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Deasy: Biggest JEDI mistake was letting the narrative slip away from DOD
"Once you let the narrative get away from you ... trying to recover is nearly impossible," DOD CIO Dana Deasy said.
Air Force adds to $1B contract to create networked system to power future warfare
The Air Force plans to spend almost $1 billion on its ABMS program to link every sensor to every shooter.
Treasury to support QSMO efforts with $625M contract awarded to 12 vendors
The department is creating a federal marketplace for shared financial management services that needs.
GSA begins Phase 3 of Multiple Award Schedule consolidation
MAS holders must consolidate their multiple contracts into one per unique entity identifier (UEI) to simplify acquisition.
VA legislation in Senate promises closer oversight of IT projects
The bill would task the CIO to create strategic planning on IT projects that would be reviewed by Congress and other officials to increase oversight of the VA's IT portfolio.
DOD needs some help digitizing a massive collection of respiratory disease samples
The DOD wants to turn more than 86 million specimens into digital data to be run through machine learning algorithms.
CMMC rule change ‘undeterred’ by pandemic, with requirements coming soon
The DOD's new cyber rules will be in contracts soon. The department is just waiting for final approval from the Office of Management and Budget.
GSA introduces on-demand IT Acquisition University
The program offers on-demand training content conducted by IT and acquisition experts in the agency's Information Technology Category.
DOD should better define its place in space industry, report says, with information systems in mind
High-ranking Air Force and Space Force military and civilian officials are calling for more experimentation, funding and general engagement between the government and the nascent space industry.
VA consolidating home loan applications to improve analytics, transparency for veterans
Veterans will be able to make better informed decisions about their home loans thanks to the potentially $328 million contract awarded to Accenture Federal Services.
