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Veterans Affairs sticks with short comment period for T4NG recompete

Industry will have just one week to weigh in on the next draft solicitation for this $60 billion technology solutions vehicle.

  • By Nick Wakeman

NIH's cancer institute faces protests over $1.7B blanket purchase agreement awards

Two companies want in on these contracts for “critical and complex IT services” that support research.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Army wants ideas from industry on autonomous, anti-drone capabilities

Army Futures Command called on industry for white papers outlining potential technology capabilities it will look to deploy as part of its modernization strategy.

  • By Carten Cordell

Amentum wins $4.2B Air Force repair ordering system contract

The Air Force uses this system to process parts and repair orders across more than 100 countries.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Competitors turn teammates in this call center protest

Chenega and Ivy Hill were on opposite sides of the table in round one of this Defense Health Agency competition, but for round two they are teammates and face a challenge from the incumbent.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Building blocks are critical for DOD's zero trust success

The Defense Department has set a five-year goal to deploy zero-trust to the majority of its enterprise -- 4 million users. DOD's first few steps are the most crucial.

  • By Felipe Fernandez

Lack of OCI processes sinks CACI's bid for $8B Army contract

CACI International may have told the Army that a former source selection officer did not share proprietary information, but the company did not explain any processes it had in place to mitigate a possible organizational conflict-of-interest.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Industry voices complaints over short response window for $60B VA recompete

Contractors had only four business days to weigh in on the draft solicitation for the next version of the Veterans Affairs Department's T4NG IT solutions vehicle.

  • By Nick Wakeman

DOD instructs acquisition teams to prioritize small business engagement over best-in-class contracts

The Defense Department is instructing its components to support efforts to expand small business participation in the federal marketplace following the release of its “Small Business Strategy” earlier this month.

  • By Chris Riotta

Protests circle around $377M Energy training support contract

An incumbent and two challengers are complaining about the evaluation process.

  • By Nick Wakeman

NOAA seeks input on future space situational awareness safety services

The agency’s Office of Space Commerce seeks comment on its planned basic services and who should provide them as it looks to monitor satellites and orbital debris.

  • By Kirsten Errick

Energy Dept. makes plans to take its HR system to the cloud

DOE says it is looking to become the first federal agency to launch a fully cloud-based human resources system, and possibly become a shared-services provider in the future.

  • By Carten Cordell

GAO calls on Energy Department to bolster competition for management contracts

The congressional watchdog learned of industry worries about broadly scoped contracts that potentially shut out small- and medium-sized firms.

  • By Carten Cordell

USAID needs contractors who can think like incubators

USAID has a new framework that will change the way development contractors work.

  • By James Lutzweiler
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NOAA looks to industry support to boost its cybersecurity efforts

The agency is looking for a contractor to provide 24/7 support to detect and monitor cybersecurity threats.

  • By Kirsten Errick

Leidos secures $1.5B in Social Security IT work

The protest window has lifted on this pair of awards for systems and infrastructure modernization work at the Social Security Administration.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Army moves forward with $500M info network support contract

With a new request for information, the Army is asking several questions to help it develop a contract for unified network operations.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Space Command seeks cloud-based data software services

Through this new $950 million multiple-award contract, the command is seeking commercial software services to support how it develops applications.

  • By Nick Wakeman

OMB streamlines contracting officer training with certification update

The update marks the first change to the certification process since 2014.

  • By Carten Cordell

DHS awards $1.1M to federal labs in contracts seeking ‘groundbreaking’ tech

The funding stems from the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology directorate.

  • By Frank Konkel

FDA falls short on IT contract management, watchdog finds

An audit of the agency's IT contract spend found that FDA officials failed to file acquisition information such as contract performance evaluations and competition efforts.

  • By Carten Cordell