USPTO CIO on image searches using AI, ML
“Recent developments in artificial intelligence tools and applications are helping patent examiners improve how they find prior art in...
Press Release: ManTech wins $123M contract from FBI for Information Systems Security, Management and Maintenance
“ManTech (Nasdaq: MANT) announced today that it has been awarded a contract to support the FBI with sophisticated technology...
DOC NOAA awards $5M Surface Observing Program Support Services contract
WOSB Total Solutions, Inc. (TSI) beat out three other bidders to win a 3-year contract from the Department of...
DOS awards $7M IT Strategy and Architecture Services contract
Tyler Technologies has been awarded a 1-year contract by the Department of State for IT strategy and architecture services....
IRS Enterprise Digitalization Exec on digital transformation
“Today, as Co-Director of Enterprise Digitalization and Case Management, Abold-LaBreche leads the initiative to deploy the agency’s new commercial...
GovernmentCIO Podcast: USCIS CDO on scaling technology
“U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ mission touches many facets of our lives. As Chief Data Officer Beth Puchek puts...
MeriTalk: Federal CISOs Say CDM Payoffs Well Worth Implementation Challenges
“Federal agency chief information security officers (CISOs) told a Senate panel today that the security payoffs yielded by the...
FedScoop: USPS considering 30 edge AI applications to automate mail processing
“The U.S. Postal Service is considering about 30 artificial intelligence applications for the Edge Computing Infrastructure Program (ECIP) developed...
Update: Reconsideration of Protest of DHS USCIS $175M IT Support Services task denied
Here we follow the protest related to this recently awarded 5-year IT Support Services task with the Department of...
NOAA taps permanent Chief Data Officer
Building nearly a decade as NOAA's first Geospatial Information Officer, responsible for coordinating and providing strategic and operational guidance...
DHS TSA awards IT Management, Performance Analysis, and Collaborative Technologies (IMPACT) bridge contract to CACI
Notice ID JA-2021-03-0606 Contract Award Number: HSHQDC13DE2095 Task/Delivery Order Number: 70T03018F2BCIO660 “The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Information Technology (TSAIT) and Contracting & Procurement...
FedScoop: GSA leads rise in automation projects governmentwide
“The General Services Administration has saved about 50,000 labor hours in 2021 alone by automating work. On top of...
Federal News Network: NASA JPL building models of its petabytes of data with artificial intelligence
“NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is capturing more data than ever in its history. That has Program Manager and Principal...
DHS FEMA RFI: Risk Methodology and Programmatic Support Contract Market Research
RFQ ID RFQ1490474 “On behalf of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s), GSA...
Federal News Network: Federal CIO Martorana: $1B TMF lets agencies ‘apply for projects that previously were out of their reach’
“With the release of the new guidance last week for agencies to submit proposals to receive some of the...
FedTech Magazine: Census Goes All Digital with Door-to-Door Field Operations
“As April 1 of last year approached — the day on which all census information is based — the...
Press Release: ManTech wins $123M contract from FBI for Information Systems Security, Management and Maintenance
“ManTech (Nasdaq: MANT) announced today that it has been awarded a contract to support the FBI with sophisticated technology...
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DOS awards $7M IT Strategy and Architecture Services contract
Tyler Technologies has been awarded a 1-year contract by the Department of State for IT strategy and architecture services....
DHS TSA awards IT Management, Performance Analysis, and Collaborative Technologies (IMPACT) bridge contract to CACI
Notice ID JA-2021-03-0606 Contract Award Number: HSHQDC13DE2095 Task/Delivery Order Number: 70T03018F2BCIO660 “The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Information Technology (TSAIT) and Contracting & Procurement...
SDVO/EDWOSB scores $14M DHS USCG Integrated Government Scheduling Support Services task
Beating out 10 other bidders, this service-disabled Veteran-owned economically-disadvantaged woman-owned small business (EDWOSB) focused on providing support and solutions...
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8(a) SDVOSB joint venture KCI-Acuity has been awarded a 5-year, $3.7M task from the Department of the Treasury’s Office...
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SDVOSB Longevity Consulting beat out two other bidders to win a 1-year, $2.2M task from the Department of Education...
NASA awards USGCRP NCO Technical, Analytic, and Programmatic Support Services contract to ICF
Notice ID 80HQTR21D0004 Related Notice 80HQTR20R0016 Contract Award Number: 80HQTR21D0004 “On March 8, 2021, I met with the Integrated...
Department of Labor awards $93M HR and Management Support Services BPA
As the focus by Federal agencies and their leaders to modernize their HR systems and processes continues to heat...
Small business wins Education Department LINCS Online Portal support contract
Building on prior experience gained in support of the Department of Education’s LINCS Portal, this fast-rising small business professional services firm,...
