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Core4ce challenges removal from $1.4B RETS contract competition
The company wants the Government Accountability Office to rule on allegations of a conflict-of-interest involving a competitor for the Defense Department research-and-development vehicle.
Contracts
Where the health IT market is going next
The opportunities can run through the back office, the battlefield and the lab. Learn more at our next Power Breakfast on Oct. 23.
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Air Force cannot fix pricing leak by leaking it to everyone, GAO says
Sharing leaked pricing with all bidders compounded a Procurement Integrity Act violation rather than curing it.
Opinion
How Amy Gilliland remade General Dynamics IT
Her exit announcement was brief and skipped past a decade of transformation. Here is what unfolded over that timeframe.
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Army reopens $50B MAPS contract to small business teams only
The Army’s response to a protest decision bars others from revising their proposals, which could expose the professional services contract to claims of unequal treatment.
Companies
Evercore hires veteran duo to lead defense, aerospace practice
John Song and Jean Stack join the investment bank as senior managing directors after leaving Baird, a competing bank.
Contracts
Fiscal 2027 brings big opportunities, and big challenges
Contract consolidation, a shift to General Services Administration vehicles and proposed size standard changes will reshape the competitive landscape, according to a new Deltek analysis.
Companies
White House targets tech giants with H-1B visa suspension
Vice President J.D. Vance calls Microsoft the "biggest abuser" as the administration freezes new and pending H-1B and PERM applications for eight companies.
Companies
General Dynamics' Novakovic to hand CEO reins over to Deep
On Jan. 1, Phebe Novakovic will become executive chairman of the board of directors for the company she has led since 2013.
Contracts
Tetra Tech loses EPA protest over technician the agency already approved
The Government Accountability Office says an approval under an incumbent contract does not carry over to the compete.
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MAPS protest ruling exposes FAR overhaul’s clause confusion
The Government Accountability Office denied four protests, but also flagged how class deviations from the Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul can muddy solicitations.
Contracts
Veterans Affairs tests the market for Microsoft alternatives
The department is looking at the prices of replacement products for its 540,000-user enterprise stack. But with a short turnaround time, Microsoft likely still has an inside track.
Companies
SAIC buys ISC to bulk up quantum-ready encryption tech
The tuck-in acquisition adds public key infrastructure and credential management tools already embedded across the intelligence community and Defense Department.
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Justice agrees to take another look at $1B asset forfeiture support contract
A joint venture of Amentum and Science Applications International Corp. has two decades of incumbency, but a challenger is questioning the fairness of the Justice Department's evaluation of recompete bids.
Contracts
DISA takes second shot at expanding Leidos' Enclave contract
After a protest sank its first attempt, the Defense Information Systems Agency says two dozen companies responded to a market research notice and only Leidos could do the job.
Contracts
GAO clears the protest deck for $50B Army MAPS vehicle
The watchdog agency five remaining challenges, including a set of four that questioned the self-scoring process and consolidation of requirements for the professional services contract.
Contracts
Trax loses White Sands protest, but judge hits government over AI disclosures
The Army tested an artificial intelligence tool on the $450 million competition, and its outputs reached evaluators and the contracting officer. The government did not provide many details on that until the judge pressed.
Contracts
General Dynamics IT keeps Army field support work with $510M award
The five-year task order covers logistics, sustainment and maintenance of Army command, control, communications, cyber, ISR and medical systems at 190 locations worldwide.
Companies
Serco’s new North America CEO: ‘I want to press the accelerator’
Barbara Supplee is betting that Serco North America's naval engineering, training business and fixed-price track record can help drive faster growth.
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