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INSIDER EXCLUSIVE: Where Justice spends its IT money
For this presentation at a WT Power Breakfast, The Pulse of GovCon breaks down the budget and spending patterns throughout the Justice Department and its components.
Opinion
Where GSA can make improvements to Alliant 3
Business development practitioner Robert Lohfeld Sr. highlights where General Services Administration can make changes to the governmentwide IT solutions contract for everyone's benefit.
Companies
Navy awards $4B shipboard network production contract
The program known as CANES enters increment two of full production to consolidate the networks.
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GSA's plan to scale up commercial platforms program hits the street
The program currently allows 25 federal agencies to conduct small-scale acquisitions of up to $10,000 each on platforms like Amazon and Overstock.
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NOAA developing contract for coastal remediation efforts
Work includes data and information systems that support continuing efforts to address the damage from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion nearly a decade ago.
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Incumbent and challenger protest $300M VA award
Allegations include poor evaluations, an improper best-value tradeoff and charges of an organizational conflict-of-interest on the part of the winner.
Companies
Senate approves a stopgap spending measure, delaying the shutdown threat by one week
Lawmakers will now turn their attention to finalizing a full-year omnibus measure.
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Navy moves ahead on $100M weather contract
Proposals are due soon for the software engineering and development support recompete.
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EPA wants small business to support superfund work
The Environmental Protection Agency is developing contract to acquire support for how it manages the restorations of heavily-contaminated.
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SBA to rethink loan monitoring award
The agency will conduct a second evaluation of bids in a head-to-head contest to support SBA lending partners.
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INSIDER EXCLUSIVE: What to do after a GWAC win
Securing positions on large government-wide acquisition contracts is key to success in the government market. But it is only step one as these contracting practitioners explain.
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Trade group wants IT modernization funding added to possible omnibus package
With federal appropriations set to expire on Friday, The Alliance for Digital Innovation urged Congress to include $100 million for the Technology Modernization Fund in any proposed budget deal.
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Protest leads to spot on $1.8B training contract vehicle
The Office of Personnel Management admits to making a mistake in its initial selections for awards.
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$25B VA professional services contract hit with protests
Three companies are challenging how the VA evaluated their bids to join the vehicle called VECTOR.
Companies
Air Force makes awards on $900M tech prototyping vehicle
The branch is prioritizing digital engineering and synthetic training environments in this procurement.
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Incumbents win parallel $2.25B background investigation support recompetes
The Defense Department agency responsible for background investigations is moving to a new case processing system as part of the larger "Trusted Workforce 2.0" push.
Contracts
INSIDER EXCLUSIVE: Procurement leaders share advice on the market's biggest contracts
Three of the federal government's top procurement officials talk all things vehicles and provide some insights into how companies should think about them.
Opinion
DOD's huge cloud vehicle should open doors to innovation
Each bidder may be on the potential $9 billion contract, but their competition for work will be fierce and fuel advancements in battlefield tech.
Companies
The uncertainty of inflation and its impact on federal spending
A recession may seem like a certainty but when and if it hits is anyone's guess, which complicates any federal budget forecast.
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