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Army awards $365M analysis, acquisition support recompete
This third iteration of the Army's Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance program supports a program executive office responsible for training and other simulation technologies.
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CGI part of team creating intern program with Ohio HBCU
The company is working with Columbus, Ohio's housing authority and Central State University to create a program that will give students hands-on experience in addressing housing issues.
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State Department works toward electronic health record for diplomatic corps
The department leans on a paper-based system to manage health care support for 75,000 people around the world.
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Army told to redo $475M IT services buy
The Government Accountability Office agrees with a protestor that parts of the solicitation didn't make sense.
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Air Force chooses 3 dozen for $32B training system recompete
This is iteration number four of the Training Systems Acquisition vehicle that covers a broad range of products.
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Army awards 12 seats on $450M modernization vehicle
Awardees will work on enabling and accelerating the branch's idea of overmatch for gaining overwhelming advantages over adversaries.
Opinion
Which path will, and should, small business contracting follow?
Another new initiative to increase small business participation in federal contracting brings up the disconnect between the amounts of money and companies in the system. It's time to ask whether growing both of those numbers is possible.
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NGA chooses 5 for $947M professional services vehicle
The contract called "Clover" is for acquisition and financial management support.
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Army awards 29 spots on $900M info management contract
This fourth iteration of the so-called "IMCS" contract continues support for the Army's Network Enterprise Command that operates and defends computer networks.
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FDA announces contract for automation in drug performance analyses
The Food and Drug Administration is asking for proposals for automated devices that can provide high-definition imaging and critical analyses of drug performance as the agency works to integrate more AI.
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Debt defaults are not shutdowns, but both raise money fears
Question number one that companies in the government market want answered is how payments for their work on contracts will, or will not, happen in a debt default situation. No one knows for sure.
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DHS' cyber agency seeks small biz support for strategic planning
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has set a date to explain its changes to a management consulting services contract.
Opinion
CIO-SP4 protests move toward final decision
No action appears likely to resolve the 130-plus protests involving this $50 billion IT vehicle, which indicates the Government Accountability Office will decide on the contract's next steps.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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