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Small business SplashBI beat out four other bidders to win a 15-month $1.5M contract from the Department of Transportation...
DOJ FBI awards Intelligence Analysis Support Services contract
Illuminate has been awarded a 5-month, $1.1M contract from the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation for intelligence...
Protest forces DHS FEMA to award bridge contract for WebEOC Software Support
“The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) intends to award a Bridge Contract to ESI Acquisitions,...
EPA awards Hosting and Related Support for EPA Acquisition System
Unison Software has been awarded a $3M contract by the Environmental Protection Agency to provide Hosting and Related Support...
DOT FAA intends to award 10-year single source follow-on contracts for ERAM and STARS
“The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA or Agency) intends to award the following contracts on a single source basis. The...
Press Release: REI Systems awarded GSA Schedule contract for GovGrants Software-as-a-Service Product
“The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded REI Systems a contract for software licenses. The contract award, made under...
NOAA taps permanent Chief Data Officer
Building nearly a decade as NOAA's first Geospatial Information Officer, responsible for coordinating and providing strategic and operational guidance...
ManTech recruits IT leader Russell Smith as Program Director (Cybersecurity)
Russell Smith, an IT and cybersecurity leader with over 15 years of experience in both the public and private...
DOJ recruits Assistant Director, Records and Information Management
Carol Keuch, an industry leader with over twenty-five years of experience providing subject matter expertise in Information Technology (IT),...
Ann Dunkin appointed as Chief Information Officer at Department of Energy
“The Energy Department on Monday announced that Ann Dunkin is the Biden-Harris appointee tapped to become the agency’s chief...
Medallia recruits GSA CX Research and Strategy Lead as Senior CX Strategist
Lora Allen, a customer experience professional with 15+ years of leadership, innovation, and transformation in government, has taken on...
Leidos recruits Brad Buswell as Senior VP, Security Detection & Automation
Brad Buswell, an industry leader with expertise in leading large organizations, strategic planning and execution, and working with government...
State Department Principal Deputy CIO exits
Armed with perspective gained over more than two decades of IT experience in both industry and the Federal Government,...
HHS OIG recruits State Department IT Executive as new CIO
Armed armed with over 24 years of information technology experience, including perspective gained through five different positions at the...
Acting DHS Under Secretary, Science & Technology departs
After a career lasting over 35 years, this science and technology advisor for the Department of Homeland Security with...
Aleut Federal recruits industry leader Cheryl Waldrup as Chief Growth Officer
Cheryl Waldrup, a senior capture and business development executive with more than two decades of experience in the IT...
Five 9 Group recruits industry leader Liam Doherty as Chief Growth Officer
Liam Doherty, an IT business development executive with almost 25 years of industry experience gained through a series of...
Press Release: Intelligent Waves names Kathy Barlow as Senior VP of Contracts and Pricing
“Intelligent Waves LLC, a leading-edge trusted IT systems integrator that delivers high-impact transformational IT solutions to the Government’s most...
Informatica recruits growth leader Pete Johnson as Federal Civilian Regional Sales Director
Pete Johnson, a sales executive armed with over 30 years of experience gained through a series of progressively responsible...
HUD taps Acting Deputy CIO, Business & IT Resource Management
Building on perspective gained leading the day-to-day operations, administration, and management across a broad spectrum of subjects including Army...
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Richard Kramer, a strategic technology leader skilled at delivering innovative technology solutions, infrastructure design, and implementation strategies, has taken...
State Bureau of Diplomatic Security taps Deputy Assistant Secretary Cyber and Technology Security
Looking to leverage this experienced engineer, team leader, and senior manager’s more than two decades supporting the State Department...
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“Recent developments in artificial intelligence tools and applications are helping patent examiners improve how they find prior art in...
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Here we follow the protest related to this recently awarded 5-year IT Support Services task with the Department of...
FedScoop: GSA leads rise in automation projects governmentwide
“The General Services Administration has saved about 50,000 labor hours in 2021 alone by automating work. On top of...
Federal News Network: NASA JPL building models of its petabytes of data with artificial intelligence
“NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is capturing more data than ever in its history. That has Program Manager and Principal...
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“With the release of the new guidance last week for agencies to submit proposals to receive some of the...
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“As April 1 of last year approached — the day on which all census information is based — the...
Update: Fresh Protest of $80M SSA Ticket to Work Program Management contract
Here we follow the protest related to this 5-year Ticket to Work Program Management support contract with the Social...
Press Release: Deep Labs and Snowflake Unveil New Solution for Public Sector Fraud
“Deep Labs, a leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) platform company, today announced a partnership with Snowflake, the Data Cloud company,...
