Contracts

Groundswell claims the Army wanted Accenture to win the $1B EBS-C competition

Groundswell's lawsuit alleges the evaluation process was changed midstream to favor Accenture's U.S. federal arm for the contract to consolidate several Army business and logistics systems.

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Marine Corps picks 10 for $164M installation command support contract

Nine new companies are joining a program that supports at least 31,000 personnel across the world.

Contracts

Space Force awards 12 seats on 'Hemisphere' advisory contract

The service branch hires a pool of companies to help it manage all phases of program lifecycles that include technology development and anomaly resolution, among others.

Companies

ManTech stands up defense advisory board

This is the company's second such panel of former government officials tasked to help guide strategies with a certain client set.

Podcasts

WT 360: How the defense industrial base can improve its readiness

Jerry McGinn, executive director of the Baroni Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University, goes over how the U.S. industrial base has responded before and the path forward for future responses.

Contracts

Leidos captures new weapons systems supply support contract

The $93 million award aims to reduce the timelines and costs of repairs and future investments.

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LMI to bring AI tools to Army acquisitions

The potential $47.6 million contract calls on LMI will use its LIGER solution to build acquisition tools for the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering, and software.

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CACI’s protest of $100M Navy award rejected

The decision clears the way for Serco Inc. to move ahead on the contract that involves total force and other management initiatives.

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Industry seeks more clarity on final CMMC rule

The cybersecurity certification will move forward even as companies continue to have questions about what defines controlled but unclassified information, cloud services and other requirements.

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DOD plans $1.4B sole source extension for Leidos on health care record

MHS Genesis needs about three years to move to the cloud before a sustainment contract for the Defense Department's massive health record system can be put out for bid, officials said.

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DARPA details its reach into private investing networks

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency especially wants to hear from angel investors, family offices, venture capital firms and private equity.

Companies

RTX will pay almost $1B for defrauding DOD, allegedly bribing Qatari official

That’s on top of the $200 million levied in August for illegal exports to China and elsewhere.

Contracts

Army starts to create SATCOM-as-a-service contract

The service branch wants to create a satellite communications marketplace that leans on commercial-style purchasing for global coverage.

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BigBear books $165M award to proceed on Army automation program

The company will proceed to full production as part of this effort to consolidate a dozen legacy force management systems into a singular view.

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DIA previews small biz on-ramp for $17B vehicle

The Defense Intelligence Agency originally chose 16 companies for this global support contract in 2019.

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NATO aims to publish its own commercial space strategy next year

The alliance document will resemble—but not duplicate—the Pentagon’s own recent plan.

Breaking News Contracts

CMMC's final rule has now landed

Several other regulatory steps and Congress' 60-day period to review the defense industrial base's new cybersecurity standard still loom before it takes effect.

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Air Force awards global transport platform-as-a-service contract

The mystery winner of this classified contract will provide forward-deployed personnel with secure access to multiple networks and communication channels.

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Industry ‘hamstrung’ by Space Force-intel community’s turf war

Commercial firms say NGA-centric acquisition can’t move fast enough to help combatant commands or foster innovation.