TSA launches $13B security screening tech solicitation
The Transportation Security Agency set up this multiple-award contract to support its efforts to transition away from being both operator and regulator at airports. The Transportation Security Administration has opened the window for industry to start working on and turning in proposals for a potential 10-year, $12.9 billion contract vehicle focused on airport security screening technology […]
Parsons subsidiary awarded $245M Navy ground station contract
Space Ground System Solutions will provide software development and other IT-related services at this Naval Research Laboratory location. A subsidiary of Parsons Corp. has been awarded a five-year, $245 million contract to help the Naval Research Laboratory operate a ground station that provides pre-to-post launch support for spacecraft. The Blossom Point Tracking Facility in Maryland houses […]
HHS to pit AI vendors against each other in parallel pilots
The Health and Human Services Department wants real operational data across multiple platforms before finalizing its enterprise acquisition approach. The Department of Health and Human Services wants to launch a series of artificial intelligence pilots as it moves toward an enterprise-wide AI strategy. A new solicitation released Friday describes the effort as a short-term, firm-fixed price vehicle […]
Federal acquisition rewrite leaves cybersecurity confusion unresolved
As the government overhauls its procurement rulebook, contractors are still grappling with a persistent problem that shapes how they price, plan, and perform work. This includes information that must be protected and those responsible for identifying it, writes Lindy Kyzer of ClearanceJobs.com. The federal government’s Revolutionary FAR Overhaul represents one of the most significant efforts to […]
Lawmaker warns of administration’s ‘fetishization’ of Silicon Valley startups
Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., discussed his plans to scrutinize Trump-era contracting practices, revive federal IT oversight and push for AI policy. Rep. James Walkinshaw has big plans for the federal government’s sprawling tech stack, including scrutinizing the contracting practices of the current administration. In an extensive sit-down interview with Nextgov/FCW and other GovExec reporters, the Democratic […]