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IOT cyber rule covering federal buyers about to take effect
A December deadline looms for agencies to implement cybersecurity requirements for Internet of Things devices.
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Introducing the 2022 Fast 50
Washington Technology's latest ranking of the government market's fastest -growing small businesses based on their revenue over a five-year timeframe.
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More protest troubles loom over CIO-SP4
Debriefings are underway with companies who did not get through phase one of the competition for the $50 billion IT vehicle.
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FCC will launch new space bureau
The new bureau will help the agency better perform its existing responsibilities and tackle increasing commercial interest in space.
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Bid protests decline for fourth consecutive year
Bid protests issued by federal agencies declined 12% in fiscal 2022.
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Unsuccessful CIO-SP4 bidders may have renewed hopes
The National Institutes of Health's IT acquisition arm will re-evaluate the method it used to narrow the field for the $50 billion IT services vehicle.
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DARPA kicks off prep for $1B contract
Work is underway on the recompete of this technical services vehicle that supports research efforts.
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GSA lifts curtains on the next Alliant contract
Version three of this flagship government-wide technology solutions vehicle is now ready for industry to read and comment on.
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Judge declines to halt Booz Allen's EverWatch acquisition
This antitrust case remains an unusual event in the government technology and services landscape.
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GSA, DOE look to the private sector for green building tech
The federal government is looking for ways to help commercial buildings transition away from their reliance on fossil fuels while aiming to achieve economy-wide net zero emissions by 2050.
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Fight over $1.5B Commerce IT contract goes to court
Four companies that missed out on an award are taking their protests up a notch.
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White House raises contract spending goals for small disadvantaged businesses
The Office of Management and Budget is directing agencies to award at least 12% of all federal contracting dollars to small disadvantaged businesses in fiscal year 2023.
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IT spend reporting requirements still stuck at halfway point, watchdog finds
The Government Accountability Office report found that agencies failed to disclose approximately $31 billion in fiscal year 2021 investments under the two layers of the Technology Business Management framework that were required.
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VA acquisition workforce are mostly satisfied, despite reported program issues
A large majority of acquisition staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs said in a recent Government Accountability Office survey that they are satisfied in their current positions, despite continued issues with the VA’s acquisition programs.
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Air Force to rethink $5.7B enterprise IT award to CACI
The service will look at conflict-of-interest allegations and how it evaluated proposals for this portion of its Enterprise IT as a Service effort.
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DISA plans further updates to DEOS support notice
The Defense Information Systems Agency is also giving companies more time to submit comments regarding a request for information.
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DOT, SBA and others team up to attract new entrants to the federal market
A new interagency collaboration to promote opportunities for small and disadvantaged businesses featured in the new infrastructure bill is "vital" to federal equity goals, officials said.
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VA owns up to acquisition woes at House hearing
Lawmakers grilled Department of Veterans Affairs officials over a series of significant failures within its acquisition programs and modernization efforts.
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GSA opens Polaris to next set of small-business bidders
The General Services Administration has released the final solicitation for service-disabled and HUBzone small businesses to bid on the Polaris IT vehicle.
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NIST, Google announce chip R&D partnership
The public-private sector collaboration will make industry standard chips available to smaller research entities to encourage semiconductor manufacturing.
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