Contracts

Veterans Affairs adds 4 to $25B services vehicle

The VA conducts an on-ramp nearly four years after task order activity started on the contract known as VECTOR.

Companies

Treasury selects CGI for financial shared services market

CGI Federal will join three of the Treasury Department's shared services providers to offer financial management system software through a central marketplace for federal agencies.

Contracts

Why defense budgets will stay high after the Ukraine war

The war is exposing how European nations were underinvesting in defense, and the critical role that renewable energy will play in transatlantic security.

Companies

CACI continues fight for $500M DIA contract

The Defense Intelligence Agency has twice chosen another company for the IT infrastructure work.

Companies

What do industry and cybersecurity experts want in the upcoming national cyber strategy?

The White House has been working with a range of industry stakeholders and cybersecurity experts on a forthcoming plan that could transform America’s cyber landscape. Here’s what they hope makes it into the new strategy.

Contracts

Contractors’ reluctance to work With Pentagon on cybersecurity Is leaving vulnerabilities, DOD official says

Just 1% of defense firms use DOD’s free network-security services, its acting principal deputy chief information officer says.

Contracts

Polaris protests question bid due date and self-scoring step

This governmentwide IT contract reserved for small businesses now has protests pending at the Government Accountability Office and in court.

Contracts

Small business wins $554M NASA financial services contract

Work primarily supports NASA's research hubs, but other centers can acquire through the contract as well.

Companies

Credence can work on $800M task order as USAID fixes mistakes

The protestor in this U.S. Agency for International Development competition gets some solace despite an unfavorable ruling.

Contracts

FAA lifts curtains on multi-billion dollar IT product vehicle

The Federal Aviation Administration is clear that customized technology is not what it wants.

Contracts

Army Corps of Engineers kicks off financial system support recompete

The solicitation is now live for this potential five-year, $150 million contract reserved for small businesses.

Contracts

4 things for contractors to watch on Capitol Hill now and into 2023

Professional Services Council president and CEO David Berteau rates the chances of Congress passing a fiscal year 2023 appropriations package and looks at and the possible fallout of the midterm elections on contract spending.

Opinion

Ascend BPA promises an easier path for cloud acquisitions

Cloud service providers and others should track the General Services Administration's work on developing the Ascend blanket purchase agreement. Here are some critical elements to watch for.

Contracts

CIO-SP4 protest dismissals likely in the coming days

Rejected bidders have at least some renewed hopes in their efforts to get on the governmentwide $50 billion IT services vehicle.

Contracts

DHS wants to deploy 'easy button' for cloud adoption

The department is developing a new contract vehicle to make it easier for components to buy cloud services.

Companies

How CMMC raises legal exposures for contractors and their suppliers

Compliance issues across the defense industrial base will grow after the final rule for this cyber standard goes live, but there are steps to take for understanding and limiting risks.

Companies

Here’s what the contracting community thinks of the new proposed rule on climate reporting  

The proposed rule is part of the Biden administration’s larger environmental agenda, but it comes with costs for contractors. 

Contracts

GSA plans more domains, small business spots for OASIS recompete

The General Services Administration is giving industry more details on its approach for awarding this professional services contract vehicle's next iteration.

Companies

CACI's $2.4B NSA win faces challenges

The National Security Agency will take another look at bids after a pair of protests.

Contracts

Air Force sketches out its vision for the next 'Cloud One'

Top of mind for the branch: a "cloud landing zone" for mission systems owners to access the technology resources they need.