Octo Consulting has won a multiyear, $15M contract to develop and sustain software platforms for the U.S. Air Force‘s financial systems operations. The company said Thursday it will update the FMSuite, eFinance and LeaveWeb applications as part of an effort to automate financial data management and processes at the military service. The eFinance and FM Suite apps are intended […] More

Salesforce has submitted recommendations to the Office of Management and Budget through a public comment on OMB’s draft of an updated federal cloud computing strategy. Dave Rey, executive vice president of Salesforce’s North American public sector business, told Federal Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent in a written response to the Cloud Smart Strategy proposal that OMB should include customer experience objectives in the draft policy. […] More

The U.S. Army has issued a sources sought synopsis as part of its research into contractors that can help the service develop and integrate a cloud-based persistent cyber training environment. A FedBizOpps notice posted Monday says the PCTE is intended to help Defense Department cyber staff prepare for exercises and mission practices, as well as evaluate various systems, tactics, […] More

The U.S. Marine Corps has selected 11 companies to explore airframe and software models for the military service’s proposed unmanned aerial system with a vertical takeoff and landing feature, National Defense Magazine reported Friday. USMC and Naval Air Systems Command officials started to visit factories after the service branch hosted an industry day for the […] More

DLT Solutions and Appian have partnered in an effort to provide software, related services and expertise to the public sector. Under the partnership, DLT will distribute Appian’s low-code application services to government agencies, DLT said Tuesday. Brian Strosser, president at DLT, said the products and services to be delivered would help the public sector accelerate digital […] More

The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking sources on contractor approaches to maintain and support two kinds of software used for processing and reporting survey data. The bureau requires services to support and provide consultation services on the Generalized Instrument Design System and the Surveyor electronic reporting software, the bureau said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday. The GIDS […] More

The State Department has approved Oman’s request to procure items and services for an incremental F-16 software upgrade program under a potential $62 million foreign military sales agreement. Oman asked to buy equipment and services needed to update the Operational Flight Profile software for F-16 subsystems, as well as Mode 5 identification friend-or-foe and secure communications platforms for the […] More

DLT Solutions has secured a position under a potential five-year, $40 million blanket purchase agreement to deliver enterprise software to the Defense Department. The enterprise software initiative BPA was awarded by the U.S. Army‘s Contracting Command on behalf of DoD and the contract includes Quest enterprise management software products and services, the company said last Thursday. DoD […] More

India has sent a letter to the Defense Department requesting to buy a pair of intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance aircraft from Raytheon through a foreign military sales transaction, Defense News reported Monday. The report said an Indian defense ministry official estimates the value of the proposed government-to-government ISTAR procurement deal could reach $1 billion. India’s […] More

DLT Solutions has secured a National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance contract to provide systems and information software products to government agencies nationwide. The company said Monday the three-year cooperative purchasing contract offers approximately  90,000 public and nonprofit organizations access to DLT’s Quest Software and similar platforms. Brian Strosser, president of DLT Solutions, said the company aims to help […] More

The State Department has approved the Netherlands’ request to acquire an additional 70 Lockheed Martin-built AGM-114R Hellfire II missiles under a potential $34 million foreign military sales agreement. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday the proposed transaction will be an addition to a previously implemented FMS case for the procurement of 180 Hellfire II missiles and 24 M36E8 […] More

The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a request for information on potential industry sources of maintenance support services for the Real Time Location System as part of the Veterans Integrated Service Network 10. A FedBizOpps notice posted Friday says interested vendors should submit a summary of technical capabilities to carry out the services, knowledge of […] More