MeriTalk: Treasury Seeks Tracing Tool for Crypto Linked to Sanctions List
“The Treasury Department is seeking a tool to help trace cryptocurrency that may be linked to parties placed on...
Federal News Network: GSA claims success of TDR pilot, but industry experts not sold
“Almost five years after launching the Transactional Data Reporting (TDR) pilot, the General Services Administration is reporting success. Jeff...
GAO: Foreign Assistance: State Department Should Better Assess Results of Efforts to Improve Financial and Some Program Data
“Why GAO Did This Study Members of Congress, the State Inspector General, and GAO have raised concerns about State’s...
Homeland Security Today: Changes Announced After Customer Experience with DHS.gov ‘How to Do Business Webpage’ AIR
“The DHS Communications and Industry Liaison Team recently held its Customer Experience with DHS.gov ‘How to Do Business Webpage’...
DHS FEMA RFI: Risk Methodology and Programmatic Support Contract Market Research
RFQ ID RFQ1490474 “On behalf of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s), GSA...
SBA RFQ: Improvements and Maintenance of OSE ExamPPAM Reporting and Document Management System
ID RFQ1489910 “This requirement is a 100% set-aside, with a NAICS code of 541511- Custom Computer Programming Services, Product...
Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency RFQ: Next Generation Network Support Services
ID RFQ1489884 “OCC has a requirement for site surveys and market research in the following five technology areas: Software...
DOJ RFI: Accounting, Financial Management and Auditing Support Services
Notice ID: FBI-111720-AFMASS-5MAY21 “The scope of this requirement is to procure services to support a full range of financial...
USDA Forest Service RFI: CIO Fire and Aviation Management Information Management Tools and Technology, Wildland Fire Programs, Enterprise Level Data Management
Notice ID SN_2021_DART_II “The United States Forest Service, Procurement & Property Services, National Procurement Operations, Information Technology Contracting Branch...
NARA RFQ: Independent Verification and Validation/Configuration Management Support
ID RFQ1488304 “The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is planning to issue a labor hour task order under...
HUD Sources Sought: Automated Valuation Model
Notice ID: APP-HU-2022-041 “The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is contemplating establishing a contract under NAICS Code(s)...
DHS US Coast Guard RFQ: Program Management & Administrative Support
ID RFQ1489324 “Background – The Office of Strategic Planning and Communication (CG-925) is responsible for supporting CG-9 and the...
Social Security Administration RFI: Office of Information Security HSPD-12 Support Services
Notice ID 28321321RI0000041 “Homeland Security Presidential Directive – 12 (HSPD-12) requires the establishment of a mandatory government-wide standard for...
DOI National Park Service RFP: Digital Support Services for Mobile Application Services
Notice ID 140P2121R0011 The National Park Service is seeking Mobile Applications Support with extensive Mobile Applications experience to assist...
SSA RFI: PDF Remediation Tool for Section 508 Compliance
Notice ID 28321321RI0000042 “Background – The Social Security Administration (SSA), is currently researching the market for a Portable Document...
Department of State RFI: Identity Access and Management System
RFQ1488719 “On behalf of the Department of State, GSA is conducting market research to understand capabilities related to providing...
SSA RFI: HSPD-12 and FICAM program Support, Maintenance and Modernization
Notice ID: 28321321RI0000041 SSA requires Contractor support services to assist with the development, maintenance, modernization, and implementation of the...
USDA FNS RFI: National Accuracy Clearinghouse (NAC) Development Services
ID RFQ1488408 “Agency Background – The mission of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service...
DHS FirstSource III Preproposal Conference Slides Available
Updated April 29, 2021 Notice ID 70RTAC21R00000003 Related Notice 70RTAC21R00000003 “In support of its mission and strategic goals, DHS...
DHS ICE RFQ: Intellectual Property Rights Center Hosting Support Services
Notice ID: 70CTD021Q00000096 “The Contractor shall provide technical support, to include retrieval of data regarding visitors to the seized...
Update: Reconsideration of Protest of DHS USCIS $175M IT Support Services task denied
Here we follow the protest related to this recently awarded 5-year IT Support Services task with the Department of...
Update: Fresh Protest of $80M SSA Ticket to Work Program Management contract
Here we follow the protest related to this 5-year Ticket to Work Program Management support contract with the Social...
Update: Protest of DHS FEMA WebEOC Crisis Management System Ops, Maintenance and Dev Support Services requirement dismissed
Here we follow the protest related to this requirement supporting the continuation of the successful operations, maintenance, support and...
Update: Protest of $86M DHS USCIS Architecture Engineering Support award denied
Here we follow the protest related to this recently awarded 5-year task for this effort that will include ownership...
