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GSA unveils new, token-based OneGov discount with OpenAI

OpenAI’s move from offering a flat fee to a usage-based approach comes as agreements with other AI companies like Anthropic and Gemini are set to expire at the end of the month.

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CMMC's Phase 2 suspension locked in with binding regulation

A new class deviation moves the pause on third-party assessments for this security standard from policy to an enforceable rule.

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GSA and CMS continue Medicaid tech vendor collaboration, but its impact is likely limited, experts say

The partnership is part of the broader CMS effort to help states comply with Medicaid work requirements enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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Pentagon unveils first of two solicitations for its next big cloud contract

The hyperscalers can now start working on proposals for their portion of the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability recompete, while a second contract is in-the-works to cover everything else.

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Microsoft Fabric integration platform launches for select federal customers

The platform is now available on a preview basis for Government Community Cloud High environments and is designed to support the needs of agentic AI tools.

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Industry offers government a playbook for handling OneGov expirations

Some deals offering federal agencies significantly discounted access to software are set to expire at the end of the month.

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CMS taps Mathematica, Deloitte to improve effectiveness of its healthcare models

An agency spokesperson said the four-year Learning Insights for Action project “will enable CMS to efficiently target resources across models with varying periods of performance and support cross-model learning.”

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GSA says it’s uncovered ‘record-setting’ $13B in suspected procurement fraud

The White House added General Services Administration fraud estimates to its website that serves as a ledger for suspected fraud across the federal government.

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OneGov savings balloon to over $1.6B as agencies weigh future of AI in contracting

The General Services Administration has already agreed to extend some OneGov deals and is working on brokering new ones, according to an official.

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Palantir’s no-bid pipeline just got bigger

A new $244M Pentagon memo skips the Federal Acquisition Regulation's process for sole-source justifications and urges agencies to find ways to work with the company.

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DISA sets release date for follow-on cloud solicitation

The Defense Information Systems Agency is pushing to expand its $9 billion cloud vehicle beyond the big four hyperscalers.

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How OneGov is changing CACI's contractor role

CEO John Mengucci tells investors the government's direct licensing push means less revenue but more profit for integrators.

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DHS wraps up Oracle's Cumulus cloud contract

The Department of Homeland Security has two more hyperscaler awards to finalize before it can move ahead on a separate competition for this enterprise cloud program.

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Cloudflare to seek DOD IL4 authorization after new FedRAMP, GovRAMP designations

The connectivity cloud giant recently achieved FedRAMP High certification and GovRAMP Moderate authorization.

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Palantir calls on GSA to withdraw draft AI acquisition rule

The stance is more aggressive than that of many groups representing contractors, who told GSA to revise, rather than withdraw, the proposed large language model acquisition rule.

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Contractor alleges Army inappropriately used AI to make $450M contract award

An industry lawyer anticipates more bid protests will likely allege that agencies misused AI in the procurement process but that could be hard to prove if agencies don’t report their use of AI as “high-impact.”

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GSA strikes new OneGov deal with CORAS

“This partnership with CORAS expands the range of AI-enabled capabilities available to agencies as they evaluate solutions that support mission and operational requirements,” according to Federal Acquisition Service acting Commissioner Laura Stanton.

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Pentagon awards Oracle up to $7B in software consolidation deal

The agreement merges Oracle's product and licensing services into one contract, which the Defense Department estimates will result in at least $441 million in savings.

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VA awards Salesforce $1.6B contract for veteran care and services

The contract adds to existing Salesforce deployments for suicide prevention, health care communications and more.

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Acquisition overhaul is providing needed ‘discretion’ for tech adoption, procurement chief says

“If it's not in the FAR, and it doesn't tell you you can't do it, then you should consider it,” Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Kevin Rhodes said.