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The Department of Defense is expected to award in August the potential 10-year, $10B Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud computing contract to Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) or Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), Bloomberg reported Thursday.

ViaSat (Nasdaq: VSAT) and Data Link Solutions have received contract modifications from the U.S. Navy to continue to supply and retrofit Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems terminals.

The Defense Information Systems Agency will use the National Institutes of Health’s Information Technology Acquisition Assistance Contract to procure cybersecurity services instead of conducting a full and open competition for the procurement effort, Nextgov reported Tuesday.

The U.S. Army has awarded General Atomics a potential two-year, $275M contract to deliver airborne and ground data terminals designed to facilitate satellite communications. The company's aeronautical systems business will also provide program management and equipment maintenance support under the cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract, the Department of Defense said Monday.

Richard Spencer, secretary of the Navy and a 2019 Wash100 winner, assumed Monday the role of acting secretary at the Department of Defense after the White House sent to the Senate the official nomination of Army Secretary Mark Esper for DoD’s top civilian post.

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.