Contracts

NSA re-awards secret $10 billion contract to Amazon

Amazon Web Services beat out Microsoft for the contract after a bid protest battle.

Contracts

GSA reworking $15B Polaris solicitation

That promise from the General Services Administration led to a dismissed protest, but how extensive the changes are remains to be seen.

Contracts

NGA chooses 5 for $500M services contract

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is being cryptic about the actual work under a $500 million multiple-award contract.

Contracts

Five win seats on $1B Navy audit support contract

The Navy uses this program to improve the way it prepares for having its finances looked over.

Contracts

GSA plans to publish zero trust playbooks

The General Services Administration is focusing on how to take the concept of zero trust into the implementation phase in a series of new playbooks set for release in the coming months, according to a senior IT official.

Contracts

Pentagon reorganizes industrial policy office to shore up defense firms, supply chain

The restructure gives two new deputies to the assistant secretary for industrial policy—and "dissolves" another.

Contracts

DIU sets up shop in Chicago

The Defense Department's tech innovation arm is expanding with a new midwest office.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: A roadmap for avoiding common fallacies on what wins & loses

What really wins and loses in the government market? That simple question leads to other questions on commonly held beliefs and the fuller truths behind them. FedSavvy Strategies’ leader Brian Lindholm breaks them down with our Ross Wilkers in this Project 38 episode.

Contracts

VA developing clearinghouse contract for healthcare transactions

Veterans Affairs wants help in transmitting millions of healthcare transactions to the payer community.

Contracts

L3Harris continues legacy F-18 work for Canada's air force

L3Harris Technologies takes in a $482 million contract extension that continues its 35-year support of Canada's Hornet fighter jet fleet.

Contracts

NASA preps final solicitation for $700M engineering contract

Bidding is expected to start next month for a $700 million NASA engineering services contract supporting a wide range of space flight programs.

Contracts

NASA chooses 6 firms for satellite communications development funds

Awardees are tasked with demonstrating systems and solutions for providing high-rate and high-capacity two-way communications to users.

Contracts

Protest fight over $2B DHA contract enters third round

The Defense Health Agency has now chosen Peraton three times over a $2 billion IT infrastructure contract and also faced protests in each instance, including this latest one.

Contracts

NASA to save mission safety contract for women-owned businesses

NASA expects proposals next week for a safety and mission assurance contract that is reserved for women-owned small businesses.

Contracts

GSA launches AI challenge inspired by pandemic needs

The General Services Administration is looking for contractors to build out federal AI tech in response to COVID-19.

Companies

Coronavirus roundup: The latest on the federal contractors vaccine mandate challenge

There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s a list of this week’s news updates and stories you may have missed.

Contracts

The Army eyes finish line for Microsoft Office 365 migration

Army CIO Raj Iyer said he expects classified and unclassified migrations to wrap up by 2025.

Contracts

Federal procurement featured in new equity action plans

Improving access to federal contracting vehicles and supporting small, disadvantaged businesses are key parts in the equity action plans released by agencies on April 14.

Contracts

Defense companies aren’t seeking reprieve from inflation … yet 

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said the department has not received an “influx” of equitable adjustment requests.