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NGA Looking To Expand Commercial Services Acquisitions As Demand Grows

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, March 18th, 2024

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NGA Looking To Expand Commercial Services Acquisitions As Demand Grows

Demand has grown significantly over the past few years across the Defense Department and federal civil sector for analytic services tied to commercial remote sensing, which is leading the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) to expand its commercial services acquisition efforts in new areas, an agency official said on Monday. NGA’s pilot Economic Indicator Modeling (EIM) contract, which originally had a $29 million ceiling value over five years following award in August 2021, was tapped out within a year, leading…

Congress

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Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

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Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

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