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Federal Government Collects Record Individual Income Taxes in FY 2018; Still Runs $779B Deficit

Copies of the US Federal Budget
The U.S. federal government set a record in individual income tax revenue in 2018, collecting more than $1.683 trillion from taxpayers, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released this month. The period
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LeadersNest Announces the 2018 FedFem Awards Winners

FedFem Awards Honoring Women Owned Businesses in Government Contracting - LeadersNest
LeadersNest has announced the 2018 FedFem Award Winners, who will be honored at a special event on Thursday, October 25, 2018.  Here is what you need to know: FedFem Awards:
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Harris Corporation and L3 Technologies To Merge Into L3 Harris Technologies

L3 Harris Technologies
In an all-stock merger, Harris and L-3 Technologies merged to create the sixth-largest defense contractor in the U.S. The new company will be known as L3 Harris Technologies. The deal, with
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Hurricane Michael Devastates Communities and Leaves +1 Million Without Power

Weather Channel Video Footage of Hurricane Michael Disaster
Hurricane Michael, a storm that quickly grew into a Category 4 Hurricane by the time it reached Florida, caused massive devastation across several states. The storm has moved out to
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Google Will Not Bid for Pentagon’s $10 Billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud, or JEDI

Pentagon - U.S. Department of Defense
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
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BidSync Leverages AI To Deliver Relevant Government Opportunities

BidSync from Periscope Holdings
Periscope Holdings, a leader in government procurement solutions, today introduced an entirely new government bid experience for suppliers, powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The completely rebuilt BidSync™ supplier application leverages machine-learning
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Federal Government Spending: Defense and Civilian Agencies Need To Spend $200 Billion By September 30

Countdown Clock
Time is running out for federal agencies (defense and civilian) to spend billions of dollars that Congress allocated. According to Nextgov’s Executive Editor, Frank Konkel, Nancy Marshall-Genzer of WESA (90.5
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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
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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
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Defense Contractors: Delayed Contract Awards Slows Payments, Revenue Gains For Businesses

F35A Lightening - US Air Force
Congress has increased Defense spending in a number of areas, often exceeding what the DoD has requested. However, despite having a large amount of unobligated money, contract awards have been
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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