Contracts

VA backs off $400M document conversion award

The Veterans Affairs Department will reopen discussions with General Dynamics IT and GovernmentCIO, get revised proposals and make a new award.

Contracts

General Dynamics IT, GovCIO switch roles in $400M protest battle

The companies have each won, lost and filed protests over the electronic file conversion contract at the Veterans Affairs Department.

Companies

Newcomer joins incumbent for $330M credit report data contract

The two companies will help the Defense Department with background investigations by collecting credit reporting data on people seeking clearances.

Contracts

Veterans Affairs may add large businesses to recompete of $1B transformation vehicle

The VA's Veterans Health Administration is sounding interested in having large businesses also become a part of the contract.

Companies

New bill would require all federal contractors to develop vulnerability disclosure policies

The Federal Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act aims to establish standardized vulnerability disclosure policies across all federal contractors. 

Contracts

TMF adds guidance for IDEA Act proposals

Agencies have until Sept. 22 to send in submissions for funding.

Contracts

Threat actor targeted DOD contracting website

Malware leveraging flaws in edge routers has been spying on military contracting websites, according to research from Lumen's Black Lotus Labs.

Contracts

SBA offers 8(a) guidance to agencies after court ruling

The Small Business Administration informs federal agencies on how they can use the 8(a) program now that a federal judge has ruled parts of it unconstitutional.

Contracts

DOD previews on-ramp for $48B tech research contract

Industry now has more details on how the Defense Department will reopen the so-called IAC-MAC contract vehicle for new companies to join.

Contracts

Lockheed, Northrop share $1.5 billion contract for new transport satellites

This batch of 72 satellites will begin launching in 2026 and function as “the space backbone for the Joint All Domain Command and Control.”

Contracts

SBA pauses new 8(a) applications

The agency is still trying to determine what the next steps are in the wake of a court decision declaring parts of this small business program unconstitutional.

Contracts

Government proposes a sustainability update for contracting regulations

Although the White House said the proposed update to the Federal Acquisition Regulation will help the government meet its zero-emissions goals, some stakeholders want it to go further.

Contracts

CACI wins $414.1M Air Force contract for software engineering

The company will support software and systems that enable the Air Force's battlespace awareness and decision-making processes.

Opinion

Judge says SBA needs to rethink 8(a) program

A federal judge says a company was discriminated against when the Agriculture Department and Small Business Administration made its contract an 8(a) set-aside. The result will mean major changes to the program.

Contracts

Army turns to OTA to revamp its ERP systems

IBM, Accenture and Groundswell are building prototypes for a new Army enterprise resource planning system to consolidate and reengineer processes for finance, human resources and other business functions.

Contracts

DISA previews commissary tech support contract

There are roughly 240 commissary locations at military bases around the world that sell grocery and household goods.

Contracts

Marines eye nature to help address climate change challenges

The Marine Corps is in search of a contractor to help analyze risks at its facilities and find ways to mitigate potential risks from natural disasters.

Contracts

Kearney's conflict-of-interest allegation falls flat

In the Government Accountability Office's eyes, Kearney did not show enough specifics to overturn the Army's choice of Guidehouse for an audit support services contract.

Contracts

The White House is developing a 10-year modernization plan to replace legacy IT

The National Cybersecurity Strategy tasks the Office of Management and Budget with creating a plan to eliminate all vulnerable legacy systems from federal agencies within a decade.