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NRC seeks research foundation for AI regulation in nuclear plants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hire a contractor to help map out cybersecurity risks and identify gaps in existing guidance.
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Air Force wraps up awards for $866M advisory, assistance contract
The National Air and Space Intelligence Center hires four contractors to aid its work in looking at air, space, missile and cyber issues.
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DOD grows Scale AI agreement to $500M
Demand across the Defense Department has exceeded the scope of the original contract.
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Legislative proposal would eliminate contracting preferences for minority, women-owned businesses
The bill would codify and expand on Trump’s executive order to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in federal contracting.
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Army's NCODE pilot takes shape with eight-company cyber pool
The $49 million contract gives defense small businesses a secure, Pentagon-funded cloud environment to work on CMMC and other security requirements.
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Army's $50B MAPS vehicle hit with second protest
Complaints about the Army's handling of the tech and professional services vehicle center on ambiguities and alleged poor quality of responses to industry questions.
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DHS preps industry for communications equipment recompete
The Homeland Security Department has obligated $1.8 billion in order volume in the current iteration and is preparing a final solicitation for the next one.
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Air Force eyes OTAs, agile acquisition for next-gen air operations command and control system
Kessel Run is managing the modernization effort, which calls for a systems integrator as the prime.
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Trump admin floats policy language limiting contractor say on agency uses of technology
Ongoing drafts of policy documents feature language that would limit the private sector’s ability to dictate how their artificial intelligence models are used in government missions, according to sources familiar with their development.
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FinCEN eyes contractors to help draft its own regulations
The Treasury Department's financial crimes enforcement arm is seeking outside help to meet anti-money laundering and stablecoin mandates.
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Trump executive order pushes fixed-price contracting, but implementation questions loom
A 90-day deadline for agencies to renegotiate major contracts is drawing skepticism from legal observers.
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Leidos secures $869M contract to help the Army see the battlefield faster
The MACRO II effort covers artificial intelligence and advanced networking across land, sea, air, space, cyber and electromagnetic domains.
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NOAA starts the bidding for ProTech 2.0's environmental monitoring domain
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is seeking to hire a pool of companies that can help it use satellite data for its forecasting and modeling operations.
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CBP seeks AI solutions to keep pace with rising volumes of border scans
A new sources sought notice seeks artificial intelligence tools to help agents sift through tens of thousands of X-ray images at ports of entry.
Opinion
COMMENTARY: A year of OneGov: Over a billion in savings and still growing
COMMENTARY | The Trump administration's landmark initiative proved that consolidated, smart purchasing is not only good for government operations but also the bottom line.
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GSA hits one-year mark for OneGov
The General Services Administration's effort to centralize brand name technology purchases has brought in 20 companies as participants so far.
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Japanese lease dooms SupplyCore’s protest of logistics contract
The General Services Administration could not evaluate the documentation of a warehouse lease written entirely in Japanese with no English translation.
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Army sets industry day for high-performance computing recompete
Defense Department communities involved in tech development and transition efforts all have access to the supercomputing systems, which are currently supported by BAE Systems Inc.
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VA seeks single contractor to modernize sprawling supply chain
The Veterans Affairs Department has 63 legacy systems across 174 sites that have created fragmented and inefficient operations.
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