Acquisition

The knowns and unknowns of a second Trump administration

Some priorities such as cyber and artificial intelligence are likely not changing, but we will watch the transition for what else might impact government contractors.

Groundswell challenges Army's award of business system consolidation contract

In its protest at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Groundswell is questioning how the Army stuck with long-time incumbent Accenture Federal Services for the project.

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US charges 6 for conspiring to defraud agencies through IT contracting schemes

The charges are the first in an ongoing Department of Justice investigation into “IT manufacturers, distributors and resellers” that sell to the government.

DOD plans $1.4B sole source extension for Leidos on health care record

MHS Genesis needs about three years to move to the cloud before a sustainment contract for the Defense Department's massive health record system can be put out for bid, officials said.

ODNI told to redo financial management contract

The Government Accountability Office looked at Guidehouse's protest against the award and found inconsistencies in how proposals were evaluated for this contract that supports the entire intelligence community.

FBI’s Carahsoft raid comes amid allegations of price-fixing

The leading IT reseller is in the middle of an ongoing False Claims Act case involving multiple vendors.

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FBI raids government IT and cyber contractor Carahsoft

The FBI confirmed the raid but declined to provide further details.

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House lawmaker presses DOD to exclude Chinese display companies from military contracts

BOE Technology Group and Tianma Microelectronics would be added to the DOD’s 1260H restriction list.

GSA further details its plan for Ascend cloud program

Software-as-a-service vendors and providers of cloud-related IT professional services are who the General Services Administration wants to hear from now.

US intelligence agencies eye closer partnerships with private sector

The efforts include a new partnership-focused office, engagement goals for employees and efforts to make information more accessible, a top intelligence official said Tuesday.

DOJ suit claims Georgia Tech ‘knowingly failed’ to meet cyber standards for DOD contracts

The Justice Department has joined onto a whistleblower lawsuit filed by two senior staffers on Georgia Tech’s cybersecurity compliance team that was filed in 2022.

Army unveils draft for $10B software development competition

The Army has doubled the maximum number of awardees from its prior intent and shed some more light on how the downselect could work.

Treasury’s funding request for IRS cloud tech far outpaces other civilian agencies, report says

Treasury’s request is the largest out of a combined federal civilian total of almost $9 billion for cloud-related programs in their fiscal year 2025 IT budget requests.

ServiceNow parts with president and public sector head after internal probe 

The software vendor indicated it violated company policy in the hiring of former Army CIO Raj Iyer on the heels of a large contract award.

FedRAMP unveils new framework for prioritizing emerging tech

The cloud security program’s new Emerging Technology Prioritization Framework spells out new processes and guidance for cloud services providers specifically offering AI-based capabilities.

Alliant 3's final solicitation hits the streets

Companies have four months to work on their bids for one of six dozen spots on this "Anything IT Anywhere” vehicle for all of government.