company to lead the next phase of its strategy in areas such as cyber, automation and tech architecture.
Contracts
Navy seeks unmanned heavy-lift aircraft for Marine Corps supply mission
The service branch will go outside the traditional procurement lanes to acquire a platform that can carry 1,300 pounds and operate in a 115-mile range.
Opinion
The faulty assumptions behind the OneGov Strategy
Jon Johnson, former GSA official, describes the fallacies he sees driving the General Services Administration's desire consolidate the buying of so-called common IT goods and services.
Contracts
Navy chooses 8 for $1.5B Microsoft product support pact
This second iteration of the Microsoft Enterprise Services contract was reserved for small businesses and covers work across the entire lifecycle of the brand name offerings.
Contracts
DHS cancels pair of massive IT, professional services vehicles
As the Homeland Security Department sees things, neither FirstSource III nor PACTS III fit into how the Trump administration wants civilian contracting to be done.
Contracts
SBA to audit 8(a) contracting program
The Small Business Administration cites the guilty pleas of a former contracting officer and industry executives in a decades-long bribery scheme.
Contracts
Protests hit newest round of GSA's OASIS+ small business selections
Five companies are arguing that they should also be on the government-wide professional services vehicle's apparent winners list.
Contracts
Secure comms with allies is hard. The Pentagon wants to change that
The department is working on an effort to streamline a complex set of classified networks they use with allies and partners.
Podcasts
WT 360: Nextgov/FCW’s Edward Graham on the Veterans Affairs’ contract controversy
Edward Graham, our Nextgov/FCW colleague who covers VA, jumps in to break down why some lawmakers are pressing the department for transparency on its use of artificial intelligence in deciding which contracts to cancel.
Contracts
DOGE now has approval authority for defense IT, consulting contracts
A new memo from the Defense Department's acquisition leader spells out what agencies and components have to inform the Department of Government Efficiency before proceeding on certain contracts.
Contracts
GSA adds third set of companies to consulting contract review
The General Services Administration is asking six “traditional strategy consulting firms” for much of the same information it has previously asked of other companies: a breakdown of their federal businesses and ideas for savings.
Companies
AI companies see openings to improve federal, defense operations
Executives at OpenAI and Anthropic have both championed artificial intelligence as the future of government workflows.
Opinion
Your spouse knows why you're losing bids (even if you don't)
A common mistake even the smartest subject matter expert makes is not taking the time to listen to the customer and understand their concerns, writes BD practitioner Nic Coppings.
Contracts
CMS extends its primary data-related research contract
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has pushed back the proposal due date for the recompete more than once.
Contracts
State Department awards $5B global stability support contract
The GLOBALCAP contract covers a wide range of services across areas such as training and mentoring, logistics and equipment support.
Contracts
Withholding agency funds at the end of the year under consideration, White House says
OMB Director Russ Vought tells lawmakers the administration has "numerous options" to achieve savings.
Opinion