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.
Acquisition
GSA previews its plan for $919M supply chain monitoring software buy
The General Services Administration is putting the security and stability of government supply chains front and center in this planned procurement.
Acquisition
GSA starts the bidding for employee travel system competition
The General Services Administration will choose a single company to provide a "configurable (and) commercial" service that manages travel and expense services for other civilian agencies.
Digital Government
IRS awards $2B electronic payment system contract
The tax collection agency wants to make it easier to make payments via debit and credit cards, plus make the websites more accessible and user-friendly.
Acquisition
DOD previews on-ramp for $48B tech research contract
Industry now has more details on how the Defense Department will reopen the so-called IAC-MAC contract vehicle for new companies to join.
Emerging Tech
NATO creates 1B euro investment fund to target tech startups
NEWS ANALYSIS | The intergovernmental military alliance that connects Europe and North America also wants a big net to find and work with innovative companies, following a model already in use by the U.S. government.
News
Booz Allen to pay $377M over improper billing allegations
This False Claims Act investigation had been ongoing for seven years.
Digital Government
GSA activates 5-year option on Alliant 2 IT vehicle
A final solicitation for the upcoming third iteration of this governmentwide contract remains under construction.
Digital Government
Debt Defaults are Not Shutdowns, But Both Raise Money Fears
Question number one that companies in the government market want answered is how payments for their work on contracts will, or will not, happen in a debt default situation. No one knows for sure.
Artificial Intelligence
Navy Finalizes $248M Simulation R&D Award with Small Business
Work supports an integrated battlespace simulation and test department that also acts as a Navy center of excellence.
Acquisition
Incumbents win parallel $2.25B background investigation support recompetes
The Defense Department agency responsible for background investigations is moving to a new case processing system as part of the larger "Trusted Workforce 2.0" push.
Digital Government
State Department unveils $10B enterprise IT services solicitation
The contract known as "Evolve" seeks technology modernization services in support of diplomatic goals.
Modernization
State Department unveils $10B enterprise IT services solicitation
The contract known as "Evolve" seeks technology modernization services in support of diplomatic goals.
Digital Government
Microsoft, Lockheed Form New Cloud Collaboration Pact
The world's largest defense company has both internal initiatives and work with military customers in mind for this partnership.
Acquisition
Interior unveils $1B cloud solicitation
Data center consolidation and the movement of more core technology services are top priorities for the department in this acquisition.
Modernization
Interior Unveils $1B Cloud Solicitation
Data center consolidation and the movement of more core technology services are top priorities for the department in this acquisition.
Acquisition