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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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Federal Times
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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Homeland Security sets up coronavirus procurement team
DHS has experienced a spike in contractors looking for ways to help with their coronavirus response.
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OPM, GSA announce delays due to the coronavirus
The government continues to shift priorities as it grapples with the coronavirus.
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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.
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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.
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Trump administration enlists supercomputers to fight coronavirus
The effort includes government, industry and academia as the Trump administration looks to speed up coronavirus research.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Want to win a government contract? Try a selfie
Think of it as procurement for millennials.
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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.
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