Digital Government
Pentagon's $10 Billion JEDI Contract Clears One Protest; Second Protest Pending
A subsequent bid protest filed by IBM remains up in the air for the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud contract.
Emerging Tech
The Pentagon is Spending Big on RFID Tech
The military is spending millions on RFID to track supplies, vehicles and other shipments, and recently exercised a second option on a $102 million RFID contract.
Modernization
GSA to Expand Beyond Phones for Mobility Solutions
The updated special item number will include mobile security, app development and vetting and more, instead of just carriers and devices.
Digital Government
Defense Experts Take Issue With Reps.’ Request for IG Investigation into JEDI
The Pentagon’s JEDI procurement continues to stir controversy.
Digital Government
DISA Only Wants Tailored Pitches from Vendors
A Pentagon official said DISA doesn’t want to hear about how your solution worked for industry. If you don’t have a unique pitch for DISA, don’t bother.
Modernization
DISA Prepping Three Contracts to Manage All Its Mobility Services
The military’s IT office plans to award all three contracts for mobile services and content management—classified and unclassified—before the end of fiscal 2019.
Modernization
Postal Inspector General Needs Email Security Services by January
The Postal Service’s internal watchdog is looking for a cloud-based email authentication service to meet a Homeland Security mandate.
Modernization
Microsoft Commits to Defense Work While Attempting to Soothe Employees
Microsoft firmly committed to supporting the U.S. military but could shift employees who have ethical concerns about some projects to other work.
Modernization
Pentagon Announces Major Changes to Its Other Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Contract
The Defense Department’s partnership with the General Services Administration leads to a rethought Defense Enterprise Office Solutions competition.
Modernization
Air Force Turns to GSA For $5.5 Billion Next-Gen IT Contract
The 2GIT contract will replace the Air Force’s NETCENTS-2 vehicle and will be open to all government buyers.
Cybersecurity
DOD Invests $34 Million in Hack the Pentagon Expansion
The new contract adds a third vendor and allows agencies to tap pre-vetted hackers throughout a product’s life cycle.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Federal Managers Support CDM More Than Implementers
Tech implementers are far less likely to consider the Homeland Security Department’s cyber program effective than their managers—either in its current or final form.
Emerging Tech
DHS Funds Tech That Lets Emergency Vehicles Talk to Nearby Cars
The goal is to avoid collisions.
Modernization
Congressmen Call for IG Investigation into JEDI Cloud Contract
The Pentagon’s war cloud procurement could face more scrutiny.
Cybersecurity
CYBERCOM Seeks an Integrator for its Cyber Training Environment
The integrator will pull together disparate parts of the cyber training environment being built by other contractors.
Modernization
NSA Finalizes $6.7 Billion in Classified Tech Contracts
After two years, the NSA finished rebidding its “Groundbreaker” program and is beginning work on a secretive new set of communications contracts.
Digital Government
GSA Hopes eBuy Transparency Will Lead To More Competition, Not More Protests
A select group of buyers will be posting their award information on FedBizOpps during the one-year pilot.
Ideas
Are GSA’s Bold Data Management and Transparency Moves the Right Moves?
The General Services Administration's hunt for an agency-specific entity identifier conflicts with the Office of Management and Budget's push for a governmentwide data strategy.
Modernization
Microsoft, Amazon CEOs Stand By Defense Work After Google Bails on JEDI
The leaders of two contenders for the Pentagon’s JEDI cloud contract sounded off on Google’s decision not to bid.
Digital Government