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Inside the IRS push for digital transformation

IRS employees at an Austin, Texas processing center must still sort through heaps of paper documents. But digitization tools are being powered on to help.

Accenture captures $1.6B Air Force cloud contract

The company will act as a reseller for cloud offerings and provide enterprise-scale software management services.

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Air Force admits oversight in group of $12.5B contract awards

Two companies were erroneously omitted from the list of winners for the network modernization program.

Space Force expands Sev1Tech's network connectivity contract

This new $188 million follow-on contract tasks Sev1Tech to expand the network to more locations.

Army's ITES-4H contract hit by more challenges

Ten companies are now contesting the evaluation process, which will delay awards for the $10 billion commercial IT product vehicle.

Nonprofit awarded $950M Navy contract to boost submarine production

BlueForge Alliance, founded by a pair of Texas A&M professors, will focus on improving the submarine industrial base.

First protest hits $12.5B Air Force network infrastructure contract

Company challenges the evaluation of its proposal which was deemed technically unacceptable.

Air Force picks 8 for $5.4B combat forces support recompete

Air Force leaders set up this procurement to include all of the support needed for countering adversarial threats.

DHS gets moving on awards for $10B commodity IT contract

Block one involves who the Homeland Security Department has chosen for the value-added reseller category of FirstSource III.

NASA embraces its role in shaping the space economy

Deputy Associate Administrator Casey Swails outlined the agency's plans for a sustainable presence on the moon, advanced aeronautics and industry partnerships at our most recent Power Breakfast.

Air Force consolidates missile program management offices

The creation of a new Ballistic Missile Systems Directorate follows the cancellation of a $12 billion systems integration contract tied to a nuclear replacement program.

Some OASIS+ Small Business protests dismissed, others continue

The results of these challenges have been mixed as the General Services Administration will re-evaluate some proposals and other companies are taking it to a full ruling.

CIA looks to fast track AI adoption through cloud contract

A CIA official said the agency is working with the five recipients of its Commercial Cloud Enterprise contract to “get commercial [large language models] up into our high-side environments.”

GSA further details its plan for Ascend cloud program

Software-as-a-service vendors and providers of cloud-related IT professional services are who the General Services Administration wants to hear from now.

USAID chooses 9 for $5B global stability support recompete

Iteration number six of the so-called SWIFT program continues work directly tied to the U.S. Agency for International Development's presence in conflict-prone regions.

FDA chooses 5 for $500M data analytics pact

These awards take place two years after the Food and Drug Administration unveiled a modernization plan focused on centering everything it does around data.

DOJ suit claims Georgia Tech ‘knowingly failed’ to meet cyber standards for DOD contracts

The Justice Department has joined onto a whistleblower lawsuit filed by two senior staffers on Georgia Tech’s cybersecurity compliance team that was filed in 2022.