Opinion
Track these civilian IT priorities as FY2024 heads for the last quarter
A variety of initiatives are underway for cyber, modernization, citizen experience and more data-driven decision making, writes immixGroup market intelligence analyst Ryan Nelson.
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Veterans Affairs proposes schedule for T4NG2 case
The department believes the 32 protests involving the $60 billion IT vehicle can be resolved by March 2025.
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FCC greenlights $200M pilot for school and library cybersecurity
The commission also approved an item to help bolster the security of a core data routing algorithm.
Companies
Accenture's federal arm wins $250M Interior platform contract
Interior's Bureau of Land Management sought a provider of agile application development services and aid to set up an IT delivery architecture.
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As space gets more crowded, Pentagon looks to AI to spot weapons
A new DARPA contract aims to identify satellites behaving strangely.
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FBI reveals the 95 ITSSS-2 winners
The FBI took more than a week from first announcing the awards to publishing the list of companies that won spots on the $7 billion IT pact, but those names are now out.
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Protests against T4NG2 awards hit a growth spurt
More companies have joined the group of those complaining about how the Veterans Affairs Department evaluated proposals for the $60 billion IT vehicle.
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MDA chooses small biz JV for $347M planning support contract
VetTech will be at the center of the Missile Defense Agency's contribution to the so-called PPBE cycle for resource allocation across the Defense Department.
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Pentagon’s AI office awards Palantir a contract to create a data-sharing ecosystem
The Pentagon’s marketplace for quickly onboarding new tech solutions helped Palantir receive its contract in 30 days.
Contracts
Protest ping-pong engulfs $345M Veterans Affairs contract
GovCIO and General Dynamics IT continue to trade blows as the file conversion contract has turned into a perpetual loop of protests and corrective actions.
Companies
TRANSCOM starts the bidding for $1.6B logistics management platform contract
Transportation Command will choose a single company to help stand up the system and base it on commercially-available supply chain software.
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ManTech, GovCIO renew protests over $171M TSA award
The Transportation Security Agency chose Maximus to support various IT systems for a second time, but the protesters continue to claim TSA's decision has flaws.
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Air Force chooses 14 for $220M geospatial support contract
Air Force leaders sought a pool of contractors to help facilitate enhanced and shared situational awareness.
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Judge sets schedule for CIO-SP4 protests
The National Institutes of Health's IT arm has about four weeks to file its administrative record for the $50 billion CIO-SP4 IT contract, followed by other deadlines through the summer and fall.
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NIST taps Analygence to help fix vulnerability database backlog
The standards agency has been unable to keep up with the inflow of system vulnerabilities being reported to its database.
Opinion
FBI remains silent on who won ITSSS-2
A full week has passed since the FBI said it made 95 awards for the $7 billion IT pact, but there is no official word on who those winners are.
Contracts
Guidehouse resurrects protest after a DOD award again goes to Deloitte
Guidehouse claims the Defense Department did not conduct an adequate investigation into claims that a DOD official had a potential conflict-of-interest.
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DTRA chooses 9 for $4B counter-WMD tech contract
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency breaks out the awards in pools respectively focused on technology, operations and targeting.
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General Dynamics IT secures $185M Air Force cyber contract
After weathering a protest challenge, GDIT will focus on cyber threats inside the Air Force's industrial control systems.
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