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Senate committee advances open source software and digital identity bills
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved 24 bills on Wednesday, many of which aim to secure federal systems and enhance government operations around data management and digital identity.
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NASA plans to consolidate cloud contracts
The agency will combine several existing cloud contracts into a $685M small business set-aside procurement.
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Report: These 9 trends are reshaping government in 2023
Technology and efforts to improve digital service delivery factor into many trends identified in a March report by Deloitte's Center for Government Insights.
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FAA selects Verizon for $2.4B telecommunications contract
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking to move toward a more modern network environment that is less defined by copper wires.
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Senators try again to advance software license bill
The proposed Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act aims to spur more visibility into software acquisition contracts.
Opinion
Program managers play a bigger BD role as recompete landscape shifts
Incumbency is no guarantee of success, so program managers must embrace their business development role and to do that they should get more training to recognize and communicate their customers needs.
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Biden budget has clear priorities even with uphill battle
President Biden's fiscal year 2024 budget request appears to lay the groundwork for technology and professional opportunities, no matter what the final numbers add up to.
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Space Force chooses 18 companies for $900M data contract
The service branch prioritized commercial software offerings and current accreditations for the awardees' products.
Opinion
CIO-SP4 award plan changes
The agency running this $50 billion IT contract is working to send out a "preliminary notification" of potential winners instead of announcing final awards.
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DOD partners with GSA to get sustainable products to agencies
General Services Administration officials have agreed to leverage Defense Department program that assists agencies in their acquisitions of sustainable commercial off-the-shelf technologies.
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NOAA seeks unmanned systems to monitor Hawaii's waters
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wants the crafts to work alone for 30 days or more as they collect data in calm and rough seas.
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New protests likely to thwart CIO-SP4 award plan
The National Institutes of Health's IT acquisition hub could still make awards, but will have to certify that its need to move on this $50 billion contract is urgent.
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NGA previews $850M research, development contract
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is looking to build upon and expand ongoing work on further iterating technologies.
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OPM finalizes second block of awards for employee learning portal support
The Office of Personnel Management is looking to upgrade the USALearning environment used by federal employees.
Opinion
Final T4NG2 solicitation draws small biz complaints
Some service-disabled, veteran-owned small business claim they are at a disadvantage in competing against joint ventures for places on this $60 billion Veterans Affairs IT vehicle.
Opinion
Security and your supply chain: 5 steps to take right now
Every contractor, supplier and sub needs to take steps to protect their supply chain. Here are steps to take right now.
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FDA seeks more access to medical records
To meet its mission of ensuring safety and effectiveness of medical products, the Food and Drug Administration wants to tap the rich vein of data inside electronic health records.
Opinion
CIO-SP4's award date is officially set
The agency running this governmentwide $50 billion IT contract sounds ready to announce who won, but will even more protests follow?
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Labor rates sparked fight over $4B Air Force contract
Hidden from sight for more than a year, a newly-released bid protest decision shows why even a winning contractor can find reasons to make such a filing.
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