The contract, announced Thursday, aims to make it easier and cheaper to purchase software licenses by consolidating those orders into one enormous agreement.
FILE - This June 26, 2007 file photo shows the exterior of Oracle Corp. headquarters in Redwood City, Calif. Tech giant Oracle Corp. said Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 it will move its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin, Texas, and let many employees choose their office locations and decide whether to work from home. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
DISA says that the Enclave contract is "the only viable contracting alternative" given the compressed timeline for migrating combatant commands to DoDNet.
The CMMC review could lead to "everything from an overhaul, to small tweaks here and there,” DoD CIO Kirsten Davies said after the review team's first meeting.
The Pentagon is testing a digital funding system to replace PDF-based budget transfers, aiming to cut disbursement times from months to as little as two weeks.
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Boeing displayed models of some of its military aircraft at the 2014 Association of the Army Expo in Washington, D.C.<br><br><i>(Photo by Shefali Kapadia/Federal News Radio)</i>
"There is that ... so-called valley of death that we're trying to be able to help researchers and students and talent get across," said Dr. Erwin Gianchandani.
In this Sept. 24, 2013 file photo, cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas. According to a study released on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, middle-aged Americans who experienced a sudden, large economic blow were more likely to die during the following years than those who didn’t. The heightened danger of death after a devastating loss, which researchers called a “wealth shock,” crossed socio-economic lines, affecting people no matter how much money they had to start. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
"If a relatively small number of companies become the preferred recipients of government financing, they could accelerate consolidation," said Paul Murphy.
In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, a Saildrone Explorer unmanned sea drone sails in the Gulf of Aqaba on Feb. 9, 2022. Iran said Friday its navy seized two American sea drones in the Red Sea before letting them go, the latest maritime incident involving the U.S. Navy's new drone fleet in the Mideast. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dawson Roth/U.S. Navy via AP)
FILE - The inside of a computer is seen on Feb 23, 2019, in Jersey City, N.J. A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and other modern-day necessities, so Congress is looking to boost chip manufacturing and research in the United States with billions of dollars from the federal government. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Space Systems Command plans to hire 100 civilians a month as it rebuilds after 2025 workforce cuts, with contracting and cybersecurity among its top priorities.
"The issue is, and it always is with Congress, the devil is in the details and making sure that the priorities align to provide that service," said Jim Carroll.
NASA's Artemis II Orion spacecraft is now in place at Florida's Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) where it's been stacked on top of the Space Launch System rocket to complete the rocket's assembly for the mission. The milestone mission could launch as soon as February 2026. (Photo courtesy of Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy/X)
Vendors and others have submitted only a small amount of comments on the draft AI regulations for contracts from GSA, but more to come after listening session.
“People need to get ahead of it. If you start to ask for a waiver starting in 2027, it's going to be a painful process for everyone,” Michael Cadenazzi said.
Richard Beutel, a senior researcher at the George Mason Baroni Center for Government Contracting, offers some highlights from GSA’s recent industry day.
"This is an interesting way to put out this proposed rule because this is something that we've been waiting for for 15 years or 16 years now," said Zach Prince.
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