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GAO Explains NGREN-R Protest Denials

Thursday, July 16th, 2020

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GAO Explains NGREN-R Protest Denials

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the full decisions denying two protests of Leidos’ [LDOS] win of the Navy Next Generation Enterprise Network Re-compete (NGEN-R) Service Management, Integration and Transportation (SMIT) contract. The full decisions were released on July 14, but the GAO first released the outcome for both in June. First it denied the protest from General Dynamics Information Technology [GD] (Defense Daily, June 12). Then a week later it denied the protest of fellow competitor Perspecta (Defense Daily,…

Congress

Trump Wants Second Reconciliation Bill On His Desk By June 1

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Space

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

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Congress

Graham Says GOP To Move Ahead On Second Reconciliation Bill, With Defense Funds As Priority

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Pentagon

Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday acknowledged the Pentagon could potentially ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental funding to support the ongoing operation against Iran and replenish munitions used […]