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The Department of Health and Human Services has posted an update on its planned procurement of IT modernization support for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network. The agency said in a SAM.gov, approximately $185 million will be awarded under a five-year multiple-award blanket purchase agreement.  HHS Requirements for OPTN Modernizat...

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing federal employees to return to office five days a week, Reuters reported. In a statement posted Monday on the White House’s website, the president ordered the heads of all departments and agencies within the government’s executive branch to “take all necessary ste...

The Department of the Treasury has awarded 10 companies positions on an eight-year, $20 billion blanket purchase agreement to provide enterprisewide cybersecurity support services for the department, its bureaus and related offices. The department’s Internal Revenue Service disclosed the selected vendors for the PROviding Treasury Enterprise Cyber...

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a “combat support agency,” which means it is charged with critical responsibilities to provide the Department of Defense and intelligence community with information and tools they need to stay competitive with other nations like China who are quickly gaining in strength and resources. For NGA, this ...

The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded $4.9 billion in contracts to ASRC Federal and Noble Supply and Logistics to provide maintenance, repair and operations support services at U.S. military facilities.  The Department of Defense said Wednesday the DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia received four offers for work in Northeast Zones 1 and 2 thr...

Global supply chains were thrown into the spotlight in 2020 when Covid sparked massive disruptions. Now, focus on supply chains has taken a new shape as the U.S. shifts its priorities to cybersecurity, global competition and more.  GovCon Wire spoke with two Chertoff Group leaders — CEO and Co-Founder Chad Sweet and Michele Iversen,...

Quantum computing is no longer just a theoretical pursuit or the domain of research labs. It has rapidly emerged as a transformative technology poised to revolutionize industries around the globe. Within the defense sector, its potential is both astounding and imperative. Quantum’s applications in national security promise to reshape operation...

Data Machines has acquired Goforth Scientific to strengthen its commitment to delivering innovative platforms to the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. In a statement published Tuesday, Data Machines CEO Matt Quinn said the acquisition marks a pivotal step in the company’s growth strategy. “By uniting our capabilities, we ...

The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $333.3 million contract to produce Standard Missile-6, including spares and round design agents. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the effort to $908.1 million, the Department of Defense said.  Navy Contract Scope The SM-6 missiles and e...

Aaron Weis needs little introduction. The technology maven built a reputation through years spent as a chief information officer and business leader in the private sector at small and midsized companies, before becoming a senior advisor to the Department of Defense CIO in 2018. He had overseen technology divisions of multibillion-dollar organization...