Companies
SAIC touts space and intell award activity
Science Applications International Corp. is only saying so much about how its space and intelligence business given the nature of that work, but has some data to share on how things are going there.
Contracts
Former lead of CMMC resigns amid legal drama
Katie Arrington, who was previously the chief information security officer for acquisition and sustainment, has resigned from her post.
Contracts
How agencies can bolster their market research chops
Any and all adoption of commercially-built and -oriented technologies by federal agencies including the Defense Department must be preceded by some market research, an element of procurement widely identified in a new acquisition playbook as a core area of need.
Contracts
More protest action likely in $400M State cyber saga
A newly-released protest decision offers insights into the conflict between General Dynamics IT and Peraton over a nearly $400 million State Department cyber contract, and also points the way to yet more arguing about who should win.
Contracts
Legislation to Expand Federal Contracting Opportunities Reaches President’s Desk
The legislation aims to improve government contracting opportunities for small businesses but could have a major impact on governmentwide procurement.
Companies
Round 2: 500 companies lined up for awards on $50B STARS III vehicle
Amid much anticipation, the General Services Administration unveils a second group of more than 500 companies as awardees for the third iteration of the popular STARS IT services and solutions contract vehicle.
Contracts
NIST Suggests Agencies Accept the Word of Software Producers Per Executive Order
The standards agency said an attestation from vendors themselves would be sufficient when screening for cybersecurity, unless an agency's risk calculus suggests otherwise.
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DOD's testing chief wants cloud contracts to allow for more security checks
The Defense Department's Office of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation recommended commercial cloud contracts be renegotiated to include independent cyber assessments.
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New due date set for Missile Defense cyber contract
The Missile Defense Agency is amending the solicitation for a small business contract to acquire cybersecurity support for weapons systems.
Contracts
CMMC gets a new home in the Pentagon
The Defense Department has shifted responsibility for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program for contractors to the DOD chief information officer.
Opinion
Who's really at fault in this $400M State protest saga
General Dynamics IT has filed four protests over an almost $400 million State Department cybersecurity award. Is that excessive complaining? Not when the State Department has only itself to blame.
Contracts
Peraton backs away from its NRO bid protest
Peraton's protest withdrawal says as much about the tradition of treading lightly with intelligence customers as it does about the validity of their complaint.
Opinion
GDIT may have squandered chances at $2.7B DHS cloud contract
General Dynamics IT had chances to improve its proposal for a $2.7 billion Homeland Security Department cloud computing contract, but didn't take advantage of the openings DHS provided.
Contracts
ManTech builds on Navy support with new win
ManTech International secures a second technology integration contract in as many weeks with the Naval Surface Warfare Center.
Contracts
CGI tapped for Justice financial modernization work
CGI Federal grabbed a big task order under a $250 million Justice Department pact for financial management modernization support.
Opinion
Why lowest price, technically acceptable contracts suck
The practice of lowest price, technically acceptable contracting might work for buying pencils, but it's nothing but trouble for systems and services.
Contracts
DHA makes first awards under $1.4B workforce, tech transformation vehicle
The Defense Health Agency chooses an initial slate of winners for a $1.43 billion contract vehicle to build an infrastructure to more quickly develop commercial-like health technologies.
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NASA moves forward on $720M tech development recompete
NASA has updated the draft solicitation for a $720 million contract to help the agency develop new technologies.
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DISA preps for a diverse hybrid cloud environment
The Defense Information Systems Agency is experimenting with using commercial containers in data centers to help prepare for a multi-vendor, multi-capability cloud environment.
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