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Advocacy group warns Trump about JEDI contract with tabloid ad
As many in the federal contracting industry look to push back on a planned single-vendor cloud procurement by the Pentagon, one advocacy group is looking to leverage President Trump's reported animus to Amazon to help quash the deal.
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Navy reorg eliminates CIO office
Navy Undersecretary Thomas Modly announced his new role as Navy CIO, collapsing the previous office that oversaw IT guidance for the Marine Corps and Navy.
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DARPA looks to control drone swarms with VR
DARPA's Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics program uses game-based architecture to manage unmanned swarms of aerial and ground devices.
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Raytheon's Dave Wajsgras wins FCW's 2018 Eagle Award
Raytheon may be better known for radar systems and weapons platforms, but FCW's 2018 Industry Eagle Award winner has quietly transformed government's IT security landscape.
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DARPA seeks resilient constellation of satellites
Leveraging increased autonomy and machine learning, the research agency aims to maximize the performance of networked satellites.
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GSA opens VETS 2 IT services contract
The General Services Administration's potential 10-year, $5 billion IT contract for veteran-owned small businesses is ready to accept task orders.
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The Federal 100: Profiles of 2018's Defense winners
Learn more about the women and men being honored for their outstanding contributions to federal IT.
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Army saves millions with improved task management tool
U.S. Forces Korea has cut costs and seen tasks completed faster, with fewer missed deadlines.
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STRATCOM leader pushes back on Space Force idea
Following President Trump's comments, U.S. Strategic Commander Gen. John Hyten said he loved the idea of a Space Corps, but America doesn't need one yet.
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Military looks to boost pay for cyber talent
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) said $37,000 may be sufficient for Hill staffers answering the phone, but is much too low for military cyber specialists.
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Navy awards contract for unmanned tech prototype
Alion Science and Technology receives a $73 million contract to help the Navy develop prototype technologies for use on unmanned platforms.
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Why DOD needs more than OTAs to fix acquisition
The Air Force materiel commander says organizational culture matters more than novel procurement authorities when it comes to reforming cumbersome processes.
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DOD tests drone 'hive' for rapid resupply
The Hive Final Mile project uses a mobile application for placing orders to drones that are launched from their "hive" to deliver supplies to troops in the field.
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Protest against U.S. Transcom cloud contract withdrawn
A proposed sole-source task order with Amazon Web Services prompted the protest. It's still unclear how "the issues involved were resolved to Microsoft’s satisfaction."
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Army announces long-awaited DCGS contract
After years of protests and legal wrangling, Palantir is finally part of the Army's battlefield intel analytics system.
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DOD secures IT support for Joint Navigation Warfare Center
LinQuest wins a, $99.2 million contract to support a Defense Department-run center used for navigation warfare functions.
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Service heads demur on DOD's cloud plan
At a D.C. defense policy event, the secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force skirted the issue of the Pentagon's centralized cloud procurement strategy.
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Air Force awards $961M drone support contract
AECOM’s URS Federal arm wins a $961 million contract to help the Air Force operate and maintain unmanned aircraft.
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What to make of DOD's latest cloud moves
Speculation is still swirling about the implications of the draft solicitation for JEDI -- and about why a separate agreement for cloud-migration services was scaled back so dramatically.
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