Contracts
CIO-SP4 lawsuits continue to pile up
More companies have gone to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims with complaints over how the $50 billion IT vehicle is being managed.
Contracts
Accenture's federal arm wins $789M Navy cyber contract
Navy leaders see the future SHARKCAGE environment as having a single set of system resources that work in the same security domain on shores and out at sea.
Companies
Army Corps of Engineers previews cyber facility construction contract
The plan is for this building to house the Marine Corps' cyber defense operations, and respondents should detail other secure facilities they have built, including the physical IT aspects.
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Interior starts the bidding for $500M IT services vehicle
The department's Bureau of Indian Affairs will choose between seven and 10 companies for this brand new contract.
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GSA's new approach to Polaris could help some joint ventures
The General Services Administration has received affirmation on how it wants to score mentor-protege joint ventures that are pursuing this government-wide IT vehicle.
Contracts
How and why Jacobs lost a $2.8B incumbent contract
A newly-released bid protest decision describes one significant mistake by Jacobs, but also includes allegations of information being shared because the business unit involved is part of a complex merger.
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GovCIO wins $865M CENTCOM communications contract
GovCIO unseats an incumbent to take over the work across Central Command's area of responsibility, which covers 20 countries and 90,000 U.S. government personnel.
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USCIS unveils first glimpse at software development recompete
This will be iteration number four of the Outcome-Based Delivery and DevSecOps Services vehicle, also known as ODOS.
Contracts
Library of Congress told to redo $450M agile software contract
The Government Accountability Office found problems with evaluations, the best value tradeoff process and poor documentation.
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GSA begins work on new telecom strategy
The General Services Administration wants industry input on what today's telecommunications and IT trends are, plus insights on the challenges they faced while transitioning to the current Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions vehicle.
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Veterans Affairs starts to preview intake services recompete
An industry day is on the schedule to hear about the next iteration of this contract geared toward making VA a paperless claims processing environment.
Contracts
CIO-SP4 faces more court challenges
In the meantime, the National Institutes of Health's IT acquisition arm has extended the current contract into the fall.
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FBI pushes back award date for $7B IT pact
Protests continue to dog the blanket purchase agreement called ITSSS-2, through which the FBI will buy a broad range of IT services.
Contracts
IARPA makes awards in 4-year effort studying hacker psychology
The program greenlit research contracts for technologies that would use psychology to thwart hackers.
Contracts
Polaris small business contract gets green light to move forward
The General Services Administration successfully fends off a pair of protests and can finally move on making awards for the IT solutions vehicle.
Podcasts
WT 360: How GovCon's 'Rule of Two' is poised to grow in scope
Stephen Bacon of the law firm Rogers Joseph O'Donnell goes over the White House's push for agencies to expand their use of this golden rule of government contracting and what it means for small businesses.
Contracts
GovTribe's Top 20 contracts for February
These opportunities are generating the most activity on GovTribe, based on an analysis of traffic on the website.
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Air Force chooses 17 for $499M anti-tampering tech contract
Three incumbents will continue onto this expanded iteration of the program focused on defending against unintended technology transfers or alterations by adversaries.
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Contracts featuring automation, built-in security can boost agencies’ cyber defenses, VA officials say
As the federal government looks to harden its cyber resilience, officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs said agencies should work to modernize outdated technologies and ensure that vendor contracts include more rigorous security standards.
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