Acquisition
Pre-award protests cleared in FBI's $7B IT services pact
The Government Accountability Office rejects the last pre-award protest involving this blanket purchase agreement for IT services and supplies.
Acquisition
White House procurement office marks 50 years
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy has evolved since its inception to ensure the government is “buying as one,” as demonstrated in a new circular on acquisition data and information issued Tuesday.
Acquisition
GSA names 7 leaders to inaugural FedRAMP board
The move comes as GSA and OMB modernize the cloud security program to implement recent legislative changes.
Acquisition
Connolly presses EPA on air quality IT with new bill
Legislation the Virginia Democrat introduced Tuesday would codify watchdog recommendations to assess decades-old systems at the EPA.
Acquisition
Spy agencies must craft safeguards for using sensitive commercial data, ODNI says
The new framework follows a report last year that showed the intelligence community frequently relies on purchased sensitive information.
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft deploys air-gapped AI for classified defense, intelligence customers
GPT-4 will be on offer for classified workloads via Azure Government Top Secret.
Acquisition
Agencies awarded record-breaking $179B to small businesses in FY23
The Small Business Administration’s annual procurement scorecard found that 22 federal agencies received an “A” rating or higher when it came to meeting their contracting goals.
Acquisition
House panel advances bill to make federal contracting easier to understand
The Plain Language in Contracting Act would require agencies to use easy-to-understand language for certain procurement notices pertaining to small businesses.
Acquisition
Oracle achieves authorization to host secret classified data
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is now available to U.S. government customers at all classification levels.
Acquisition
New rule cements sustainability mandate for federal buyers
A new update to the Federal Acquisition Regulation is meant to help the government meet goals for net-zero procurement by 2050.
Acquisition
Google Public Sector ‘hitting our stride’ in government market, CEO says
Nextgov/FCW caught up with Google Public Sector Chief Executive Officer Karen Dahut at Google Cloud NEXT.
Acquisition
T4NG2 protests grow to 14 with more possible
A dozen companies have gone to the court with questions over how the Veterans Affairs Department evaluated proposals for the $61 billion technology modernization contract vehicle.
Acquisition
When can US spies buy your personal data? New guidelines are coming
Certain missions require government acquisition of personal information collected by data brokers, and appropriate safeguards need to be put in place, the official said at a Cyber Command-hosted event.
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Acquisition
Mace sponsors bill to ban educational requirements for government contractors
The bill tracks with ongoing bipartisan efforts to push the government towards skills-based hiring.
Acquisition
Google is now authorized to host classified data in the cloud
The security milestone puts Google in a position to compete for classified business at DOD and U.S. intelligence agencies.
Acquisition
Wyden bill requires new cyber standards in federal tech procurement
The legislation comes in the wake of several cyber incidents targeting the federal government.
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Acquisition
Senate bill looks to chop through red tape in procurement
The bipartisan legislation aims to both expand access to special acquisition authorities and give new, innovative contractors more opportunities to work with the government.
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
Biden budget cuts funding for health record refresh amid ongoing program 'reset'
VA’s proposed FY25 budget includes zero funding for future deployments of its new electronic health record system and allocates no additional funds for assessing rollouts at other sites.
Acquisition
State is taking an ‘important step’ for planned EHR, as key lawmaker moves to speed it up
State’s Bureau of Medical Services has been working for more than a decade to replace its current paper-based medical record system with an electronic solution to better meet the healthcare needs of its diplomatic corps.
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