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This week in federal government contracting NASA has announced a $1.8 billion COSMOS contract and tech giants are pushing for legislation to streamline federal cloud procurement, aligning with the GSA’s advocacy for simpler cloud purchasing and value-based contracting. You can read more about these topics in the articles below, as well as other federal contracting news. Enjoy!
- NASA Soliciting Proposals for $1.8B COSMOS Spaceflight Mission Support Contract
- Tech Giants Back Legislation to Speed Federal Cloud Purchasing
- Winner Under $670 Million Navy Procurement Blocked From Protest
- Defense Contractor Jailed for Fraud and Illegal Export Scheme—How One Scheme Threatened National Security
- Texas, Virginia and California top states for defense contract spending
- CISA Director Informs on State of Election Cybersecurity
- SBA Seeks to Expand Rule of 2 Usage in Multiple-award Contracting
- DoD fleshes out plans to rebuild industrial base
- US charges 6 for conspiring to defraud agencies through IT contracting schemes
- GSA chief advocates for simplified cloud buying, ‘best value’ contracting as Congress considers legislation
- A look inside the latest White House artificial intelligence memo
- Defense Contractor, Former Executive Indicted for Bribing Government Employee