NAVY

Navy: Final NGEN services solicitation coming soon

The Navy has set the date to release the final solicitation for its multi-billion dollar NGEN services recompete as multiple teams wait in the wings.

Opinion

The misguided campaign to undermine OTAs and innovation

The potential benefits of Other Transaction Authority are being threatened by legacy IT incumbents looking out for their bottom line. 07/05/2018 Read More
Cloud

DOD CIO to oversee JEDI effort

In a June 22 memo, Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan ordered DOD’s massive commercial cloud acquisition fall under new CIO Dana Deasy. 07/03/2018 Read More
Emerging Tech

Pushing for better biometric algorithms

To help vendors improve their facial recognition technology, the Department of Homeland Security held a competition to find the best facial recognition technology. 07/03/2018 Read More
AI & Analytics

Army leverages machine learning to predict component failure

The Army will be using cloud-based machine learning software predict when Bradley Fighting Vehicles need maintenance. 07/02/2018 Read More
PROTESTS

Firms trade protests over Afghanistan support contract

NCI Inc. and IAP Worldwide have swapped places in a battle for a pair of U.S. Army contracts to support the Afghanistan's military and national police. 07/01/2018 Read More
CLOUD

Air Force awards $6.8M in contracts for cloud modernization

Octo Consulting and TDMK Digital LLC will help the Air Force’s Targeting and Geospatial-Intelligence Program Management Office build cloud-native applications and rework legacy applications for hosting in a cloud. 07/01/2018 Read More
CONTRACT AWARD

NGA picks 7 to support digital elevation library

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency chooses seven companies to maintain digital representations of the Earth's terrain that have been generated, modified or assessed by the Office of Geomatics. 06/29/2018 Read More
COMMENTARY

How vendors can help DOD expand its AI initiatives

Industry can play a key role helping the Pentagon leverage artificial intelligence to modernize operations. 06/29/2018 Read More
Cybersecurity

DOD, GSA, NASA move to raise purchasing ceiling for cyber emergencies

According to a proposed rule, agencies could spend more money for work directly related to supporting a contingency operation. 06/28/2018 Read More
PEOPLE

GMU contracting center hires DOD vet Jerry McGinn

Jerry McGinn, a former top Pentagon official and longtime defense-sector veteran, has been named executive director of George Mason University's government contracting initiative. 06/28/2018 Read More
JEDI

Vendors keep up pressure on JEDI strategy

Several companies are coordinating their options to pressure DOD to back away from its single-award strategy for its massive JEDI cloud computing initiative. 06/26/2018 Read More
AUTHENTICATION

DISA looks into CAC options

The Defense Information Systems Agency is testing mobile phones with new chipsets that use a person's physical behaviors for identification. 06/26/2018 Read More