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The Government Accountability Office has?denied a protest?of the Defense Information Systems Agency's?potential 10-year, $11.5 billion contract awarded in February to Leidos.?Gerry Fasano, president of Leidos' defense group and a three-time?Wash100?winner, said the company could move forward with contract initiation meetings and review efforts for the?Defense Enclave Services?program after GAO affirmed the award.
Leonardo DRS?and Israel-based?RADA Electronic Industries?(Nasdaq: RADA) have agreed to?merge in an all-stock transaction?to form a public company focused on providing advanced sensing and force protection systems in the defense market. The boards of directors of both companies approved the deal that is expected to conclude in the fourth quarter of 2022, subject to RADA shareholders’ approval, regulatory clearances and other customary closing conditions.
The General Services Administration has announced the selection of?61 small businesses?as third and final cohort of awardees on the potential $50 billion?8(a) Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resource for Services III?governmentwide contract for information technology services.
Peraton announced?on Tuesday that the company has been awarded a potential seven-year, $916 million task order from the?Office of the Director of National Intelligence to provide integrated, enterprise-wide management services for the office.?Peraton will assist ODNI and continue its long standing support of the organization through navigating the complex intelligence missions that span across the full ODNI enterprise.
The General Services Administration and the Office of Management and Budget announced that?$100 million of the Technology Modernization Fund?will go to projects aimed at improving customer experiences. The funding is part of the $1 billion allocated to TMF through the American Rescue Plan Act.
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Four companies have received separate contracts worth a combined $103.4 million over five years to support spaceflight and aircraft management systems at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Texas. The?Mission Enabling Services Contract?consists of five individual contracts that are divided into three work segments and scheduled to take effect Oct. 1, the agency said Thursday.
GovCon Expert David Egts, chief technologist of?Red Hat’s North America Public Sector,?recently spoke with?GovCon Wire?regarding the current administration’s?Executive Order?on transforming the federal customer experience and what it means for government agencies and the systems integrators that support them.?
The Department of Defense has released a document providing a roadmap on how DOD will advance the responsible use of artificial intelligence.?The?Responsible Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Implementation Pathway?lists proposed actions to promote responsible AI use across the department based on six foundational tenets: RAI governance; warfighter trust; AI product and acquisition lifecycle; requirements validation; responsible AI ecosystem; and AI workforce.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday?signed into law?a bipartisan bill to establish a?rotation program?that will provide federal civilian employees an opportunity to work at different agencies to expand their professional experience and networks as part of efforts to recruit and retain cybersecurity professionals in the federal workforce.
Michael Bloomberg, founder and CEO of media conglomerate Bloomberg and former mayor of New York City, has been sworn in as?chair of the Defense Innovation Board.?Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2022?Wash100?Award winner, presided over the swearing of Bloomberg who was?nominated to head the independent advisory board?in February, DOD reported Wednesday.