Acquisition
GSA imagines new small business GWAC
GSA sketched out its initial ideas for a new small business governmentwide contracting vehicle to replace Alliant 2 SB.
Acquisition
NASA doesn't know what's on its network
According to an oversight report, the space agency can't provide an accurate count of the number of contractor-owned devices connected to its networks.
Modernization
SDN and the post-COVID office
In the post-pandemic environment, the software-defined network capabilities of the General Services Administration's next-generation telecom contract could be important, said an agency official.
Acquisition
STARS III deadline draws near
The STARS II small business contract proved so popular that its ceiling value has been extended several times, but the General Services Administration is ready for its successor.
Acquisition
DOD's China-tech waiver targets high-volume buys, excludes major weapons systems
Nearly three-fourths of what the Defense Department buys will be temporarily exempt from the government-wide Huawei ban.
Acquisition
Engineering hurdles to clear ahead of tech 're-shoring'
The Trump administration has national security concerns when it comes to foreign dominance in microelectronics, but research and engineering advances are needed as a precursor to new policy, a top official said.
Modernization
U.S. imposes new restrictions on Huawei, semiconductor industry
The Department of Commerce is tightening rules targeting the Chinese telecom's supply chain around computer processing chips and restricting sales of chips made with U.S. technology.
Acquisition
Extend Section 3610 of the CARES Act
Without an extension to the legislation that compensates federal contractors unable to work because of pandemic-related facility closures, more people would lose their jobs, more companies could fold and the government could lose access to highly experienced and skilled members of their workforce who are critical to supporting national security, defense and other federal mission areas.
Modernization
DHS gets mixed reviews on IT modernization
The agency is seeing uneven results on two of its most important efforts, cloud migration and data center consolidation, according to a new agency watchdog report.
Modernization
CBP expects cloud management contract next year
Border agency looks to early next year for cloud integration services contract.
Acquisition
DOD eyes large COVID payments for contractors
Ellen Lord, the Defense Department's chief buyer, said the organization is considering lump-sum payments for COVID-19 claims rather than negotiating contract-by-contract.
Acquisition
Huawei ban looms for contractors
Federal contractors are still facing uncertainty about new rules to get rid of Chinese-made gear.
Modernization
Extra time for JEDI redo
The Defense Department requested an extension to a stay in a lawsuit before announcing any revisions to the award in the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud deal.
Acquisition
Lawmakers push for border tech assessment
Legislation would have the Department of Homeland Security assess its border security technologies and consider new ones.
Acquisition
Army extends software contracts under ITES
The Army's enterprise software office extends a multiple award contract.
Acquisition
TVA rescinds plans to fire tech workers
The federally owned power company called the plan to fire workers and outsource IT operations as a "disappointing misstep" after the president blasted the move.
Acquisition
Lawmakers push back on STARS shutoff date
Changes the GSA made to one of its most popular governmentwide small business set-aside acquisition vehicles draws congressional scrutiny.
Acquisition
Trump fires TVA chairman over IT outsourcing
The federally owned power company is rethinking plans to fire its internal IT staff and shift to managed services in light of Trump's intervention and a new executive order on federal contracting.
Modernization
DOD 'on schedule' for August JEDI announcement
The Defense Department's CIO Dana Deasy said a re-announcement of the embattled cloud contract should come by the end of August.
Acquisition
DHS seeks permanent flexible acquisition authorities
Temporary acquisition authorities that aid the Department of Homeland Security in getting innovative commercial technologies and goods in response to the COVID-19 crisis should be lasting tools in the department's acquisition toolbox, the agency's top acquisition official told a Senate panel.
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