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Microsoft offers major discounts to government customers in latest ‘OneGov’ deal
The discounts could be worth as much as $3.1 billion in year one, according to the General Services Administration.
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Quantum computers have an isolation problem and DARPA wants to solve it
An emerging contract vehicle will focus on developing the hardware and software needed to get different types of quantum computers to communicate and work together.
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Veterans Affairs chooses 9 for $14B health care transformation recompete
VA described its ideal lineup of teams for this contract as having "combined their reach and collective capabilities to tackle some of VHA’s largest professional service requirements."
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GSA launches pilot to streamline FedRAMP for AI products
The FedRAMP 20x initiative will automate some approvals for what the General Services Administration is calling "conversational AI" if certain security conditions are met.
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Protest hits GSA’s $1-a-year agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic
Ask Sage claims the pacts circumvent federal acquisitions regulations, lack required security authorizations and mislead agencies about actual costs and capabilities.
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GSA, Google reach agreement on Gemini availability and pricing
This pact covering the tech giant's chatbot will also include enterprise search and multimedia generation capabilities.
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GSA seeks ideas on AI's role in procurement overhaul
The General Services Administration is starting out with a broad scope in its newest request for information to industry.
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FAR Council releases changes to 6 sections of acquisition regulation
The White House celebrated the changes as a milestone in its effort to overhaul and simplify the rules surrounding federal buying.
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GSA signs OneGov agreement with Box
Agencies can get discounts upwards of 75% on Box's Enterprise Plus and 65% on Enterprise Advanced under this latest pact between the General Services Administration and a commercial software provider.
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GSA, Amazon sign onto new centralized cloud pact
The General Services Administration's newest agreement under its OneGov procurement strategy also includes education and training services for employees on how to use the cloud-based tools.
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OpenAI to give federal agencies ChatGPT access at $1 per year
The General Services Administration signs this new OneGov pact to help agencies adopt advanced artificial intelligence tools as part of the Trump administration’s push for AI leadership.
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Docusign discounts prices on software across government until 2027
The discounts cover two key software lines for all federal agencies.
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Pentagon halts $15B Advana recompete draft solicitation
DOD was previously looking to bring in new vendors to support its Advana data-analytics platform through a potential 10-year, $15 billion Advancing Artificial Intelligence Multiple Award Contract.
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New OMB memo lays out GSA's plan to consolidate contracts
New rules that are coming will require agencies to use existing government-wide vehicles and best-in-class contracts before creating new ones.
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GSA's vision for procurement is about having 'one wallet'
Stephen Ehikian, the General Services Administration's acting leader, compares how GSA wants to approach consolidated common goods and services purchasing to how bulk retail operates.
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Idaho National Lab teams up with Microsoft to improve nuclear permitting reviews
The collaboration will enable the lab to use Microsoft’s Azure cloud and artificial AI tech to “streamline and accelerate the review process” for required reports from reactor developers.
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GSA, Uber partner to cut travel costs for feds, military and select contractors
The partnership with Uber for Business has major implications for the federal workforce at home and abroad.
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Pentagon awards multiple companies $200M contracts for AI tools
Four tech firms just won big.
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FAR overhaul targets risk-averse acquisition culture
Larry Allen, the General Services Administrator's chief acquisition officer, says regulatory changes must be paired with leadership support for innovation.
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