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DOD suspends CMMC Phase 2, launches 60-day ‘reform’ review
Citing prohibitive costs for small and mid-size contractors, the Defense Department will keep Phase 1 self-assessments in place while a new task force studies the cyber and supply chain security program's future.
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HHS seeks small business support for future vendor management office
The Health and Human Services Department has started its work to find a contractor that can help oversee various software licensing agreements.
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Census Bureau sets industry day as 2030 planning gets underway
The agency is planning a group of multiple-award pacts that would hire small businesses to help with application development and planning for the next census.
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Navy teases next step in key drone boat program
A request for prototypes is expected in August.
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NGA wants ideas for automatically spotting changes in its geospatial data
A commercial solutions opening seeks vendors with ideas on how to flag relevant changes around the world instead of the current manual process.
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Air Force Research Lab picks joint venture for $499M integration support contract
The Space Systems and Hardware Integration for Novel Experiments contract is structured as a "cradle-to-grave" effort.
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CMS makes awards on $3.5B data, research support recompete
The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services is tasking winners to help the agency create analytical models and demonstrations for health care programs.
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Army's $50B MAPS contract hit with wave of protests over evaluation criteria
Seven protesters (so far) are citing scoring ambiguities, tight deadlines and "systemic procurement instability."
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Salesforce’s Missionforce takes the wheel on Air Force fleet management
A new platform gives the 441st VSCOS real-time visibility into 84,000 vehicles as part of a string of recent wins with the Army and Air Force.
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Library of Congress awards $100M professional services contract
The Library set up this multiple-award contract as a way for components and sub-agencies to acquire collection and cataloging support, among other services.
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Air Force seeks shared services backbone for ERP systems
A new sources sought notice also asks industry to help shape artificial intelligence requirements for the eventual solicitation.
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DHS' $3B mobile device contract faces protest
Turning Point Global Solutions is disputing Widepoint's incumbent capture of the Cellular Wireless Management Services III award.
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OPM’s HR systems award clears protest window
None of Oracle’s competitors have filed objections to the $396 million Federal HR 2.0 contract.
Opinion
The third best practice GovCon keeps ignoring
Your Shipley process and CRM are only as good as the customer intelligence feeding them. Most firms have never measured that capability, writes growth expert Nic Coppings.
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TSA launches $13B security screening tech solicitation
The Transportation Security Agency set up this multiple-award contract to support its efforts to transition away from being both operator and regulator at airports.
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Parsons subsidiary awarded $245M Navy ground station contract
Space Ground System Solutions will provide software development and other IT-related services at this Naval Research Laboratory location.
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HHS to pit AI vendors against each other in parallel pilots
The Health and Human Services Department wants real operational data across multiple platforms before finalizing its enterprise acquisition approach.
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Lawmaker warns of administration’s ‘fetishization’ of Silicon Valley startups
Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., discussed his plans to scrutinize Trump-era contracting practices, revive federal IT oversight and push for AI policy.
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DHS moves on awards for $640M technical services pact
The Homeland Security Department set up this blanket purchase agreement to aid its migrations of business applications toward reusable services, such as cloud computing.
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