Contractors grapple with the future of the workforce
As the country opens up and more employees return to the office, government contractors are applying lessons learned to create what the “new normal” will look like. It continues to be a work in progress.
A small federal office is at the heart of Biden's equity agenda
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance at the Department of Labor may not be a household name but it plays a large role in conducting oversight of government contracts.
Oracle fights exclusion from ICE cloud contract
Oracle and one of its resellers are pushing back against how the DHS Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is limiting a cloud services contract to only vendors who work with the Amazon, Microsoft or Google offerings.
Revenue growth, new acquisition fuel SAIC's optimism
In its first quarter results, Science Applications International Corp. could point to several positive indicators such as a new acquisition, revenue growth, improved margins. Just one negative held: a slight drag from the continuing pandemic.
High technical scores can't overcome price issues for Lumen
Lumen lost its shot at a Homeland Security Department cyber contract because its price was too high despite stronger technical scores.
Air Force wants $800M for enterprise IT as a service
The Air Force is looking to increase its enterprise IT services with capabilities that can support Joint All Domain Command and Control efforts through an $800 million budget boost.
Navy cyber warfare contract in the works
The Navy is developing a new cyber warfare contract that will likely be a small business set-aside vehicle.
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The return to work raises critical questions
As COVID cases fall and vaccinations increase, doors to normal life are opening, but questions remain on what employers and agency customers can demand when it comes to getting workers vaccinated.
Navy awards nearly $500M in engineering contracts
Across two contracts, the Navy has tapped six companies to perform a variety of engineering and development work.
Judge signs off on new schedule in JEDI court fight
How much longer will the courtroom phase of the long-running JEDI cloud contract saga go for? A new decision by the judge overseeing the case on a schedule for proceedings offers some clues.
Biden's first budget ups cyber and tech spending; gives feds a 2.7% pay raise
The Biden administration released its $6 trillion fiscal year 2022 budget proposal on Friday, including $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending across federal agencies.
CMMC assessor training expected in late summer
The professional training needed to carry out assessments for the Defense Department's unified cybersecurity standard, AKA CMMC, for contractors won't kick off until later this summer.
Air Force finalizes awards for $950M foreign military sales support vehicle
Every company that wanted a position on a $950 million Air Force contract to support foreign military sales got a spot on that vehicle.
Does the CIO-SP4 solicitation create a new set aside category?
The solicitation for the $50 billion CIO-SP4 contract has a category reserved for middle-tier companies, but details are sparse and some worry that the agency is headed for trouble.
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