Judge rules in Accenture’s favor in $1B Army contract dispute
Groundswell’s protest of the Army Enterprise Business Systems – Convergence contract falls short as U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge denies allegations. Accenture Federal Services has prevailed in its battle with Groundswell over the Army Enterprise Business Systems- Convergence contract. The Army picked Accenture last year for the project to consolidate several Army systems into a […]
GSA’s procurement chief details administration’s acquisition reform plans
In a wide-ranging interview with GovExec TV, Larry Allen addressed the agency’s new OneGov strategy, AI opportunities and the centralization of federal procurement functions. Larry Allen’s expertise in government contracting spans four decades; three books he either authored or contributed to on the subject, and a college course he created and taught for several years at […]
NASA launches $2M space technology innovation contract
The agency is planning a maximum of 300 small research awards under its SpaceTech REDDI 2025 vehicle, which will focus on nearly 200 technology needs. NASA is developing a new research vehicle with the goal of releasing a solicitation on June 3. The multiple-award contract will be called Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion – 2025. […]
Zeno Power closes $50M Series B round to make nuclear batteries
The company started in 2018 and is moving away from prototyping of its batteries to manufacturing them for use in space, the polar regions and deep seas. Zeno Power, a seven-year-old developer of nuclear batteries with prime government contracts, has fetched approximately $50 million in Series B capital from investors to start making those very products. […]
Industry reps urge Congress to renew backbone cyber information-sharing law
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, a keystone ordinance that lets the private sector share cyber threat information with legal safeguards, expires in September unless renewed by Congress. Industry officials made a strong case to Capitol Hill Thursday that a foundational cyber threat information-sharing law must be renewed by this fall, arguing a lapse would […]