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With 2018 budget, Christmas comes early for federal contractors
The passage of the 2018 spending package and its budget increases will fuel a fourth-quarter spree unlike any other. Here's how to prepare.
Deloitte wins $800M Air Force audit readiness job
Deloitte wins an $800 million contract to help the Air Force produce financial statements in order to prepare the service branch for an audit as the Defense Department moves forward on an agency-wide audit.
DOD sticks with gateway challenge for potential JEDI cloud competitors
The Defense Department is sticking with a gateway that all bidders must clear to stay in the massive JEDI cloud competition.
Hawkeye 360 adds Robert Work, John Mulholland to advisory board
Data analytics outfit HawkEye 360 adds former Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work and retired Army Lt. Gen. John Mulholland to the board of advisers.
Delta Resources books $105M Navy warfare systems order
Delta Resources takes in a $105 million task order to help the Navy design, deploy and integrate warfare =systems onto vessels and other platforms.
Energy gives cyber research $25M boost
As part of its expansion into cybersecurity, the Department of Energy has created a $25 million fund to back sector-specific research.
Protests hold up $13B Air Force small biz contract
A $13 billion Air Force small business contract continues to be plagued by bid protests even before awards have been made.
Second draft RFP for DOD's JEDI cloud reveals few changes
The Defense Department is staying on course for a single winner of its multi-billion dollar JEDI cloud procurement based on the second draft solicitation.
DISA awards $592M computer chip services contract
The Defense Information Services Agency awards a $592 million contract for processor capacity services related to computer chips.
General Dynamics gets $144M to continue battlefield IT system work
General Dynamics has received a new $144 million Air Force contract to continue the operation and maintenance of an IT system used in the battlefield.
Polaris Alpha continues buying run in Fourth Dimension deal
Polaris Alpha extends its profile as an active acquirer through its latest purchase of cyber and hardware services outfit Fourth Dimension Engineering.
PlanetRisk wants back in on NGA logistics contract
PlanetRisk has filed a protest after being removed from consideration of a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency contract for global logistics support.
DOJ moves on small business awards for $1.4B IT services contract
The Justice Department moves closer to final awards on the small business piece of a $1.4 billion follow-on IT support services contract.
Amazon's rare protest dismissed after typo revealed
GAO has dismissed a protest by Amazon Web Services after learning that a typo in an Army sources sought notice made it seem a solicitation specifying Google products had been released.
IBM loses Accenture protest but investigation still looms
IBM lost its protest of the TSA "Secure Flight" contract won by Accenture. But TSA is continuing to investigate allegations of a Procurement Integrity Act violation.
Air Force awards 5 small firms $950M agile cyber R&D contract
The Air Force picks five small businesses for a $950 million contract to carry out agile research-and-development work in cybersecurity.
How Trump's tweets could lay groundwork for Amazon DOD cloud protest
Trump's hatred of Amazon and its CEO Jeff Bezos could be used for grounds of a bid protest if Amazon Web Services were to ultimately lose the competition for DOD's massive JEDI contract.
How the SOSi-STG deal came to be
SEC filings provide a look at how SOS International came to make its $83 million deal for STG.
Army awards $248M unmanned aircraft contract to 7 firms
The Army awards seven companies positions on a potential five-year, $248.5 million contract to supply unmanned aircraft systems.
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