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Navy/USMC

GAO Denies Second NGEN-R Protest

Thursday, June 18th, 2020

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GAO Denies Second NGEN-R Protest

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Wednesday denied Perspecta’s protest of Leidos’ [LDOS] Navy Next Generation Enterprise Network Re-compete (NGEN-R) contract win, clearing the final protest and allowing the new work to move forward. This came a week after GAO denied a similar protest by the other competitor, General Dynamics Information Technology [GD] (Defense Daily, June 12). In neither ruling did GAO explain its decision yet because the protest is covered by a protective order since “some information in the decision may…

Congress

Warren And Sheehy Renew Call for “Right to Repair” In NDAA

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Timothy Sheehy (R-Mont.), two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), are renewing their call for “Right to Repair” language in the National […]

HASC Looks To Restrict USV Deliveries Without Navy CONOPS And Strategy

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy draft bill aims to restrict the Navy’s use of unmanned surface vessels (USV) until it decides on key factors […]

Congress

Gaps In Army’s Tactical Counter-Drone Capabilities Remain Concern Of HASC

A draft defense policy bill released this week says the Army is fielding counter-drone capabilities for defense of fixed sites and maneuver forces but suggests that troops at the lowest […]

Army

HASC Wants Closer Look At Army’s SBMC Program, Cites Avoiding Past IVAS Missteps

The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants a closer look at the Army’s Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC) effort, citing support for the development program while expressing caution to avoid […]