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Battelle to manage $10 billion health care contract for Defense Department
The Omnibus IV contract addresses four market segments that companies could be selected to provide services to the DoD: research and development; R&D support services; regulatory processes; and translational science and support services.
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Contracting
Booz Allen says acquisition aimed at Lockheed, Raytheon, ‘billions’ in contracts
"The government’s narrative is not only inaccurate — it makes no sense," reads one document filed in Maryland federal court.
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5 things every first-time bidder for federal contracts should know
People who have served in the military or worked for the federal government may have a slightly easier time navigating the language used in federal contracting. But it varies even across departments, so everyone needs to build in time for learning.
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Pentagon’s secret communications network to get upgrade from Booz Allen
“DISA has made clear that we will not forget that the ‘fight’ is fought on SIPRNet,” said Christopher Barnhurst, the agency’s deputy director.
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HUBZone awards keep missing federal contract goals a quarter-century after creation
Meanwhile, the number of participants in the program has almost halved to 4,870 from more than 8,500 a decade ago.
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Maximus says hands tied on wages after Medicare call center workers protest
Maximus workers have demanded higher wages and better benefits due to the effects of inflation. However, Maximus said it is limited in its ability to offer more by a law from 1965.
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GOP measure would stop federal contractor minimum wage from becoming permanent
The move is included in the House debate over the annual defense authorization bill.
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Oracle faces huge challenge in salvaging Cerner contract with VA
Cerner has been struggling with the VA, which oversees the nation’s largest integrated healthcare system, on a massive data implementation contract. Oracle now owns the problem - literally- and more is at stake than transforming healthcare as the companies touted in a scripted presentation last month.
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Federal contract workers deserve better pay, Congress can help
Today, the federal contract workers who are arguably struggling the most are those employed by companies operating under the Service Contract Act. These “blended federal workforce” employees typically consist of individuals from low-income communities – often women of color – performing work such as housekeeping.
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Lockheed’s Sikorsky wins $2.3 billion Army Black Hawk multi-year contract
The Army and Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky have finalized its tenth multi-year contract for the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter as the service prepares to keep it in the fleet for several more decades as it continues to develop the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft intended to replace the utility helicopter.
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Defense agencies among worst for disclosing contracting needs
General Services Administration received the highest score. Marine Corps Systems Command and Naval Information Warfare Systems Command won honorable mentions.
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Norcross to bring back tougher ‘Buy American’ legislation that rankled allies
A group of U.S. allies is again urging key House lawmakers to oppose any proposals to tighten federal “Buy American” requirements through the annual defense authorization bill.
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Federal call center employees protest over wages at Maximus headquarters
Workers at a federal call center run by Maximus Inc. planned to deliver a letter signed by 12,000 community supporters to the company’s management, asking for higher wages and better health benefits.
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Using the 5Cs of fraud prevention in government programs
By detecting anomalies in data using advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, agencies are able to identify nefarious activity and stop it before more costly and malicious activity occurs. Actionable information extracted from data can also enable agencies to detect and prevent fraud before it happens.
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Pentagon recovered millions from contractors using tip line, report shows
The DoD recovered $13.2 million in six months from private contractors who committed violations in connection with awards, which represents the majority of the money recovered through investigations of allegations initially reported to the DoD Hotline for fraud, waster and abuse.
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Could Congress provide IT modernization funding to states?
States' IT systems have been overwhelmed as a record amount of citizens have filed for unemployment.
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HackerOne’s services formally authorized for use by federal agencies
It's a significant step as federal agencies look to create vulnerability disclosure programs.
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Tax agency wants to automate its grants management system
The IRS is anticipating an increase in grant applications.
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Justice Department awards artificial intelligence contract
The award to Veritone marks the company's first major federal contract.
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State Department awards IT contract to help combat narcotics
The contract is potentially worth $350 million.
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Interior Department inks $95M dollar deal to modernize IT system from 1990s
The five-year contract will modernize Interior’s Technical Information Management System, or TIMS, which automates business and regulatory functions.
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VA awards $96 million task order for IT modernization
Accenture will also assist the VA is managing its IT infrastructure during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pentagon IG finds JEDI contract didn’t violate law, but ethical questions remain
While a long-awaited inspector general report on the Pentagon's JEDI cloud found that the procurement followed the law, the IG did find ethical violations and post-award mistakes.
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FCC to approve spectrum plan that Pentagon claims will harm GPS
The Pentagon and other government agencies have fought for years to keep Ligado Networks from getting approval to use L-Band spectrum, but that fight appears to be on its last legs.
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Homeland Security will use a new procurement pilot program to fight COVID-19
The Department of Homeland Security announced it will use a recently established pilot program to procure innovative tools to assist in its fight against the new coronavirus.
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Senate seeks industry’s help with internal cyberthreats
A solicitation from the Senate's sergeant-at-arms asks for several network assessment services.
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