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The success of the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft is a needed reminder that we can do hard things.

DynCorp continues battle for $700M intelligence contract

DynCorp International is now into round three of protests over a $700 million Army intelligence contract that went to CACI International nearly 15 months ago.

NIH to reconsider rejected bids for CIO-SP3 on-ramp

Less than a handful of companies whose bids were rejected for the $20 billion CIO-SP3 on-ramp are back in the running.

Special Operations Command moves ahead on $600M analytics contract

The window is closing for companies to participate in a $600 million competition to help Special Operations Command build a global analytics platform.

Accenture secures $328M VA loan modernization contract

Accenture Federal Services claims a $328 million Veterans Affairs contract to modernize applications supporting VA's Loan Guaranty Service.

Agencies lean on contracts without competition to meet COVID response needs

More than half of all contracts agencies awarded to address the COVID-19 pandemic were not through a competition, but GAO warns that competition can still net benefits even in a crisis.

More protests hit $400M FDA contract

The incumbent plus three more companies are protesting their elimination from a $400 million contract to support the Food and Drug Administration's regulatory efforts.

GAO rejects claim of ambiguous solicitation terms

A company argued that a solicitation contained vague and ambiguous terms. But the Government Accountability Office says the document was clear when read as a whole.

NOAA faces protests against $2.1B contract

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's vehicle for modernizing its IT operations has been hit with a group protests of bidders who failed to win spots on the contract.

CenturyLink expands portfolio for public sector leader

CenturyLink has expanded the responsibilities of its public sector chief David Young by adding another business to his portfolio.

DISA looks to establish RFID database

The Defense Information Systems Agency wants a new radio frequency identification database to help it track equipment and property.

Mistakes sunk CenturyLink's claim of unequal treatment

CenturyLink argued it was treated unfairly when the Commerce Department rejected its EIS task order bid but that the agency accepted Verizon's when both companies made similar mistakes. But sometimes size matters.

Deloitte wants back in on $400M FDA competition

Deloitte has filed a protest after being eliminated from the competition for a $400 million Food and Drug Administration contract to support regulatory enforcement activities.

GSA offers guidance for looming telecom equipment ban compliance

With just a few weeks left to meet the legislative deadline, GSA is offering some guidance to contractors on how to comply with the ban on using telecommunications equipment from certain manufacturers out of China.

Redo in the works for $5.5B IT product buy

The General Services Administration Air Force are amending the solicitation for the $5.5 billion 2GIT hardware and software contract.

DynCorp loses protest over mismatched 'CAGE' codes

DynCorp International submitted its examples of its own work as part of its bid for a $180 million contract but the Army rejected that proposal because the CAGE codes didn't match.

E3/Sentinel creates new COO position

E3/Sentinel has created a chief operating officer position and hired a nearly two-decade market veteran for the role.

Could this GAO decision signal broader use of LPTA?

The Government Accountability Office defended one agency's use of LPTA criteria in awarding an EIS task order, which could clear the way for more similar contracts to buy commercial services.

Human capital lessons from COVID-19 and social justice movements

At our next WT Power Breakfast virtual event, we'll take a deep dive into two events that are reshaping the market -- the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice movements spawned by the killing of George Floyd.

General Dynamics, ManTech challenge State award to Northrop

General Dynamics and ManTech are pushing back on a $254.9 million State Department cyber contract won by Northrop Grumman.