Emerging Tech
Library of Congress Looks to Spend up to $450M on IT and Software Contract Work
The agency is looking for the contracted work to utilize an agile model.
Digital Government
Pentagon on Track to Award $9 Billion Cloud Contract in December
The Pentagon’s Chief Information Officer said the multi-cloud, multi-vendor JWCC contract will be awarded “in about a month.”
Emerging Tech
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.
Digital Government
IRS Seeks New Enterprise File Storage System
As part of the agency’s ongoing modernization efforts, it issued a request for information for a new enterprise file storage system
Digital Government
DARPA Kicks Off Prep for $1B Contract
Work is underway on the recompete of this technical services vehicle that supports research efforts.
Emerging Tech
Judge Declines to Halt Booz Allen's EverWatch Acquisition
This antitrust case remains an unusual event in the government technology and services landscape.
Emerging Tech
TMF Announces $36.4M in Awards
The Army, the Office of Personnel Management and the Federal Housing Authority are the latest recipients of awards from the Technology Modernization Fund.
Artificial Intelligence
The U.S. Military Is Buying Electric Jet-ski Robots
Tests will see whether battery-powered personal watercraft can help with search-and-rescue
Policy
Senate bill looks to software licensing for cost savings
A follow-on to the Megabyte Act of 2016 would give agencies new requirements for enterprise software licensing.
Emerging Tech
Microsoft Challenges Intelligence Agency's $1B Task Order to Amazon
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency went down the sole-source route, which of course led to a protest.
Defense
CACI-led team wins $5.7B Air Force enterprise IT pact
Wave number one of the branch's "Enterprise IT as a Service" effort seeks to push more basic IT functions out to industry.
Modernization
Industry Awaits Potential Congressional Resolution to 'Extremely Difficult' Procurement Process
Though the AGILE Procurement Act faces several rounds of votes before it can be enacted, experts view it as a step in the right direction.
Digital Government
Survey: Security Continues to be Major Factor for DevOps Platforms
Shifting left and other security measures are an important part of the development process and an increasing number of respondents are or intend to utilize this practice.
Emerging Tech
SAIC Lands $319M Kessel Run Program to Improve Air Force C2 Systems
Falconer Air Operations Center Weapon System Sustainment contract lets SAIC leverage its cloud and command-and-control expertise and expand its footprint with the Air Force.
Digital Government
GSA Sketches Out Timeline for Alliant 3's First Glimpse
The General Services Administration's updates for industry include timing for Alliant 3 as well as a higher ceiling for the current Alliant program.
Emerging Tech
The U.S. Army Is Hunting For More Soldier-Connected Tech
A recent solicitation calls for soldier-centered networking and information technology that will link existing and prototype technologies together.
Digital Government
The Pentagon’s Plan to Speed Up Software Buying for Weapons Systems
The DOD’s dedicated software acquisition pathway is nearly two years old, and is already being used by a few dozen programs.
Modernization
Senate Committee Approves AGILE Procurement Act for IT and Communications Tech
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs advanced the AGILE Act of 2022 in an effort to help improve the federal government’s IT procurement process.
Acquisition
Lawmakers push Biden for an order to root out dark money from federal contractors
A group of lawmakers want the White House to issue an executive order requiring large federal contractors to disclose their political spending – but not everyone is in support of the idea.
Acquisition