Contracts
GSA chooses 9 for $919M supply chain monitoring software pact
The General Services Administration designed this blanket purchase agreement for other agencies to acquire tools that can help them vet suppliers and monitor for other risks to supply chains.
Contracts
Billions are on the line as DOGE, GSA increase scrutiny
A new analysis by TechnoMile looks at how exposed the General Services Administration's top 10 consulting firms could be, based on unexercised contract ceiling across three major spending categories.
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IBM contract for overseas cyber assistance canned amid USAID shutdown
The foreign aid agency — a prime target of President Donald Trump’s agenda to eliminate perceived government waste — declared cybersecurity an economic development issue in 2021.
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Trump administration asks agencies to cull consultants
A memo dated Wednesday asks agencies to review their contracts with 10 of the “highest paid” companies.
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IBM wins $930M federal employee travel system contract
The General Services Administration expects 124 civilian agencies to transition to the new system by June 2027.
Opinion
How agencies can use fiscal year-end funds to drive transformation
End-of-year spending can support meaningful investments that sustain momentum and amplify ongoing efforts, writes IBM's Terry Halverson.
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Army chooses bundling to recompete billions in professional services, IT vehicles
The future Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services contract is being designed to bring staff augmentation and technology support from industry into one procurement.
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US taps IBM for 5-year contract to boost European, Eurasian allies’ cyber posture
Officials are concerned that a lack of institution building in such nations will allow digital adversaries to gain a larger foothold in allied countries’ networks.
Companies
IBM wins $279M USCIS application development job
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency is looking to further iterate E-Verify, the programs that check an individual's eligibility for employment and benefits.
Companies
How IBM blends AI and cyber for its federal clients
Artificial intelligence is one of the main priorities of Big Blue's corporate strategy and cybersecurity is a critical part of that.
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IBM prevails in fight for $100M Navy HR contract
The Navy gets affirmation of its choice of Big Blue for a project to consolidate and transform the branch's human resources applications.
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IBM awarded $576M DOD chip manufacturing contract
The 10-year contract tasks Big Blue to build a secure enclave for semiconductor development and shoring up supply chains.
Contracts
Veterans Affairs starts to preview intake services recompete
An industry day is on the schedule to hear about the next iteration of this contract geared toward making VA a paperless claims processing environment.
Opinion
First CHIPS Act award signals start of U.S. semiconductor push
The Commerce Department chose a major defense hardware maker as recipient number one of CHIPS For America grant money, which certainly will go across multiple industries that are of importance to public sector.
Opinion
Where IBM's protest over financial requirements fell short
A newly-released bid protest ruling details how the Veterans Affairs Department wants to look at bidders' liquidity ratios for a supply chain modernization contract.
Contracts
IBM loses attempt to change VA supply chain modernization contract evaluation
In this unsuccessful protest, Big Blue argued that the Veterans Affairs Department's approach restricted competition.
Companies
HiddenLayer closes $50M Series A capital raise
Booz Allen Hamilton's venture capital fund is among the investors in this one-year-old startup that focuses on defending artificial intelligence systems.
Contracts
Army turns to OTA to revamp its ERP systems
IBM, Accenture and Groundswell are building prototypes for a new Army enterprise resource planning system to consolidate and reengineer processes for finance, human resources and other business functions.
Podcasts
WT 360: IBM's blueprint for making a bigger impact across public sector
Susan Wedge from IBM Consulting and Mark Johnson of IBM detail how what Big Blue does and what it wants to do for U.S. government agencies feeds into the corporation's larger vision.
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