NOAA awards ‘Weather’ block of $8B services vehicle

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wraps up awards for its ProTech 2.0 small business contract. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has made awards for the fourth and final domain of ProTech 2.0, its potential $8 billion contract for acquiring professional services for small businesses. Awardees for this “Weather” domain of the potential 10-year contract […]
Tech, finance and operations leadership moves across the market

Promotions and expanded duties also feature, both at one of the market’s most high-profile startups and longest-standing players. Advanced IT Martin Mackes has joined the provider of IT, cybersecurity and training services as chief delivery officer following three decades in similar roles across the industry. Prior to Advanced IT, Martin worked as chief delivery officer at […]
GSA unveils 2 batches of ‘apparently successful’ Polaris bidders

Pending the results of any size challenges, the General Services Administration can still make adjustments to its choices for this government-wide IT vehicle. The General Services Administration has made two new rounds of selections for companies it has deemed as apparently successful offerors for Polaris, a government-wide IT contract vehicle reserved for small businesses. Those two […]
Microsoft offers major discounts to government customers in latest ‘OneGov’ deal

The discounts could be worth as much as $3.1 billion in year one, according to the General Services Administration. The General Services Administration announced a OneGov agreement with Microsoft Tuesday that will see the tech giant provide major discounts across its cloud services suites and cybersecurity tools, including Microsoft 365, Copilot, Azure Cloud Services and Dynamics […]
Space Force goes commercial for space domain awareness

Nearly 150 companies are vying for a spot in the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program, a top official says. The Space Force has been working closely with private investment firms to get a leg up on emerging technologies. The result is a “pool” of companies with products the service wants, a senior defense official says. “Another […]