Pentagon unveils first of two solicitations for its next big cloud contract
Pentagon unveils first of two solicitations for its next big cloud contract
Contracts
Musk should testify about overstated savings from DHS contract cancellations, Democrats argue
The Government Accountability Office reported that contract terminations pushed by the Department of Government Efficiency yielded a net of $92 million — much less than the Homeland Security Department’s public report of as much as $10.5 billion in potential savings.
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SSA launches IT services contract recompete
Self-service and artificial intelligence technologies are a priority area for the Social Security Administration in this iteration of the contract that counts CGI Federal, Leidos and Peraton as primes.
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DHS gives Anduril a second shot at counter-drone contract track
The Homeland Security Department agrees to re-evaluate Anduril’s bid for the $1.5 billion vehicle's product portion.
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How Steampunk's design intelligence focus stood out to MetroStar
This framework for building digital and technical offerings for federal agencies will greatly shape the combined company's future, MetroStar Systems CEO Ali Mouchehri tells us.
Companies
Xpect Solutions buys Amivero to bulk up AI, automation capabilities
The deal bulks up Xpect's national security portfolio, as the NewSpring-backed company builds out its mission tech stack.
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Former CISA employee pleads guilty to defrauding government with secret contractor jobs
Prosecutors say Richeline Fung secretly held contractor jobs tied to six agencies and claimed up to 33-hour workdays while working full time for the federal cyber agency.
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House panel subpoenas Oracle heads over VA health record overhaul’s ballooning costs
The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee voted 19-0 to subpoena Oracle Chairman and Co-founder Larry Ellison and Oracle CEO Mike Sicilia after VA announced plans to boost its contract with the tech giant by $17 billion.
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Three tribally owned firms land $400M Air Force Pacific advisory deal
Cherokee Nation Government Solutions, SSE BB&E JV and KIRA Services will compete for task orders spanning Hawaii, Guam, Japan, Alaska and Wake Island through 2031.
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When the government blackballs your sub, CICA is no help
A dismissed protest shows how little recourse subs have when an agency knocks them out of a teaming agreement.
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Industry offers government a playbook for handling OneGov expirations
Some deals offering federal agencies significantly discounted access to software are set to expire at the end of the month.
Companies
A subset of the tech talent supply crunch to watch out for
Forward-deployed engineers are the ones who consistently translate artificial intelligence deployments into documented results and not enough of them are senior enough, a new study says.
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DISA sends mixed signals on combatant command network migration
After a protest, two RFIs, and a one-day comment window, the path forward is still unclear.
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Shutdown threat possibly lifted as House passes stopgap spending bill
The measure gives Congress more time to reach a deal on a comprehensive spending package for fiscal 2027.
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SBA’s size standard rewrite draws angry, frustrated comments
Critics say the rule would turn the small business program into a marketplace dominated by the biggest players.
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CMS taps Mathematica, Deloitte to improve effectiveness of its healthcare models
An agency spokesperson said the four-year Learning Insights for Action project “will enable CMS to efficiently target resources across models with varying periods of performance and support cross-model learning.”
Opinion
Mixed signals on acquisition are creating a confused market
The market will adapt to change but there is too much uncertainty and confusion about the direction and pace of that change, writes Stan Soloway, former president of the Professional Services Council.
Contracts
Army picks Dragonfly payload system for spectrum sensing
Research Innovations will provide and maintain the ruggedized sensors under a nearly $100 million, five-year contract.
Opinion
Evaluating contract bids with AI? Prepare to be challenged.
A $450M bid protest over an alleged AI hallucination is a preview of what's coming for every agency using AI in source selection, writes David Smalley with defense AI firm Seekr.
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