Opinion
Let's merge schedules and GWACs to create something really innovative
Combining the best of the Multiple Award Schedule and government-wide acquisition contracts could create an innovative way to buy and contractors to sell. Lohfeld Consulting Principal Consultant Jacob Bertram suggests now is the time to start the conversation.
Let's start August with some good news
The success of the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft is a needed reminder that we can do hard things.
CBP taps into modernization fund for legacy system
Customs and Border Protection won a $15M award to update a COBOL-based fee collection system and move it to the cloud.
DynCorp continues battle for $700M intelligence contract
DynCorp International is now into round three of protests over a $700 million Army intelligence contract that went to CACI International nearly 15 months ago.
NIH to reconsider rejected bids for CIO-SP3 on-ramp
Less than a handful of companies whose bids were rejected for the $20 billion CIO-SP3 on-ramp are back in the running.
DOD says new JEDI award coming next month
The Defense Department's CIO Dana Deasy said a re-announcement of the embattled JEDI cloud contract should come by the end of August.
Special Operations Command moves ahead on $600M analytics contract
The window is closing for companies to participate in a $600 million competition to help Special Operations Command build a global analytics platform.
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PROJECT 38: How the ban on Chinese tech impacts GovCon
Defense policy expert and attorney Samantha Clark explains the far ranging implications of a new rule that bans agencies from awarding contracts to companies using or selling telecommunications equipment from certain China based companies
Opinion
Beyond Space Force: Five space opportunities to keep in your orbit
Space Force grabs a lot of attention but they aren't the only space game in town as immixGroup analyst Lloyd McCoy explains.
Agencies lean on contracts without competition to meet COVID response needs
More than half of all contracts agencies awarded to address the COVID-19 pandemic were not through a competition, but GAO warns that competition can still net benefits even in a crisis.
General Dynamics sees COVID disruptions on two sides of the pond
General Dynamics' IT business takes a hit as the COVID-19 impacts are felt in the U.S. and Europe, but the company reports agencies are putting out a strong volume of opportunities.
Pentagon issues contract guidance on China tech ban
The Defense Department outlines how it will implement the upcoming government ban on doing business with companies that use certain Chinese telecommunications equipment.
DHS wants anti-drone tech to thwart smugglers
The tests by the Border Patrol are designed to gather information about the use of drones by drug smugglers and other criminal organizations at the border and to determine what agents need by way of response.
GAO rejects claim of ambiguous solicitation terms
A company argued that a solicitation contained vague and ambiguous terms. But the Government Accountability Office says the document was clear when read as a whole.
NOAA faces protests against $2.1B contract
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's vehicle for modernizing its IT operations has been hit with a group protests of bidders who failed to win spots on the contract.
Senate passes 2021 NDAA with veto-proof majority
The Senate passed its version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act and the bill now heads to conference.
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