OMB, OPM pitch new governmentwide HR system
A joint memo from OMB Director Russ Vought and OPM Director Scott Kupor Wednesday laid out plans to encompass all federal HR management data into a single technology platform by fiscal 2028. The heads of the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management unveiled plans Wednesday to build a single information technology […]
GSA inks OneGov pact with Tenable for 65% discount on cloud security tools
This is the General Services Administration’s 17th agreement signed for enterprise-level pricing to all federal agencies. The General Services Administration has signed a OneGov agreement with Tenable that offers steep discounts on some of the company’s cloud security offerings. The agreement is the 17th OneGov pact GSA has signed with software manufacturers to bring volume discount pricing […]
Army seeks contractor for logistics and supply chain management support
The five-year contract will span strategic planning, supply chain management and congressional affairs for the G-4 organization. The Army is looking to enlist a contractor to support logistics and supply chain management needs. The service’s logistics operation is huge and this contract would support strategic planning and analysis, supply chain management, equipment and property, budget and […]
FGS hires CACI vet Combs as chief executive
The defense technology services provider is pushing to expand its portfolio across intelligence, cybersecurity, cloud computing, engineering, multimedia and IT services. FGS has hired a new chief executive in Nicklous “Nick” Combs, a four-decade public sector veteran and most recently a division vice president at CACI International. Combs joins the defense technology services provider amid its […]
Library of Congress opens the bidding for $150M IT contract
The multiple-award contract also focuses on agile processes for modernizing network, database and web-based applications. The Library of Congress is now ready for industry to start working on and turning in their proposals for a potential five-year, $150 million multiple-award contract covering operations and maintenance work on IT systems. The Library set up the IT Operational Support Services […]
ManTech acquires data science, predictive analytics specialist
Elder Research has been working in the defense and intelligence communities since 2005. ManTech has acquired a provider of artificial intelligence and data science solutions in a move to further build out the portfolio of automation offerings and add more integration expertise. Dr. John Elder founded Elder Research in 1995 to help U.S. government agencies and […]
Don’t count out resellers as OneGov agreements grow
Despite some early rhetoric about their demise, value-added resellers will keep an essential role in the General Services Administration’s governmentwide IT buying strategy. The General Services Administration initially said its OneGov strategy would diminish the role of value-added resellers and increase direct engagements with technology manufacturers. But nine months in, the reality looks very different. GSA still […]
Woven Solutions acquires cyber forensics company
This is Woven’s first transaction since Falfurrias Management Partners invested in the company over the summer. Woven Solutions, a developer of cloud-native applications for national security agencies, has acquired a cybersecurity company to further build out technical offerings for that customer set. Cystemic Security opened for business in 2017 to incorporate cyber forensics, vulnerability analysis and […]
KBR wins $350M USGS satellite support recompete
The U.S. Geological Survey uses this contract to acquire resources for its centralized imagery sharing hub. KBR has won a five-year, $350 million contract to continue its technical support services that aid in how the U.S. Geological Survey conducts satellite operations and operates ground systems. USGS set up the contract to assist its Earth Resources Observation […]
Technology Modernization Fund reauthorization not included in NDAA
The revolving fund — set up in 2017 to back government modernization projects — will expire at the end of this week without congressional action. Lawmakers opted not to include a reauthorization package for the Technology Modernization Fund in the final negotiated text for the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act that was released Sunday night. This […]