Maxar launching AI-powered ‘predictive intelligence’ to spot crises before they happen
New software for fusing satellite data from multiple constellations could spot big events before they pop off. A satellite imaging company that played a key role in revealing Russian forces massing on Ukraine’s border prior to invasion launched a new product Wednesday that uses AI and satellite data to provide “predictive intelligence” on hundreds of sites around […]
VA is overlooking accessibility requirements when procuring IT, watchdog says
VA’s Office of Inspector General said the agency “did not establish a control environment that makes accessibility a priority” when it acquires new systems. The Department of Veterans Affairs is failing to verify whether the information technology systems it purchases from outside vendors are in compliance with federal accessibility requirements, according to a report released on […]
VA T4NG2 court case continues with two dozen protests remaining
The Veterans Affairs Department has added three protesters to the pool of winners, but 24 unhappy bidders face a July 14 deadline to decide whether to continue their legal fight. One company has dropped its legal challenge involving the Veterans Affairs Department’s massive T4NG2 contract, but two dozen protests remain open at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. […]
Parsons acquires Chesapeake Technologies in $89M transaction
Parsons is looking to beef up its technology portfolio for the electromagnetic spectrum, or what CTI calls the “invisible battlefield.” Parsons Corp. has acquired Chesapeake Technology International, an integrator of software for defense and intelligence agencies, in a transaction announced Tuesday being valued at $89 million. CTI opened for business in 2000 to focus on cybersecurity […]
Emagine IT hires former Mitre exec as CEO
Cedric Sims joins the 23-year-old company to lead the next phase of its strategy in areas such as cyber, automation and tech architecture. Emagine IT has hired a new chief executive in Cedric Sims, a 25-year public sector market veteran and former member of Mitre Corp.’s senior leadership team. Sims joins the government technology services provider […]
Navy seeks unmanned heavy-lift aircraft for Marine Corps supply mission
The service branch will go outside the traditional procurement lanes to acquire a platform that can carry 1,300 pounds and operate in a 115-mile range. The Navy plans to use an other transaction authority process to field a long-range, heavy-lift cargo aircraft that will be unmanned. The Naval Air Systems Command has posted a request for information to […]
The faulty assumptions behind the OneGov Strategy
Jon Johnson, former GSA official, describes the fallacies he sees driving the General Services Administration’s desire consolidate the buying of so-called common IT goods and services. The General Services Administration continues to advance the OneGov Strategy as a means for the federal government to engage with private-sector technology companies to meet public sector needs. The core […]
Navy chooses 8 for $1.5B Microsoft product support pact
This second iteration of the Microsoft Enterprise Services contract was reserved for small businesses and covers work across the entire lifecycle of the brand name offerings. The Navy has awarded eight companies positions on a five-year, $1.5 billion contract vehicle for enterprise support and engineering services focused on Microsoft products and cloud services. Only small businesses […]
DHS cancels pair of massive IT, professional services vehicles
As the Homeland Security Department sees things, neither FirstSource III nor PACTS III fit into how the Trump administration wants civilian contracting to be done. The Homeland Security Department will not proceed with its work to finalize awards for a pair of IT and professional services contracts that had roughly $18.4 billion in combined ceiling value […]
SBA to audit 8(a) contracting program
The Small Business Administration cites the guilty pleas of a former contracting officer and industry executives in a decades-long bribery scheme. The Small Business Administration will carry out an audit of its contracting program focused on small businesses with the 8(a) socioeconomic distinction. SBA’s Office of General Contracting and Business Development will look at contracts awarded over […]