GSA is eyeing OneGov savings beyond software and tech, official says
GSA Deputy Administrator Mike Lynch noted that many of the roughly two dozen firms participating in the OneGov initiative “offer multiple products to federal government,” meaning that the strategy can ultimately lead to a broader range of cost savings. The General Services Administration is looking at how it can broaden its OneGov initiative to include additional […]
Lockheed wins $10.5B Special Operations logistics recompete
Special Operations Command uses this contract to help maintain its program support and enterprise management functions. Lockheed Martin has won a potential 12-year, $10.5 billion contract to continue its logistics and sustainment support services to Special Operations Command and its partners across the U.S. government. The Special Operations Forces Global Logistics Support Services II contract, also […]
New EO puts a clock on quantum-safe encryption
EO 14412 sets hard deadlines for agencies and contractors to migrate away from crypto that quantum computers can one day break, writes Gina Scinta of Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies. On June 22, the White House issued Executive Order 14412 (EO 14412), Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks. The order calls for an accelerated national shift […]
CMMC suspension caught industry off guard, but the reasons did not
The Pentagon’s move to pause the cybersecurity program was a surprise, but the cost and burden concerns behind it have been known for years. The Defense Department’s decision to suspend implementation of the Cybesecurity Maturity Model Certification and put the program through a 60-day review caught many off guard. CMMC was slated to enter Phase 2 […]
Protest count hits 10 for Army’s $50B MAPS vehicle
Companies continue to bring up their issues with the solicitation, imperiling the Army’s planned September awards. Additional companies have joined the protests swirling around the Army’s $50 billion Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services vehicle. Most of the protests that have emerged since the solicitation was released in June center around evaluation criteria that companies […]
GSA’s draft AI procurement rule has improved but needs further reforms, contractors say
Contractors have until Aug. 3 to give GSA feedback on a proposed overhaul to large language model procurements. The General Services Administration’s proposed large language model-specific acquisition regulations unveiled last month are an improvement over rules introduced in March, contractors and experts told federal regulators during a Tuesday listening session. But those stakeholders also told GSA […]
US Geological Survey seeks enhanced AI function to watch for earthquakes
The U.S. Geological Survey has started its search for what is out there amid rapid advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning tools. The U.S. Geological Survey has started market research work to look at acquiring software that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to help operators monitor seismic activity, including earthquakes. USGS’ National Earthquake Information […]
Veterans Affairs starts search for cloud-based litigation review platform
The Veterans Affairs Department currently works with systems that do not share a common collection of facts, resulting in duplications of records and other issues. The Veterans Affairs Department is on the hunt for a new cloud-based platform that can carry out electronic discovery and processing functions that support VA’s overall litigation review efforts. VA’s offices […]
Peraton appoints Omar as finance chief
Salim Omar previously was the company’s senior vice president of corporate sector and finance. Peraton has appointed Salim Omar, a 10-year veteran of the company and its heritage businesses, to the chief financial officer role on a permanent basis following a four-month stint as interim CFO. The move took effect on June 20, Peraton said Wednesday. […]
Not again! CMMC’s comprehensive review is déjà vu all over again
Eight years, multiple pauses, and still no cyber protection to show for it — maybe it’s time to move past CMMC, not review it again, writes former PSC President David Berteau. On Monday the Pentagon announced that it was suspending Phase II requirements for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. Phase I, self-assessments, will continue. […]