Navy takes first step to craft NGEN network hardware recompete
The service branch wants to incorporate commercial supply chain practices into its IT product delivery function that must support a user base of 1 million personnel. The Navy has started on its work on the next iteration of the hardware portion of NGEN – the service branch’s primary enterprise IT network that also reaches into the […]
GAO clears the protest deck for $50B Army MAPS vehicle
The watchdog agency five remaining challenges, including a set of four that questioned the self-scoring process and consolidation of requirements for the professional services contract. The Army has won out over the remaining protests surrounding its $50 billion MAPS professional services contract. The Government Accountability Office has denied a final group of five challenges to the solicitation for […]
GSA’s deputy administrator to depart government
Michael Lynch joined the General Services Administration in January 2025 as a senior advisor and later became the agency’s deputy administrator. Michael Lynch, deputy administrator for the General Services Administration, will be leaving his role and returning to the private sector, according to an email sent to staff Wednesday morning by GSA Administrator Ed Forst. “Mike has […]
Trax loses White Sands protest, but judge hits government over AI disclosures
The Army tested an artificial intelligence tool on the $450 million competition, and its outputs reached evaluators and the contracting officer. The government did not provide many details on that until the judge pressed. Trax International Corp. may have lost its protest at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, but the government’s lawyers may be in some […]
Army awards counterdrone contracts worth more than $4B
But there’s room for more—up to $7 billion. Military drone and counterdrone demand is booming amid a rush to spend funds before the end of the fiscal year—but the Pentagon’s drone marketplace is making it a little easier, defense officials said. “These contracts are available to everybody. And so what we’ve seen across the department is […]
Google extends Gemini OneGov deal into November
All three OneGov partnerships that were set to expire at the end of September are continuing under either an extension or a new agreement. Federal agencies will continue to have access to Google Gemini for $0.47 per agency per year through Nov. 15 instead of Sept. 30, according to a listing on the General Services Administration’s […]