Update: Additional Protest for $2B USPTO BOSS Alternative Competition
Here we follow the protests related to this United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) requirement for technical capability,...
Federal Civilian Protests, Protests, Protests
Hello G2Xers! I’ve updated the thread below which I use to track open and relevant GAO protests known or...
Update: Protest of DOC NOAA 5-year Technical Support Services BPA withdrawn
Here we follow the protest related to this 5-year, single-award BPA from the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and...
Update: Protest of HUD Cybersecurity and Privacy Support Services award sustained
The protest of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) task order related to a requirement to provide cybersecurity and privacy...
Update: $23M DHS CISA Budget, Acquisition, and Contract Management Support task
Here we follow the protest related to this Department of Homeland Security requirement for program management; procurement strategic planning...
Update: Protest of $330M SSA ITSS RFQ denied
Here we follow the protests related to this Social Security Administration RFQ to establish multiple-award BPAs to acquire systems...
Update: $147M HUD Enterprise Architecture Transformation (HEAT) System End User Support Award
In what appears to be a procedural move, late last week HUD officially terminated the initial 2019 award action...
Update: Protest of DEA Technical Support Services requirement dismissed
The protest related to this Justice Department DEA contract that covers the performance of a broad range of professional,...
Update: Protest of DHS FEMA Agile, Integrated, and Survivor-centric Model Transformation support task dismissed
Here we follow the protest related to this 5-year single-award BPA to assist the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration...
Update: Protest of $75M Library of Congress Agile Development and System Integration IDIQ denied
Here we follow the protests related to this recently awarded Agile Development and System Integration IDIQ contract that shall...
Protest denial clears way for $75M Library of Congress Agile Development and System Integration IDIQ
Six months after several firms were awarded a Prime spot on this heavily competed IDIQ contract that shall provide...
Update: Protest of USDA LMPRS and MARS IT and O&M Support Services requirement denied
Here we follow the protests related to this US Department of Agriculture requirement to obtain IT O&M support services...
DHS FEMA RFI: Risk Methodology and Programmatic Support Contract Market Research
RFQ ID RFQ1490474 “On behalf of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/ Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s), GSA...
SBA RFQ: Improvements and Maintenance of OSE ExamPPAM Reporting and Document Management System
ID RFQ1489910 “This requirement is a 100% set-aside, with a NAICS code of 541511- Custom Computer Programming Services, Product...
Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency RFQ: Next Generation Network Support Services
ID RFQ1489884 “OCC has a requirement for site surveys and market research in the following five technology areas: Software...
NARA RFQ: Independent Verification and Validation/Configuration Management Support
ID RFQ1488304 “The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is planning to issue a labor hour task order under...
DHS US Coast Guard RFQ: Program Management & Administrative Support
ID RFQ1489324 “Background – The Office of Strategic Planning and Communication (CG-925) is responsible for supporting CG-9 and the...
Department of State RFI: Identity Access and Management System
RFQ1488719 “On behalf of the Department of State, GSA is conducting market research to understand capabilities related to providing...
USDA FNS RFI: National Accuracy Clearinghouse (NAC) Development Services
ID RFQ1488408 “Agency Background – The mission of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service...
XFactor: Treasury IRS RFI: Development of Exploitation Techniques Against CryptoWallets (DETAC)
ID RFQ1487708 SCOPE – The contractor shall combine the leading-edge cybersecurity research available on the topics of embedded hardware...
DHS USCG RFI: Program Management and Analytical Support Services
Notice ID: RFQ1487096 The purpose of this Statement Of Work is to obtain Contractor program management and analytical support...
International Trade Commission RFQ: IT Service Desk (ITSD) and IT Support Services
ID RFQ1486685 “The main objective of this performance work statement is to deliver services that support the organizational goals...
Updated RFQ ID for DHS Draft RFQ: ORR Technical Support Services
The RFQ was updated April 21, 2021 to be RFQ1486866 Posted April 19, 2021 ID RFQ1486105 “The purpose of...
DOT RFQ: Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Project
Notice ID: RFQ1486393 The ERM project will cover STB policies and processes, internal controls, strategic planning and program evaluation,...
Peace Corps RFQ: Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) 12.2 Upgrade Services
ID RFQ1485696 “The Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center (IBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD) Division V, Branch...
DHS OCFO RFQ: Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) BPA
RFQ IDRFQ1485868 “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) has a requirement to provide...
Commerce NTIA Sources Sought: Help Desk Support Services
ID RFQ1485495 “BACKGROUND – The Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS) provides research and development support for the National Telecommunications...
DHS US Coast Guard Sources Sought: Mobile Application Market Research
ID RFQ1484797 “Scope – Develop a mobile application for USCG Civil Rights. There is a continuing need to have up...
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