Opinion
Industry group urges changes to Alliant 3 solicitation
The Information Technology Competitive Coalition wants the General Services Administration to make four changes to the Alliant 3 solicitation so it will be more competitive and open to mid-size government contractors.
Contracts
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau looks to boost cyber posture
The competition is underway for a set blanket purchase agreements to meet CFPB's cybersecurity needs and add protections to the financial data it holds.
Contracts
6 big-ticket contracts to watch in 2023
These multiple-award opportunities range in potential estimated value from $5 billion to $100 billion.
Opinion
How listening skills drive the best outcomes
Program and project managers -- the front lines of business development -- need effective communication skills to lead their teams and serve their customers. A little training might go a long way.
Contracts
Interior previews $10B cloud contract recompete
The draft solicitation is now live with a quick response turnaround time for some aspects, and much longer runway for other aspects industry wants to weigh in on.
Contracts
DHA seeks comments on $700M application development vehicle
The Defense Health Agency is looking to transform how it delivers care and build off of its electronic health record integration program.
Opinion
Protests may complicate awards for $60B VA IT contract
A pair of protests land just as proposals are due for the Veterans Affairs Department's recompete of its go-to technology services vehicle.
Contracts
VA pauses future EHR deployments under ‘larger program reset’
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it plans to delay future rollouts of the new EHR system until it is confident that the software “is highly functioning at current sites and ready to deliver for veterans and VA clinicians at future sites.”
Contracts
NASA chooses joint venture for $719M engineering recompete
Work under this contract supports a constellation of environmental satellites used to help develop weather prediction models.
Companies
ManTech hits $4.5B classified contract with another protest
This is challenge number three from ManTech over the Special Access Program Security Support Services program.
Contracts
NASA chooses small biz joint venture for $814M IT contract
This is the most recent of several awards by NASA to push toward an agency-wide model of acquiring IT support.
Contracts
CISA's plan to bake security into software development
New international guidance calls back to the National Cyber Strategy's recommendation that software developers take more responsibility for the security of their products.
Contracts
NASA opens proposal window for $478M Space Station support recompete
Approximately half of the awards for research and engineering services will go to small businesses.
Contracts
By Light subsidiary books $500M Army virtual training contract
Cole Engineering Services Inc. is tasked to enable a common environment for training non-rated crewmembers.
Contracts
Army chooses 7 for $145M education support contract
The Army's Combined Arms Center is seeking to further create training and education strategies for soldiers.
Companies
DISA asks court to pause litigation over $1B contract
In asking for a "remand," the Defense Information Systems Agency says it wants to re-evaluate proposals and make a new award decision over the contract originally won by American Systems Corp.
Contracts
Energy chooses BWXT-led team for $45B Hanford tank management contract
Hanford's network of underground tanks hold around 56 million gallons of radioactive waste after four decades of nuclear production.
Contracts
NOAA kicks off process to improve satellite ground systems
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says its ground systems can't keep up with the large increases in data it expects by 2030 and beyond.
Contracts
DHA reworks $700M application development contract
The Defense Health Agency is emphasizing prototypes as part of its larger goal to become more of a world-class health organization.
Opinion