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fromTheregister
2 days ago

UK Home Office hikes tech consultant spend to 350M

The UK Home Office has upped its planned spending on external data and tech consultants by £100 million to a maximum of £350 million. The move follows a six-month delay to the start of a deal designed to provide external skills for the central government department's Data Services & Analytics (DSA) service. This comes despite the government's promise to cut spending on consultants and warnings that the shortage of internal skills was holding up digital transformation.
UK politics
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
3 days ago

Microsoft wants to give US government Copilot for free

Microsoft offered government agencies a year of free Copilot access and deep discounts across core Microsoft services under a GSA OneGov contract.
Privacy technologies
fromTechCrunch
3 days ago

ICE reactivates contract with spyware maker Paragon | TechCrunch

ICE signed a $2 million contract with Israeli spyware maker Paragon; a pause under a commercial-spyware review was later lifted.
Startup companies
fromAlleywatch
1 week ago

Garage Raises $13.5M to Build Modern Marketplace for Municipal Equipment

Garage runs a nationwide marketplace connecting local governments and businesses to buy and sell expensive emergency and surplus equipment with inspections, freight, warranties, and financing.
Law
fromPatently-O
1 week ago

Non-IP En Banc: Federal Circuit Limits Federal Procurement Protests

The Federal Circuit ruled that an "interested party" under 28 U.S.C. §1491(b) must be an actual or prospective bidder or offeror with a direct economic interest affected by the contract award or non-award.
fromTheregister
2 weeks ago

Google undercuts rivals with 47 AI deal for Uncle Sam

Not to be outdone by the makers of ChatGPT and Claude, who each agreed to sell their services to the government for $1 per agency, Google has agreed to even deeper discount terms, pitching its various government-capable AI products for just $0.47 per agency, valid through 2026. The half-a-buck Google AI deal is part of the General Services Administration's OneGov purchasing strategy that seeks to streamline the purchasing of products for federal agencies.
Artificial intelligence
fromNextgov.com
4 weeks ago

GSA, Amazon sign onto new centralized cloud pact

We are grateful for AWS's partnership as GSA continues to equip agencies with modern solutions at scale and at savings. Through this unique partnership, the federal government is poised to deliver on President Trump's AI Action Plan and solidify its position as the global AI leader.
US politics
#artificial-intelligence
#gsa
E-Commerce
fromNextgov.com
1 month ago

GSA's vision for procurement is about having 'one wallet'

GSA aims to centralize government purchasing, reduce costs, and leverage its position as the largest customer.
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

PPE Medpro delivers final blow in DHSC trial, calling case 'buyer's remorse' and evidence 'non-existent'

"We gave them everything we had. They looked at it. They assessed it. They said, yes, that's all fine... The gowns are approved," Samek told the court, arguing that the government had knowingly signed off on PPE Medpro's offer during the Covid-19 procurement rush - only to regret it later amid public scrutiny and political fallout.
UK news
US politics
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

OPM schedules industry engagement event to talk HR modernization

OPM is shifting from a sole-source HR software contract to a traditional procurement process for a government-wide system.
SF politics
fromNextgov.com
2 months ago

SecDef's recipe for procurement: A dash of DOGE with a pinch of Obama

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued new directives to improve efficiency in Defense contracts by requiring reviews and promoting insourcing.
SF politics
fromNextgov.com
3 months ago

GSA prepping plans to move NASA SEWP and NIH contract vehicles under its management

GSA plans to manage major govt. contracting vehicles, potentially saving billions in IT services spending.
DevOps
fromComputerworld
3 months ago

Workday wins, then loses, contract with US Office for Personnel Management

OPM justified a sole-source contract award to Workday due to urgent operational needs, postponing competition until the end of the contract.
European startups
fromNextgov.com
4 months ago

Google's government deal is the 'first of many' to come, DOGE says

A major deal between GSA and Google offers a 71% discount on Google Workspace to government agencies, promoting cost efficiency.
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