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The House voted 220-197 Friday to pass a $733B defense policy bill for fiscal year 2020 amid a veto threat from President Donald Trump, Reuters reported Saturday.

Palantir Technologies has received a potential five-year, $143.8M blanket purchase agreement from the U.S. Navy to deliver commercial-off-the-shelf software, hardware and related support services to the Department of Defense, intelligence agencies and the U.S. Coast Guard.

DLT Solutions has secured a position on a potential 10-year, $820.4M blanket purchase agreement to provide commercial-off-the-shelf software and information technology services to the Department of Defense, U.S. Coast Guard and intelligence agencies.

Gentex has won a potential five-year, $95M contract to supply U.S. Special Operations Command with helmet systems designed for coxswains or boat operators. USSOCOM is procuring the helmets to address personal equipment advance requirements of the country's special operations forces, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

Saab has received a potential $445M contract to supply ammunition for a disposable weapon system and a recoilless rifle to support the U.S. Army, Marine Corps and special forces.

General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has received a one-year, $296.1M contract to supply the U.S. Army with ground-based tactical systems designed to support signals intelligence and electronic warfare operations. The company's mission systems business will produce Prophet Enhanced systems under the cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

Federal agencies are expected to spend approximately $29B on information technology products and services in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2019, Bloomberg Government reported Tuesday.

Twenty-three small businesses have won spots on a potential 10-year, $7.5B contract to provide systems engineering, technology and innovation support services to the Defense Information Systems Agency.

Six small businesses have been awarded a $50M shared modification under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for roof construction services at U.S. Navy and Marine Corps facilities.

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $174.9M delivery order to help the U.S. Navy update long range anti-ship missile systems. The order falls under a blanket purchase agreement through which Lockheed provides engineering, testing, product and ancillary support services, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.