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Pluribus Digital will help the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services manage biometric information under a four-year, $135 million task order awarded through the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedule contract, Biometric Update reported Monday. The Falls Church, Virginia-based company was among the 10 bidders that pursued...

The federal government awarded a record $162.9 billion, or 26.5 percent of total contracting dollars, to small businesses in fiscal year 2022, an increase of $8.7 billion from the prior year, according to the Small Business Administration. SBA said Tuesday last year’s prime contracting rate surpassed the 23 percent annual target, while small b...

NASA has launched a full and open competition for interested vendors to design and build a single-channel, near-infrared optical detector for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Geostationary Extended Observations satellite system. The space agency intends to award a 15-year cost-plus-award-fee contract for the development of...

The General Services Administration has awarded contracts to eight U.S. carriers to provide discounted airfares to to federal travelers during the government’s 2024 fiscal year. GSA said the selected airlines will offer an estimated 53 percent discount on airfare rates for official government air travel starting Oct. 1 through the agency’...

Each year, the federal government allocates substantial funding toward defense and security contracts. Government agencies, such as the Department of Defense and the US Armed Forces, tap into the expertise of multiple companies dedicated to developing and providing cutting-edge solutions for defense and warfare initiatives across various domains, su...

The Small Business Administration has finalized its rule to increase access and diversify its existing funding program for small businesses and startups in underserved communities. SBA said Monday the new rule will take effect Aug. 17 to modernize the Small Business Investment Company program by introducing an alternative borrowing structure to alig...

The National Nuclear Security Administration within the Department of Energy is soliciting proposals from vendors capable of providing nuclear production operations, management and other services in support of the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas. According to a request for proposal posted on SAM.gov, NNSA will select a contractor to assist in nuclea...

Mike Cosgrave, a former partner at Guidehouse, was appointed chief operating officer at Tria Federal, where he will oversee the information technology and advisory services provider’s administrative and operational functions. The management and technology executive with 25 years of experience previously held the same position at IT and service...

The Biden administration has released its first iteration of a multi-year plan to implement the U.S. federal government’s new national strategy to defend cyberspace. The implementation plan outlines more than 65 high-impact initiatives assigned to specific federal agencies and aligned with the five pillars and 27 strategic objectives of the Na...

By Alan Chvotkin, Partner at Centre Law & Consulting In March 2016, pursuant to an initial Obama Executive Order, the National Archives published its long-awaited final regulations covering how agencies must deal with controlled unclassified information, or CUI. CUI is information that requires safeguarding or dissemination controls pursuant to,...