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Treasury Adds CGI Federal’s Momentum Suite to Marketplace Catalog; Stephanie Mango Quoted

A financial and acquisition management suite developed by CGI‘s federal business has been included in the online Marketplace Catalog of the Financial Management Quality Service Management Office. FM QSMO, a unit of the Department of the Treasury, approved the Momentum software suite for federal agencies’ acquisition through the General Services Administration Multiple Award Schedule, CGI […] More

by Jamie Bennet July 28, 2023, 11:57 am
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Aware to Deliver Cloud-Based Biometric Identification System to Ohio Facility; Craig Herman Quoted

User authentication company Aware will deliver its cloud-based automated biometric identification system to the Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, to assist criminal investigations. Aware said Thursday the forensic science facility purchased a five-year subscription to AwareABIS to streamline the intake and release process for subjects while enhancing community protection. “As Aware’s first […] More

by Naomi Cooper July 28, 2023, 11:57 am
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Aptim Secures $68M DOE Hazardous Waste Cleanup Task Order

Aptim Federal Services has received a potential 57-month, $68 million task order from the Department of Energy to decommission and perform waste cleanup work at the former Ion Beam Facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The task order was awarded through the Nationwide Deactivation, Decommissioning and Removal contract, DOE said Thursday. […] More

by Jane Edwards July 28, 2023, 11:56 am
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BigBear.ai to Build Cloud-Based Tech for Army Test & Evaluation Command Under OTA; Mandy Long Quoted

BigBear.ai has received an other transaction agreement from the U.S. Army to develop a cloud-based, no-code/low-code platform as part of the second phase of the Army Test and Evaluation Command Integrated Mission Management System program. The cloud-based tool to be developed under the potential nine-month, $7.7 million OTA will work to provide the Army access […] More

by Jane Edwards July 28, 2023, 11:54 am
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Air Force’s Hon. Andrew Hunter Honored With 2023 Wash100 Award at POC Air Force Summit

Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented the Honorable Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, with the 2023 Wash100 Award during the Potomac Officers Club’s recent Air Force Summit. Wash100 Award is an annual recognition of the top 100 leaders in the government contracting industry for their demonstrated leadership, innovation, vision and […] More

by Christine Thropp July 28, 2023, 11:53 am
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State Department Clears Romania’s $121M FMS Request for Assault Amphibious Vehicles

The State Department has approved a potential $120.5 million foreign military sale of assault amphibious vehicles and related equipment to the government of Romania. The proposed FMS deal covers a total of 21 AAV units in personnel, command and recovery variants with 16 50-caliber machine guns and five 7.62 mm M240B machine guns, the Defense […] More

by Naomi Cooper July 28, 2023, 11:51 am
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GSA’s Laura Stanton: Agencies Have Obligated $1B on Task Order Awards via 8(a) STARS III GWAC

Laura Stanton, a General Services Administration official, said that since 2021, federal agencies have obligated $1 billion on 600 task orders awarded through the 8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resource for Services III governmentwide contract to 309 small businesses. Of those small businesses, 177 marked their first GSA orders through the 8(a) STARS III GWAC, Stanton, […] More

by Jane Edwards July 28, 2023, 11:50 am
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CHIPS Act a ‘Piece of the Whole Puzzle:’ Experts Talk Key Aspects of Microelectronics Development

Microelectronics are the backbone of many of today’s most important technologies. While these chips have grown more influential, U.S. stake in microelectronics manufacturing has significantly declined, and much of the supply chain now lies outside of the nation, creating national security risks. Microelectronics are one of the Department of Defense’s 14 critical technologies. For more […] More

by Ireland Degges July 28, 2023, 11:49 am
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Army to Test Updated Microsoft Mixed Reality Headset; Doug Bush Quoted

The U.S. Army has received 20 pieces of Microsoft‘s redesigned Integrated Visual Augmentation System and plans to test the prototype headsets next month, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. Doug Bush, acquisition chief at the Army and a 2023 Wash100 awardee, told reporters Wednesday he expects the test to help the service branch determine whether the IVAS […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman July 28, 2023, 11:48 am
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QinetiQ US Appoints Leticia Ballard as Head of Marketing & Communications

Leticia Ballard, formerly director of communications at Northrop Grumman, was appointed head of marketing and communications at QinetiQ‘s U.S. business arm. She will draw from her more than two decades of experience and lead the marketing and communications team amid QinetiQ US’ push for growth and expansion, the company said Wednesday. “I look forward to […] More

by Christine Thropp July 28, 2023, 12:39 am
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IBM Gets DOD Accreditation for Embedded Microelectronics Security Services

IBM has obtained accreditation from a Department of Defense organization to deliver embedded security services tailored to a U.S.-based advanced microelectronics producer. The company said Wednesday the Defense Microelectronics Activity issued the Trusted Supplier accreditation to IBM Consulting’s security services, which work to identify and remediate vulnerabilities in the microelectronics supply chain. The security services […] More

by Jane Edwards July 27, 2023, 11:59 am
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Carahsoft to Market Ellucian Higher Education Software via Resellers, Government Contract Vehicles; Tim Boltz Quoted

Carahsoft Technology entered into an agreement to make Ellucian’s higher education software and services available through its resellers. As a result of the distribution partnership, Ellucian’s products can be procured by government customers through the National Association of State Procurement Officials ValuePoint and National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance contracts, Carahsoft said Wednesday. Ellucian’s platforms include software-as-a-service […] More

by Jamie Bennet July 27, 2023, 11:58 am