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  • GSA, HPE Ink Government-Wide Software Agreement; Mary Davie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA, HPE Ink Government-Wide Software Agreement; Mary Davie Comments

    The General Services Administration and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have signed a deal that seeks to facilitate the procurement of HPE’s software platforms by federal agencies and help GSA expand federal license agreements with software publishers. The government-wide enterprise software agreement is part of the modification to Carahsoft Technology’s GSA IT Schedule 70 contract for HPE software products […] More

  • AT Kearney's Howard Steinman: Federal Govt Should Consider Outcome-Based Contracting Model - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AT Kearney’s Howard Steinman: Federal Govt Should Consider Outcome-Based Contracting Model

    Howard Steinman, a partner and leader for the Americas region public sector practice at A.T. Kearney, has said the Trump administration should revisit the idea of a results-based contracting approach as part of the government’s efforts to mitigate risks and meet project goals. Steinman wrote in a guest piece published Friday on Government Executive that the share-in-savings method would require […] More

  • GSA Eyes Schedule 70 SIN, BPA for Earth Observation, Commercial Geospatial Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Eyes Schedule 70 SIN, BPA for Earth Observation, Commercial Geospatial Services

    The General Services Administration seeks comments from industry on the agency’s plan to create a new special item number for Earth observation services under the Information Technology Schedule 70 procurement vehicle as part of efforts to address commercial imagery requirements across the government. GSA said Feb. 14 in a FedBizOpps notice it seeks to help […] More

  • ACT I to Provide Advisory and Assistance Services to PACAF's Command Surgeon General - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ACT I to Provide Advisory and Assistance Services to PACAF’s Command Surgeon General

    Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has secured a task order to provide advisory and assistance services to the Office of the Command Surgeon General at Headquarters Pacific Air Forces. ACT I said Tuesday the order was awarded under the pool 1 category of the General Services Administration‘s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Small Business contract and covers […] More

  • GSA Seeks Info on Entity Identification, Validation Support Sources - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Seeks Info on Entity Identification, Validation Support Sources

    The General Services Administration has begun its search for potential industry sources of entity identification and validation support services. Dun & Bradstreet currently provides such services under a contract that is set to expire in 2018, GSA said Monday. The Federal Acquisition Regulation and 2CFR policies also have been updated to eliminate references to D&B and its proprietary Data Universal […] More

  • Apprio to Offer Agencies Health IT Services Under GSA Schedule 70 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Apprio to Offer Agencies Health IT Services Under GSA Schedule 70

     Apprio will offer health information technology services to federal customers through the General Services Administration‘s IT Schedule 70 contract vehicle. The company said Monday its service offerings under the contract’s health IT special item number will cover electronic health records, software engineering, program management, claims administrations, big data and interoperability. Apprio has provided engineering, program management and technology support to federal customers such as the […] More

  • Navy Chooses SteelCloud Platform to Automate STIG Compliance Process - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Chooses SteelCloud Platform to Automate STIG Compliance Process

    A U.S. Navy component has awarded SteelCloud a contract through the General Services Administration‘s Schedule 70 procurement vehicle to supply the military branch with a security compliance automation platform. The company said Thursday it will provide its ConfigOS platform to the Navy in an effort to help automate the Security Technical Implementation Guide remediation process and support Risk Management Framework accreditation for federal agencies. Brian Hajost, SteelCloud […] More

  • CenturyLink to Provide Managed Security Service to FCC IT Center; Erich Sanchack Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CenturyLink to Provide Managed Security Service to FCC IT Center; Erich Sanchack Comments

    CenturyLink has received a potential five-year, $875,000 task order for the provision of managed security services to the Federal Communications Commission‘s information technology center in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The company said Thursday it will provide Managed Trusted Internet Protocol Services that offer connectivity to the internet and external networks as well as help customer agencies comply with the Office of Management and […] More

  • GSA Tech Transformation Service Looks to Establish 'Bug Bounty' Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Tech Transformation Service Looks to Establish ‘Bug Bounty’ Program

    The General Services Administration‘s Technology Transformation Service plans to establish a “bug bounty” program that will engage ethical hackers in efforts to discover and address vulnerabilities in TTS web applications, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Jason Miller writes TTS sought comments from vendors on ways to set up a program where ethical hackers can test applications, report vulnerabilities […] More

  • GSA Seeks Proposals for SmartPay 3 GWAC Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GSA Seeks Proposals for SmartPay 3 GWAC Vehicle

    The General Services Administration has issued a request for proposals on the third iteration of its governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle for charge cards and other payment services. GSA said Thursday it expects approximately 560 agency clients and organizations to use the SmartPay 3 GWAC to procure fleet, travel, chip-based charge cards, virtual accounts and other payment support services. Contracts awarded […] More

  • Intelligent Software Solutions Offers Cybersecurity & Accreditation Services to Gov't Contractors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intelligent Software Solutions Offers Cybersecurity & Accreditation Services to Gov’t Contractors

    Intelligent Software Solutions has begun to offer cybersecurity and accreditation services to companies that look to secure work under U.S. government contracts. ISS said Wednesday its services include full assessment, road map and implementation support using a Risk Management Framework process. David Coker, vice president for business informatics at ISS, said the company’s accreditation and authorization services for […] More

  • Data Dimensions to Offer Office Imaging Services to Agencies Under GSA Schedule 36 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Data Dimensions to Offer Office Imaging Services to Agencies Under GSA Schedule 36

    Data Dimensions has secured a spot under the General Services Administration‘s Schedule 36 contract vehicle to offer office imaging services to government agencies over the next five years. The contract will help provide Data Dimensions access to federal government contracts and opportunities in line with its service and product offerings, the company said Tuesday. Jon Boumstein, president and […] More