Contracts

GSA sketches out timeline for Alliant 3's first glimpse

The General Services Administration's updates for industry include timing for Alliant 3 and a higher ceiling for the current IT solutions contract.

Contracts

Bidders push back on ranking for $10B DHS commodity IT vehicle

A new round of protests is underway after the Homeland Security Department told certain phase one bidders that they are unlikely to win spots on its FirstSource III small business contract.

Opinion

Rust never sleeps: How a programming language enables green tech initiatives

The Rust programming language has the potential to lower the environmental impact and energy usage of data centers while also driving developers to write more secure applications, our commentator writes.

Contracts

Competitor challenges Lumen's $1.5B DISA telecom win

A protestor is arguing that a key person for the winner was no longer available at the time of award.

Contracts

DHS getting industry ready for professional services recompete

The current iteration of this multiple-award vehicle called PACTS has a $2 billion ceiling and runs to February 2025.

Contracts

Veteran-owned firm wins $341M ICE cloud services award

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency makes this award nearly a year after it started the procurement all over again.

Contracts

NNSA awards $400M professional services contract

The National Nuclear Security Administration consolidates program management and other support work into this blanket purchase agreement.

Contracts

Sealing Technologies wins $168M Marine Corps cyber contract

The veteran-owned small business will help develop new systems to analyze vulnerabilities.

Contracts

LMI books $450M contract to extend DOD STEM scholarship program support

The Pentagon's SMART Program Office awards at least 400 scholarships a year and gave out 480 in 2021.

Contracts

Peraton gets second chance at $800M in Social Security IT work

The Social Security Administration will no longer conduct a price realism analysis, which was the main sticking point of Peraton's protest.

Companies

The US Army Is hunting for more soldier-connected tech

A recent solicitation calls for soldier-centered networking and information technology that will link existing and prototype technologies together.

Contracts

Energy asks for new R&D in critical materials for clean energy

The Department of Energy launched its new request for information days after the passage of the CHIPS Act.

Contracts

Booz Allen continues push for Air Force IT support work

The award has twice now gone to a competitor and followed by the same number of protests.

Contracts

Senate committee approves AGILE Procurement Act for IT and communications tech

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs advanced the AGILE Act of 2022 in an effort to help improve the federal government’s IT procurement process.

Contracts

Applied Research Associates wins $582M DTRA research contract

Work will focus on new technologies and procedures to validate capabilities before they go to the field.

Contracts

General Dynamics IT clinches $267M National Guard cyber contract

The program supports 124,000 users at more than 3,000 locations across the country.

Contracts

Senate passes bill to root out conflicts of interest in federal contracting

The Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act sets new disclosure requirements and expands authorities for federal contracting officers. 

Contracts

DHA names ineligible companies for $1.5B IT contract

The Defense Health Agency is looking to weed out potential conflicts of interest before they could arise.