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CMMC suspension caught industry off guard, but the reasons did not
The Pentagon's move to pause the cybersecurity program was a surprise, but the cost and burden concerns behind it have been known for years.
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Protest count hits 10 for Army’s $50B MAPS vehicle
Companies continue to bring up their issues with the solicitation, imperiling the Army’s planned September awards.
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General Dynamics IT challenges DISA's Enclave expansion
GDIT says the Defense Information Systems Agency should have competed the requirement to migrate the combatant commands to the IT environment instead of giving the work to Leidos.
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DOD suspends CMMC Phase 2, launches 60-day ‘reform’ review
Citing prohibitive costs for small and mid-size contractors, the Defense Department will keep Phase 1 self-assessments in place while a new task force studies the cyber and supply chain security program's future.
Companies
Leidos layoff notices hit 305 people in non-customer roles
The reductions, less than 1% of the workforce, targeted indirect positions as the company pushes to reshuffle for efficiency.
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Census Bureau sets industry day as 2030 planning gets underway
The agency is planning a group of multiple-award pacts that would hire small businesses to help with application development and planning for the next census.
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NGA wants ideas for automatically spotting changes in its geospatial data
A commercial solutions opening seeks vendors with ideas on how to flag relevant changes around the world instead of the current manual process.
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Army's $50B MAPS contract hit with wave of protests over evaluation criteria
Seven protesters (so far) are citing scoring ambiguities, tight deadlines and "systemic procurement instability."
Top 100
TOP 100: DLT's new leader bets on distributors as 'orchestrators,' not middlemen
Wendy Welch tells us that pricing volatility, artificial intelligence and the OneGov initiative's push toward more direct agreements with tech names make resellers like Company No. 87 more essential — not less.
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Salesforce’s Missionforce takes the wheel on Air Force fleet management
A new platform gives the 441st VSCOS real-time visibility into 84,000 vehicles as part of a string of recent wins with the Army and Air Force.
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Air Force seeks shared services backbone for ERP systems
A new sources sought notice also asks industry to help shape artificial intelligence requirements for the eventual solicitation.
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DHS' $3B mobile device contract faces protest
Turning Point Global Solutions is disputing Widepoint's incumbent capture of the Cellular Wireless Management Services III award.
Companies
Iridium closes deal to expand air traffic network
The acquisition of Aireon comes as Iridium prepares for its $8 billion takeover by Rocket Lab.
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OPM’s HR systems award clears protest window
None of Oracle’s competitors have filed objections to the $396 million Federal HR 2.0 contract.
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HHS to pit AI vendors against each other in parallel pilots
The Health and Human Services Department wants real operational data across multiple platforms before finalizing its enterprise acquisition approach.
Top 100
42 companies from the 2016 Top 100 are gone. What happened to them?
A decade of mergers, divestitures and shifting priorities has reshaped the federal market. The next 10 years may be just as turbulent.
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GSA floats two-tiered Buy American marketplace on its Advantage platform
A new sources sought notice seeks industry feedback on icons, filtered search results and a new special item number only for original equipment manufacturers.
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GSA’s centralization push is a return to its roots, not just a Trump priority
The General Services Administration's acting acquisition chief says the consolidation drive mirrors the founding mission laid out by the Hoover Commission 77 years ago.
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GSA taking measured approach to SEWP takeover
Continuity is the General Services Administration's top priority as it embeds staff in NASA’s SEWP office to lay groundwork to transfer the $60 billion IT vehicle.
Companies