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US has planes, boats on call for emergencies, why not satellites?
The Space Force is in the early phases of designing a Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve to provide services in a time of conflict or crisis.
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Federal Oversight
Why is the FBI headquarters moving outside DC?
In September, the General Services Administration said it will come to a decision about the future site in “coming months.”
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Federal agencies get ‘shopper’s guide’ to aid purchases of 5G
Some 90% of federal agencies are planning to adopt 5G, according to a 2022 study by General Dynamics Information Technology.
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Automation helps US Forest Service speed procurement in fighting fires
The Forest Service brought its backlog up to date and established a Center of Excellence to tackle and automate other work.
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Biden seeks 5.2% pay hike for federal workers
If approved, the pay boost would be the largest increase in nearly four decades.
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US Postal Service pledges move to all-electric delivery fleet
USPS said it’s spending nearly $10 billion to electrify its aging fleet, including installing a modern charging infrastructure at hundreds of post offices.
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IT report card gives many federal CFO agencies a ‘C’ for management
Where many agencies struggled was in their transition away from legacy telecommunications contracts.
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Ernst seeks to slow Pentagon transition to electric vehicles
Republicans and Democrats duel over green non-tactical vehicles for the Defense Department in the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Seven federal contract opportunities to watch in FY23
Congress has yet to approve the fiscal 2023 defense budget, but industry is already tracking some key future programs.
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Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle picked for $9B JEDI successor
The selections for the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability, or JWCC, were made public Wednesday in a list of contracts published by the Pentagon.
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Rafael’s ‘Drone Dome’ anti-UAS system advances in Pentagon competition
The system demonstrated detection, identification and soft-kill capabilities against drone targets and is now eligible to compete for federal contracts.
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How automation can solve persistent cybersecurity problems
Long-standing issues including aging data systems and alert fatigue can be addressed with automation.
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General Dynamics, Amazon, Cisco form coalition to spur 5G adoption
The fifth generation of wireless technologies promises exponentially faster speeds as well as the capacity to accommodate more and more-advanced devices.
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Senate to vote on Pentagon contract adjustments amid inflation
The Senate is expected to vote on legislation that would authorize the Pentagon to modify fixed-price contracts as suppliers grapple with inflation.
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Lumen starts on $1.5B network contract after Verizon protest dropped
The Indo-Pacific Transport Services award was protested by Verizon in August. The protest was withdrawn in early September, records show.
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Space Force’s Calvelli issues acquisition ‘guideposts’
The memo, obtained by C4ISRNET, highlights nine acquisition tenets aimed at fielding space capabilities on faster timelines.
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White House taps tech funds to upgrade AbilityOne procurement list
AbilityOne is one of the largest sources of federal employment in the U.S. for those who are blind or have disabilities.
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