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FAR overhaul targets risk-averse acquisition culture
Larry Allen, the General Services Administrator's chief acquisition officer, says regulatory changes must be paired with leadership support for innovation.
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Trump’s commercial procurement push derails fight over $365M Army contract
The cancellation of SETA III likely ends a year-long protest battle at U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
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Feds launch five-year contract to enhance tracking of Gulf oil spill restoration efforts
A web-based system provides ongoing oversight of ecosystem restoration and how settlement funds are being spent.
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DOD gets millions for cyber capabilities under GOP reconciliation package
The law’s vast cuts to Medicaid, however, are putting rural healthcare groups on high alert.
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GSA announces new Oracle OneGov agreement
Oracle’s cloud and software license offerings will be available to federal agencies at a discounted rate.
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OPM schedules industry engagement event to talk HR modernization
The Office of Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget, and General Services Administration are all involved in this discussion on how to get a new human resources system in place by the end of 2028.
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Palantir challenges DIA's sole-source contract plan
The company argues federal acquisition laws require the Defense Intelligence Agency conduct a competition, echoing the 2016 court win involving an Army contract.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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