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Acquisition
Trump orders major changes to rules covering $1T in federal spending
The Tuesday mandate — which aims to streamline the way government buys goods and services — was accompanied by a second order requiring agencies to predominantly use commercial products, rather than custom-built.
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Acquisition
Trump administration asks agencies to cull consultants
A memo dated Wednesday asks agencies to review their contracts with 10 of the “highest paid” companies.
People
OPM procurement processing fully halted following agency layoffs, internal email says
Sweeping terminations in OPM’s Office of Procurement Operations have fully halted agency contracting business and are likely to increase OPM’s operational risks, an internal email reads.
Modernization
PSI wins $156M Veterans Affairs testing recompete
Planned Systems International conducts tests and manages projects related to the rollout of the new Oracle Cerner electronic health record.
Policy
Where can GovCon find clarity in the Trump transition turbulence?
Contractors, their government customers, and pretty much everyone across the public sector ecosystem is trying their best. But here are some steps and action items that companies can follow.
Acquisition
IBM wins $930M federal employee travel system contract
The General Services Administration expects 124 civilian agencies to transition to the new system by June 2027.
Artificial Intelligence
DOD reveals first draft of $15B artificial intelligence contract
The Defense Department wants more companies in the fold for Advana, a multi-domain analytics and AI platform that DOD wants to further scale out.
Acquisition
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.
Acquisition
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.
Acquisition
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.
People
Mitre hires Battelle vet as chief executive
Jason Providakes is retiring after seven years as leader of the nonprofit science and technology organization.
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Acquisition
CACI wins $2B NASA IT centralization job
The space agency is looking to standardize and consolidate how it manages IT systems and applications.
Acquisition
Interior awards 7 seats on $2B cloud license contract
This second iteration of the program focuses on the development of a cloud-based production environment and application migration.
Acquisition
Army lifts curtains on planned $1B software development contract
The Army calls out specific modern practices it wants to incorporate and asks industry about others that could work here too.
Acquisition
GSA awards $194M in identity proofing tech pacts
The General Services Administration awards eight blanket purchase agreements in support of Login.gov, its single sign-on portal to connect with government services.
Acquisition
CISA changes plan for operations support recompete
The Homeland Security Department's cyber agency goes in a different direction for how it plans to award this upcoming task order.
Acquisition
First CHIPS Act award signals start of U.S. semiconductor push
The Commerce Department chose a major defense hardware maker as recipient number one of CHIPS For America grant money, which certainly will go across multiple industries that are of importance to public sector.
Acquisition
Veterans Affairs sheds more light on $14B transformation recompete
The department's main health care agency announces its decision on which companies will be eligible and reveals more on how teams can be structured.
Acquisition
IRS starts the bidding for $1.9B IT services recompete
The tax collection agency is undertaking this recompete amid its broader push to overhaul the entire tech environment, which includes systems first stood up in the 1960s.
Acquisition
Veterans Affairs makes awards on $60B IT vehicle recompete
The highly touted contract known as T4NG2 has 30 winners and almost certainly many more disappointed bidders.
