Quick Hits: July 16

*** The Defense Contracting Agency has fully moved to MilCloud 2.0 and Army Materiel Command is following suit. DISA Cloud Portfolio Chief John Hale, speaking at FCW and Defense Systems' July 15 DOD Cloud event, said the command is migrating most of its productivity cloud apps into MilCloud 2.0 and expects to complete the transition by the end of 2020.

The classified or SIPRNET version of MilCloud will be available for mission partners by December, Hale said.

*** Could a recent protest ruling by the Government Accountability Office signal a renewed focus on lowest price, technically acceptable awards?  Washington Technology's Nick Wakeman explores that possibility. 

*** Don't forget, the deadline for Government Innovation Award nominations has been extended to July 17. Submit yours today, and ensure that the most innovative government projects, disruptive companies and individual Rising Stars get the recognition they deserve.