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Navy starts the bidding for $4B shipboard network recompete
Companies can now start getting their proposals together in pursuit of a place on a Navy $4.1 billion contract to continuously upgrade the products and systems supporting shipboard networks.
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Five firms to vie for $250M in Navy aircrew tech supply work
The Navy makes awards on a $250 million contract covering the development of electronic warfare simulation and radar systems for aircrews.
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DISA greenlights GDIT for identity management production
This new $162 million agreement means General Dynamics IT will bring its identity, credential and access management solution into production to secure access to Defense Department applications.
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First protest hits $1.4B DHA workforce support award
Booz Allen Hamilton is crying foul after being left off the Defense Health Agency's selection of winners for a $1.4 billion vehicle focused on the workforce.
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AT&T expands FEMA telecom footprint through $167M in awards
AT&T is touting a series of task orders that designate it as the Federal Emergency Management Agency's single integrated communications provider and lead partner for network modernization efforts.
Companies
Leidos scores another multi-billion dollar takeaway
The Government Accountability Office rejects Science Applications International Corp.'s challenge of a $2.5 billion NASA award to Leidos, who now has yet another large takeaway win on the board.
Opinion
11 tips for teaming with prime contractors
There are plenty of pitfalls and possible mistakes when you form partnerships. Here's a guide for what to do and what to avoid.
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Space Force will have to defend $700M award
Space Force must now further explain why it picked Booz Allen Hamilton over both the incumbent and another challenger for a $678 million contract to support remote sensing efforts.
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3 more companies added to NASA's $6B spacecraft vehicle
NASA finalizes awards in the second on-ramp round for its $6 billion contract to more quickly buy spacecraft and related components.
Companies
AT&T takes second piece of DISA telephony program
AT&T can claim victories in both major pieces of a Defense Information Systems Agency program for broad telephony services across the U.S. military’s various combatant command regions.
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10 picked for $500M CMS agile delivery effort
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services taps 10 companies for a $500 million blanket purchase agreement to use agile technology delivery to improve the quality of care.
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How do you bring more tech to soldiers? Army Futures Command wants to know
A new sources sought notice from the Army Futures Command wants feedback on how to get leading-edge technologies to ground soldiers: including 5G, more sensors, and better protection from chemical and biological weapons.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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