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IBM wins $930M federal employee travel system contract
The General Services Administration expects 124 civilian agencies to transition to the new system by June 2027.
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CMS pulls the plug on $6.6B call center recompete
The incumbent Maximus filed a lawsuit after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services put a labor harmony agreement into the solicitation, but CMS has essentially ended the argument.
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OASIS+ clears its final pre-award protest hurdle
A combination of denied protests and corrective actions means that every small business category of the massive professional services contract could be open for business by the end of this calendar year.
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Bipartisan quantum funding bill advances from committee
The Department of Energy Quantum Leadership Act of 2024 will head to the Senate floor as part of a push to continue federal investment into quantum computing research and development.
Companies
DOD reveals first draft of $15B artificial intelligence contract
The Defense Department wants more companies in the fold for Advana, a multi-domain analytics and AI platform that DOD wants to further scale out.
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More OASIS+ protests fall short
The Government Accountability Office has denied three more challenges to the government-wide contract's small business awards, leaving just two more to be resolved.
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Assertive Professionals wins $127M MDA professional services contract
The Missile Defense Agency made this award as part of its family of contracts known as TEAMS.
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DIU orders software to drive massive drone swarms
The software glue holding the Replicator effort together is beginning to harden.
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Dell, Iron Bow agree on Army pricing allegation settlements
A whistleblower kicked off a Justice Department investigation into allegations that Dell and Iron Bow worked together to overcharge the Army for IT products.
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Bid protests return to a long-term decline
The Government Accountability Office reports an 11% drop in cases for fiscal year 2024 after all the protests surrounding the CIO-SP4 vehicle fueled a spike in 2023.
Companies
NCR's federal arm wins $335M commissary tech support recompete
The effort covers grocery and household good stores at military facilities that have point-of-sale systems and software.
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SSA seeks new data center space in western US
The Social Security Administration is planning a flexible, task order-based contract for colocation data center services.
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GAO starts to move on OASIS+ protest rulings with 2 denials
More decisions are due within the next two weeks on four remaining protests involving the government-wide professional services vehicle.
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DOD adds trio to $48B tech research vehicle
The Defense Department now has 44 companies that support the preservation and sharing of information and knowledge related to military technology.
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Modification trips up ManTech’s protest over Army award
The fight is over after the Army amended the task order and lowered its value below the threshold for protests.
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Major federal IT contracts to remove ‘unnecessary’ degree requirements
The push to focus on skills-based hiring for federal jobs dates back to the first Trump administration. The Biden White House has continued these efforts.
Companies
Integral Federal acquires agile development specialist
By purchasing Pragmatics, Integral is pushing closer to its goal of $200 million in annual revenue by 2025.
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General Dynamics wins $5.6B info sharing support contract
The Mission Partner Environment works to help partnership and coalition participants communicate and collaborate.
Companies
CACI to appeal $42M verdict in Abu Ghraib torture case
A jury has awarded $42 million to three Iraqis who said the company bore some legal responsibility for abuses they suffered at the prison.
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