Google Will Not Bid for Pentagon’s $10 Billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud, or JEDI

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Google has decided to not bid for the Pentagon’s $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract known as JEDI. According to published reports, a Google representative stated that the contract may violate principles or values the company recently set when taking on contracts that involve artificial intelligence (AI), and the contract scope may be
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U.S. Air Force Orders General Dynamics Air Traffic Control Radios for Bases in Europe

General Dynamics Mission Systems received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to supply more than 140 CM-300/350 V2 Air Traffic Control (ATC) radios, replacing existing ATC radios currently operating at U.S. Air Force in Europe (USAFE) locations.  The General Dynamics-built radios leverage the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) NEXCOM Segment II radio design with Internet
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General Dynamics Awarded $481 Million for Continued Development of U.S. Navy’s Next Ballistic-Missile Submarine

The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $480.6 million contract modification to continue the development of the lead Columbia-class submarine, the nation’s next-generation sea-based strategic deterrent. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). The modification includes funding for advance procurement, advance construction and long lead time material
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No Government Shutdown: Congress Passes Minibus Spending Bill To Keep Government Running Until December

Government Contractors - U.S. Capitol Building and Dome
The “minibus” appropriations, or spending bill, that was passed by Congress and is expected to be signed by President Trump, avoids a government shutdown for the moment. The bill is one of three bills – all of which are designed to fund approximately 90% of the U.S. government’s operations through December 7, 2018. However, Congress
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Defense Spending Includes $162 Million For Portsmouth Naval Shipyard In Maine

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard with USS San Juan - Los Angeles Class Submarine
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine will receive $162 million for upgrades in the 2019 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill. Source: Defense bill with $162M for Maine shipyard upgrades sent to Trump for signature Author: Hadley Barndollar Publication:  Portsmouth Herald Here is what you need to know: Funding Ensures Shipyard Can Dry Dock Los Angeles and
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VetBiz Verification Not Required For Non-VA SDVOSB Contracts, SBA OHA Reiterates

This post originally appears in SmallGovCon Despite a longstanding and very common misconception, the VA’s SDVOSB verification requirement doesn’t apply to non-VA SDVOSB contracts. As the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals recently reiterated, it was “simply not correct” to believe that a company was required to be verified in VetBiz to be awarded a
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United States Postal Service Awards General Dynamics Technical Support Services Contract

GDIT to support the operation, maintenance, enhancement and sustainment of Postal Service applications. General Dynamics Information Technology has been awarded a contract for Enterprise Information Technology Program (EITP) Technical Support Services (TSS) by the United States Postal Service. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract includes a base period of three years, with four additional
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General Dynamics Awarded $3.9 Billion Contract for Common Hardware Systems-5 Program from the U.S. Army

The program provides U.S. military customers rapid, affordable access to commercial-grade computing and network equipment modified for military operations. General Dynamics Missions Systems was awarded a contract for the Common Hardware Systems-5 (CHS-5) Program from the U.S. Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract consists of a three-year
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Naval Medical Logistics Command Awards Leidos Contract to Study Health Impact of Undersea Operations on Submariners

Naval Medical Logistics Command
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, was awarded a follow-on contract by the Naval Medical Logistics Command to support biomedical research and development at its Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL). The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a five-year period of performance with a total contract value of approximately $28 million. Work will
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General Dynamics Receives Delivery Order to Upgrade 100 Abrams Main Battle Tanks

The U.S. Army has signed a delivery order for General Dynamics Land Systems to upgrade 100 more M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks to the state-of-the-art M1A2 System Enhancement Package Version 3 (SEPv3) configuration.  The delivery order is part of an Army Requirements Contract signed in December 2017 through which the Army can upgrade up to
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