Contracting

Everything you need to score the winning bid on the next big agency contract.

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.

8 days ago

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.

13 days ago

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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.

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.

3 weeks ago

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.

4 weeks ago

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.

5 weeks ago

Could Congress provide IT modernization funding to states?

States' IT systems have been overwhelmed as a record amount of citizens have filed for unemployment.

2 years ago

HackerOne’s services formally authorized for use by federal agencies

It's a significant step as federal agencies look to create vulnerability disclosure programs.

2 years ago

Tax agency wants to automate its grants management system

The IRS is anticipating an increase in grant applications.

2 years ago

Justice Department awards artificial intelligence contract

The award to Veritone marks the company's first major federal contract.

2 years ago

State Department awards IT contract to help combat narcotics

The contract is potentially worth $350 million.

2 years ago

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.

2 years ago

VA awards $96 million task order for IT modernization

Accenture will also assist the VA is managing its IT infrastructure during the coronavirus pandemic.

2 years ago

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.

2 years ago

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.

2 years ago

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.

2 years ago

Senate seeks industry’s help with internal cyberthreats

A solicitation from the Senate's sergeant-at-arms asks for several network assessment services.

2 years ago

Homeland Security sets up coronavirus procurement team

DHS has experienced a spike in contractors looking for ways to help with their coronavirus response.

2 years ago

OPM, GSA announce delays due to the coronavirus

The government continues to shift priorities as it grapples with the coronavirus.

2 years ago

A federal CIO tells industry how it can help during coronavirus pandemic

National Science Foundation CIO Dorothy Aronson shares insight into how contractors can help government and how the CIO Council and her agency are responding to COVID-19.

2 years ago

Federal contractors face great uncertainty as coronavirus spreads

The pandemic spread and response is evolving fast, leaving federal contractors unsure of what could happen next.

2 years ago

Trump administration enlists supercomputers to fight coronavirus

The effort includes government, industry and academia as the Trump administration looks to speed up coronavirus research.

2 years ago

Pentagon loosens cash flow for industry, more measures likely coming

Industry will be getting more cash up front to help combat the impacts of the coronavirus.

2 years ago

Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall

The acting Homeland Security secretary, Chad Wolf, is exercising authority under a 2005 law that gives him sweeping powers to waive laws for building border barriers.

2 years ago

Interior proposes coveted deal to ex-client of agency head

Conservation groups are demanding fuller disclosure of financial terms and an environmental review of the proposed deal for the California's Westlands Water District, the nation's largest agricultural water supplier.

3 years ago

Want to win a government contract? Try a selfie

Think of it as procurement for millennials.

3 years ago

So what problems does JEDI solve, really?

Industry leaders say that the DoD's enterprise cloud will allow the warfighter to access data quicker, consolidate data and develop artificial intelligence.

3 years ago

Amazon or Microsoft? DoD picks a winner for its controversial JEDI contract

The multibillion dollar contract competition pitted two tech giants against one another.

3 years ago