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Navy finalizes $248M simulation R&D award with small business
Work supports an integrated battlespace simulation and test department that also acts as a Navy center of excellence.
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General Dynamics IT wins $137M Air Force tech refresh contract
The Special Warfare Assault Kit is a system-of-systems for helping special operators carry out specific missions.
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HII misses out on IT contract with low-ball staffing proposal
The federal court system's administrative agency said HII's personnel plan showed a lack of understanding about the work needed to be done.
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DHA releases sample tasks for $700M software development vehicle
The Defense Health Agency is seeking to give industry a clearer picture of what it is asking for through the contract called DevMAC.
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NGA faces challenges to $250M cyber award
A pair of disappointed bidders want a second shot at this National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency contract reserved for small businesses.
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Space Force focusing on innovative procurement methods for commercial software
The Space Force is leaning on rapid prototyping and new software pathways to keep up with the commercial sector and its growing suite of software and services for space, according to a top official.
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Court hits GSA over handling of Polaris small biz contract
A federal judge has told the General Services Administration to change how it evaluates past experience examples and pricing. The implications could stretch beyond just this one governmentwide IT contract.
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NGA awards $900M mission support contract
We know all the names of the 13 awardees, but given the classified nature of the work there is little publicly available.
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Veterans Affairs picks 4 for $1B telehealth support contract
The work supports efforts to monitor patients' chronic health conditions while they are at home.
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Another six-month extension for CIO-SP3
This takes place as the National Institutes of Health's IT acquisition arm works to clear out over 100 protests against the CIO-SP4 IT contract.
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DCS wins $2.1B Army ground vehicle engineering contract
Work takes place at one of the Army's main research-and-development hubs for collaboration between defense and automotive industry entities.
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Industry group urges changes to Alliant 3 solicitation
The Information Technology Competitive Coalition wants the General Services Administration to make four changes to the Alliant 3 solicitation so it will be more competitive and open to mid-size government contractors.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau looks to boost cyber posture
The competition is underway for a set blanket purchase agreements to meet CFPB's cybersecurity needs and add protections to the financial data it holds.
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6 big-ticket contracts to watch in 2023
These multiple-award opportunities range in potential estimated value from $5 billion to $100 billion.
Opinion
How listening skills drive the best outcomes
Program and project managers -- the front lines of business development -- need effective communication skills to lead their teams and serve their customers. A little training might go a long way.
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Interior previews $10B cloud contract recompete
The draft solicitation is now live with a quick response turnaround time for some aspects, and much longer runway for other aspects industry wants to weigh in on.
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DHA seeks comments on $700M application development vehicle
The Defense Health Agency is looking to transform how it delivers care and build off of its electronic health record integration program.
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Protests may complicate awards for $60B VA IT contract
A pair of protests land just as proposals are due for the Veterans Affairs Department's recompete of its go-to technology services vehicle.
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VA pauses future EHR deployments under ‘larger program reset’
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it plans to delay future rollouts of the new EHR system until it is confident that the software “is highly functioning at current sites and ready to deliver for veterans and VA clinicians at future sites.”
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