Contracts
New CMMC training to align with certification changes
Look for trainers working on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program to realign their efforts to support recent changes to the certification process in 2022.
Contracts
Leidos fighting for second chance at $4.5B NGA cloud contract
Leidos has filed a protest to challenge General Dynamics IT's win of a $4.5 billion cloud services contract with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
Contracts
Peraton can claim $343M TSA IT recompete win
Peraton scores a $343 million task order recompete win for enterprise IT services to the Transportation Security Administration.
Contracts
Northrop wins $1.4B Army missile defense contract
Northrop Grumman wins a head-to-head showdown for a $1.4 billion integrated missile defense system production program intended as a cornerstone for the future joint force network construct.
Contracts
AT&T wins $300M DISA telephony award
AT&T wins a $300 million contract for telephony and trunking services across both of the Americas regions for the next 10 years.
Contracts
Accenture takes on PTO development work
Under an $87 million task order, Accenture Federal Services will work with the Patent and Trademark Office on improving how people file and register for trademarks.
Contracts
Federal court system planning cloud computing contract
The federal court system is planning a pilot program to shift services such as infrastructure provisioning, development and website management to a cloud computing environment.
Contracts
CMMC assessments could resume in January
The governing body responsible for implementing the Defense Department’s unified cybersecurity program for contractors expects security procedures for authorized third party assessors to start back up in early 2022. But DOD has the final say on the timeline.
Contracts
NASA chooses 8(a) company for $359M software & engineering contract
NASA awards a $359 million contract to an 8(a) small business for software operation and other broad engineering support services.
Contracts
USAID plans new 'Digital Front Door' portal for contractors
The U.S. Agency for International Development is seeking public feedback on a plan to streamline data reporting requirements for contractors by establishing a single portal for all digital information.
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Opinion
NOAA's $8B ProTech 2.0 solicitation brings the latest in streamlined acquisition
The Dec. 2 release of NOAA's $8B ProTech 2.0 RFP probably ruined the holidays for small business contractors but the plethora of streamlined acquisition process also are a harbinger of things to come.
Companies
DISA chooses small biz for $400M tech refresh contract
The Defense Information Systems Agency awards a $400 million technology refreshment and implementation contract to a small business.
Marines developing tech-laden combat vehicle
The Marine Corps wants a new combat vehicle that will serve as a technology hub for command and control, unmanned systems and more.
Evaluation mistakes sunk NSA's first try at $10B cloud award
The decision to back Microsoft's protest of a $10 billion National Security Agency cloud computing award to Amazon reveals a series of mistakes in the NSA's evaluation of proposals.
Cloud adoption drives more commercial partnerships
Systems integrators are moving away from traditional business models as they form deeper relationships with commercial technology firms and particularly the cloud infrastructure providers.
Opinion
Court challenges don't mean you should ignore vaccine mandates
While opponents have scored some early victories against the Biden Administration's vaccine mandates for contractors, the GovCon community can't ignore the controversial mandates.
Pentagon adds new top AI role
The Pentagon is creating a new position to lead its artificial intelligence efforts across the enterprise.
How BigBear landed a former IBM exec as its new COO
BigBear.AI has begun life as a publicly-traded company and here to tell us what's ahead for the company is Chief Operating Officer Sam Gordy, who once led billion-dollar business lines at IBM and Leidos.
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