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GSA floats two-tiered Buy American marketplace on its Advantage platform
A new sources sought notice seeks industry feedback on icons, filtered search results and a new special item number only for original equipment manufacturers.
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GSA’s centralization push is a return to its roots, not just a Trump priority
The General Services Administration's acting acquisition chief says the consolidation drive mirrors the founding mission laid out by the Hoover Commission 77 years ago.
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Widepoint wins $3B DHS mobility recompete
Widepoint will continue on as the Homeland Security Department's primary interface with the major wireless carriers, a role it has held since 2013.
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GSA taking measured approach to SEWP takeover
Continuity is the General Services Administration's top priority as it embeds staff in NASA’s SEWP office to lay groundwork to transfer the $60 billion IT vehicle.
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Energy unveils plan to create scientifically-relevant quantum computer
The Energy Department aims to bring a fault-tolerant quantum computer to life via the new Quantum Genesis mission, with a focus on benefitting scientific research.
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FDA starts to craft enterprise IT infrastructure services contract
The Food and Drug Administration is asking for industry input on acquisition strategies, pricing models, transition approaches and other key items.
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30 days to shape the biggest FAR overhaul in 40 years
Industry faces a tight window to weigh in on these changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation as eight more proposed rules wait in the pipeline.
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NASA names 2,100 winners for SEWP VI
The $60 billion government-wide IT program expands the scope of what agencies can buy and how they can buy as the vehicle's proposed transition to the General Services Administration looms.
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Revolutionary FAR Overhaul moves to formal rulemaking with first batch of proposed rules
Four proposed rules covering 21 Federal Acquisition Regulation parts are to be published Tuesday. Small business rules and others are on the way.
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Battelle challenges KBR’s $8B Antarctica contract win
The protester claims the National Science Foundation did not account for the potential impacts of KBR’s planned spinoff of its government business.
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The Genesis Mission has a security problem
DOE's federated AI compute initiative is advancing faster than the security architecture designed to protect it, writes Ian Lee, director of advanced computing solutions at ShorePoint.
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DOD excels at prototyping. Getting to production is another story.
Acquisition reform may be the bridge, but the paths from prototype to funded program remains unclear.
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Army unveils first sketch of commercial tech contract for test, evaluation
Army officials are currently looking at separate product and services pools for this multiple-award vehicle.
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Navy preps science-and-tech strategy built for speed and focus
Two service leaders in technology development spoke at the Defense One Tech Summit.
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DISA starts to craft $850M Army-focused cyber recompete
The Defense Information Systems Agency wants to hear from companies with experience in large-scale cyber initiatives and Zero Trust architectures.
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Empower AI books $255M DISA enterprise IT recompete
The Defense Information Systems Agency is emphasizing targeted automation for the next cycle of this progra.
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DHS finalizes first Cumulus cloud contract with AWS
The Homeland Security Department is working on contracts with the other three major hyperscalers and a separate, multiple-award competition for support services.
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SBA proposes opening 8(a) program to white-owned businesses
The Small Business Administration wants to eliminate race-based eligibility presumptions and create a new social disadvantage test for applicants.
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How DHA plans to end Leidos’ run as the military's health record integrator
The Defense Health Agency intends to contract directly with Oracle Health and four other vendors behind the MHS Genesis ecosystem. DHA is also taking on the integration work itself.
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