Opinion

Judge reverses course, denies firm's standing to protest

Whether a subcontractor can force its way onto a team because it has a commercial product remains an unanswered question.

Contracts

Booz Allen touts $919M award for 'Soldier-as-a-System'

The goal is to further advance technologies for this concept that includes items worn, carried, or used by soldiers.

Contracts

VA lacks goals to assess satisfaction with new EHR, watchdog finds

The report found the absence of such goals has limited the Veterans Affairs Department's ability to measure user satisfaction with the new electronic health record system.

Contracts

Blue Origin wins $3.4B shot to build lunar lander

The company won the competition to build a second lander for NASA that will ferry astronauts to the surface of the moon as part of the Artemis program.

Contracts

NIST builds infrastructure for CHIPS loan program

The agency wants help to create financial models and analyzing capital markets as it manages billions in loans and grants to restore the U.S. semiconductor industry.

Contracts

IRS adds more primes to resolve protests

The IRS faced a pair of protests but to move forward with a set of BPAs for modernization services, the agency added the protesters to the contract.

Contracts

Space Force considering contractor-owned satellite management system

Ownership and operations of the systems managing a pair of satellites would be turned over to a contractor, according to a new sources sought notice

Contracts

Leidos, Booz Allen keep pushing for $1.3B cloud contract

The Treasury Department's TCloud blanket purchase agreement was won by SAIC, but the two challengers claim the evaluation was improper.

Contracts

VA prepares next version of its cybersecurity support contract

The contract supports the VA Cybersecurity Operations Center, which is charged with monitoring and responding to threats across the VA enterprise.

Opinion

The need for clarity as GovCon faces a ‘Black Swan’ moment

Shutdowns and stopgap funding measures are familiar territory for government contractors, but a potential debt default is not. It's time to understand what that might mean.

Contracts

What's going on with DHS' enterprise cloud plan?

The Department of Homeland Security teased its plan for a 10-year enterprise cloud contract in the fall and then went relatively quiet. Based on previous cloud procurements, that could be a good thing.

Contracts

GSA tools flag diverse suppliers for procurement officials

Two new online tools give agency buyers a look at diverse vendors and reports on access by new entrants to the federal market.

Contracts

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.

Companies

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.

Contracts

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.

Contracts

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.

Contracts

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.

Contracts

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. 

Contracts

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.

Contracts

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.