Digital Government
DISA Awards 23 Small Businesses Spots on $7.5B IT Innovation Contract
The restricted pool awards come a year after large business awards, which were subsequently protested.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Looks into Virtual Reality to Prepare Troops for Nuclear War
The tech would let troops run through more exercises more frequently and at less cost than traditional training in the real world.
Emerging Tech
SEC Wants a Subscription for Blockchain Data
The agency is asking for quotes from companies that offer a window into what’s happening on blockchain ledgers.
Emerging Tech
NOAA Wants Hybrid Drones to Patrol the Coast
The agency wants an unmanned system that can fly like a plane but take off and land like a helicopter.
Emerging Tech
The Intelligence Community Wants to Hear Your Cutting-Edge Tech Pitch
ODNI is expanding one of its major vendor outreach programs to speed up adoption of emerging tech and modernize the intelligence community’s IT infrastructure.
Modernization
Watchdog: Poor Oversight Put GSA’s $50B Telecom Transition Over Schedule, Over Budget
The agency hired contractors to help with a smooth transition but ended up spending lots of money for little movement.
Digital Government
The Government’s Historic Spending Spree Continues
Spending data from the Government Accountability Office confirmed last year’s predicted spending spree and early fiscal 2019 data suggests historical spending levels continued.
Modernization
GSA Releases Draft Requirements For Governmentwide E-commerce Pilot
Interested vendors have until Aug. 1 to weigh in on the project, which is expected to officially kick off by the end of the year.
Digital Government
Former HUD Executive Indicted in Procurement Fraud Scheme
Eghbal “Eddie” Saffarinia, former assistant inspector general for IT, allegedly steered contracts to a friend’s company and failed to disclose cash payments.
Digital Government
Agencies Meet Small Business Contract Goals
Eight receive an A+ procurement rating, the Small Business Administration says.
Artificial Intelligence
Pentagon Targets August for JEDI Award
The Defense Department is making its source selection “disconnected” from Oracle’s pending court case.
Emerging Tech
DHS Small Business Innovation Research Awards 1,000th Contract
The Homeland Security Department program celebrated a small business contracting milestone this week.
Cybersecurity
Here's How a Supply Chain Task Force Recommends Avoiding Counterfeit Tech
Federal buyers should help secure supply chains by buying from original manufacturers and authorized resellers.
Digital Government
NASA Managers and Contractors Significantly Lowballed Space Mission Costs, Watchdog Found
Despite cost overruns and schedule delays, the space agency awarded Boeing and Lockheed Martin $200 million in performance awards, GAO noted.
Emerging Tech
Border Patrol Wants Robots that Can Go Underground and Report Back
Homeland Security is looking for innovative robots that can navigate underground tunnels and communicate with headquarters.
Ideas
The Risk Management Framework Is Dead. Long Live the RMF.
A framework is just that: a frame of reference from which to adapt according to your needs and situation.
Modernization
USCIS Wants An Agile, Automated Biometric App Ecosystem
The immigration agency is looking for a vendor to set up a secure development environment that will outlive the contract.
Digital Government
GSA Seeks Industry Feedback in Schedules Consolidation Effort
The agency wants buyers and sellers to weigh in as it works to modernize the Schedules process.
Digital Government
Why the Salesforce Acquisition of Tableau Matters to Government
Salesforce is positioning itself as more of a federal player with its purchase of Tableau.
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