FAA awards software and AI contract as part of air traffic control modernization
The agency’s contract with Air Space Intelligence includes deployment of a system that it says will serve as “the new technological backbone” of a modernized Air Traffic Control System Command Center. The Federal Aviation Administration announced on Monday that it awarded Air Space Intelligence a 12-year, $875 million contract for new software and artificial intelligence capabilities, […]
30 days to shape the biggest FAR overhaul in 40 years
Industry faces a tight window to weigh in on these changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation as eight more proposed rules wait in the pipeline. Sharpen your pens and pencils industry, because the clock is ticking on the comment period for the proposed new Federal Acquisition Regulation rules released on Tuesday. While we reported their pre-release, […]
GSA unveils new AI-specific acquisition rule
The General Services Administration outlines contractors’ roles in artificial intelligence development and implementation, particularly in the handling of government data. The General Services Administration has unveiled a set of proposed changes to acquisition regulations that include new language governing how agencies buy artificial intelligence products and services. If finalized, the new rule would create new requirements […]
NASA names 2,100 winners for SEWP VI
The $60 billion government-wide IT program expands the scope of what agencies can buy and how they can buy as the vehicle’s proposed transition to the General Services Administration looms. NASA has kicked off the process of making awards for its massive SEWP VI IT vehicle with 2,115 winners that are spread across three categories. The […]
NDAA provisions would reshape Pentagon’s use of ownership stakes in private companies
A Senate defense panel aims to place guardrails on direct equity investments, create an oversight board, and require briefings. The Pentagon office that lends money to weapons developers would be allowed to take equity stakes in private companies deemed critical to national security under draft provisions of the 2027 defense policy bill. “We have allowed them […]