Guidehouse loses protest of $151M USCIS contract
IBM is cleared to begin work on supporting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services networks, data centers and cloud systems. Guidehouse has been rebuffed in its attempt to win another shot at a $151 million U.S. Customs and Immigration Services task order won by a rival. IBM won the contract to provide engineering services to USCIS. Big […]
NASA eyes partnerships to extend lives of three aging Earth observation satellites
NASA is exploring how public-private partnerships could help continue the data collection missions of Terra, Aqua and Aura. NASA is looking for ways to keep three aging Earth observation satellites in operation as their power supplies dwindle. Terra, Aqua and Aura were launched between 1999 and 2004. They have run out of fuel to maintain their […]
GSA sets industry day to discuss acquisition system support
The General Services Administration is working on a contract to incorporate new functions into its systems used for contract lifecycle management and other aspects. The General Services Administration has scheduled a virtual industry day to explain its plan for acquiring operations and maintenance support for the agency’s acquisition and ordering systems. GSA will hold the event […]
Trump lambastes defense CEOs over pay, stock buybacks
The president also pushed for a $1.5-trillion defense budget. President Donald Trump wants a 50-percent boost to the Pentagon budget—to $1.5 trillion a year—and a pay cap for defense CEOs to encourage them to produce weapons faster. In a flurry of social media posts Wednesday, the president also said he would bar defense companies from buying […]
GSA strikes OneGov agreement with Cohesity
Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum said the latest deal “will strengthen and enable robust and secure AI infrastructure across the federal government.” The General Services Administration announced on Thursday that it reached a deal with data security firm Cohesity to offer the federal government discounted rates on some of its products. The agreement was made […]