Trade group warns of contractor workforce shortfall over vaccine mandate

A Professional Services Council (PSC) committee has forecasted potential workforce issues and billions of dollars in lost IT spend as the White House battles legal challenges to enforce a vaccine mandate for federal contractors.

Biden taps former USAF buyer to lead DOD acquisition

The White House has nominated former Air Force acquisition chief William LaPlante to be the Pentagon’s top buyer.

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Building confidence is key to winning State's $8B EVOLVE contract

To win a spot on the State Department's $8 billion EVOLVE contract, bidders must work on building their customer's confidence.

How inflation & supply chain problems hang over federal spending

Contractors face uncertainties driven by inflation, supply chain disruptions, and unresolved budget issues, according to the Professional Services Council's annual Vision Forecast.

Justice starts to create new $675M asset forfeiture support contract

The Justice Department has begun to develop the recompete of a $675 million contract to support asset forfeiture operations with a new sources sought notice out and industry day on the calendar.

Bowhead pushes for $212M Army contract

Bowhead Mission Solutions is continuing its push for a $211.7 million contract to support fielding, training and logistics efforts by the Army.

General Dynamics adds more arguments in fight for $2.7B DHS cloud contract

General Dynamics IT puts more arguments forward on why they and not Peraton should have won a $2.7 billion Homeland Security cloud migration contract.

Opinion

Failure to Launch: Why CMMC requirements will trip up the defense industrial base

The road to cyber compliance is bumpy and many contractor are bound to fail. Here's why and what you can do to protect your organization.

NIH told to rework solicitation for $50B CIO-SP4 IT contract

The National Institutes of Health will have to change some requirements in the potential $50 billion CIO-SP4 IT products and services contract after a ruling against how the agency treated mentor-protege joint ventures.

Protests pay off for small biz bidders on this $800M Army contract

Three small business bidders on a $800 million information systems engineering vehicle had to wait a year after their protests were dismissed, but their patience has paid off.

Special Operations Command previews $150M financial management support contract

The U.S. Special Operations Command has released a draft solicitation for a $150 million contract to acquire professional services in support of Socom's financial management operations.

PAE loses last shot at FBI name database

PAE’s run at a nearly $50 million FBI contract that has been mired in protests for most of the year may have finally reached a conclusion after the company's second protest was rejected.

PROJECT 38: What to do now that operational tech is a cyber target too

Information technology has long been both an enabler of and disruption to business operations, but what of the world of operational technology that controls industrial equipment and processes? In this episode of Project 38, Forescout public sector executive Tim Jones takes our Ross Wilkers through the intersection of cyber and OT.

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What you need to know as DOJ steps up enforcement of cybersecurity protocols

The Justice Department has launched its Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative and even the most compliant government contractor needs to pay attention to what DOJ is saying and where it is focusing.

How the judge took apart Blue Origin's lunar lander lawsuit

Blue Origin’s decision to not appeal a federal judge’s ruling against the company in its lawsuit over the NASA next-generation lunar lander contract looks more apparent now that the decision is public. The judge was not too keen on how Blue Origin went about its case.

EPA releases draft of $250M small biz IT contract

The Environmental Protection Agency has released the draft solicitation for a $250 million contract to acquire a variety of information management services from small businesses.

Life under continuing resolutions might continue for years

An endless cycle of continuing resolutions sounds familiar by now to the government market, and it might reach a new level of endlessness in the current climate. But that does not necessarily equate to a bad business environment for contractors as one of their top voices sees it.

White House releases 'vision' for president's management agenda

The coming president's management agenda will stress the federal workforce, customer service user experience and equity as well as a push to build capacity in financial management and improve acquisition.

Are better debriefings driving down protests?

The official yearly bid protest report shows a steady decline in cases and regarding the Defense Department, some in Congress believe DOD's enhanced debriefing process might be the reason.

GSA announces $150M in Federal Citizen Services Fund projects

The Technology Transformation Services is using $150 million in the American Rescue Plan to fund 14 citizen-facing digital service projects.