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  DoD Contracts: ITC Defense, Applied Research Associates, Amentum Services, Week of 2-3-25 to 2-7-25

  2/3 NAVY Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Syracuse, New York, is awarded a $551,012,019 cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price incentive (firm-target), and firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for engineering and technical support… more

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  DoD Contracts: The Aerospace Corp., Booz Allen Hamilton, Penn State ARL, Week of 1-27-25 to 1-31-25

  1/27 AIR FORCE General Electric Co., GE Edison Works, Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded a ceiling $3,500,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity modification (P00005) to a previously awarded contract (FA8626-22-D-0010) for technology maturation and risk reduction s… more

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  Guideline L: How Outside Activities Could Cost You Your Clearance

  Many employees and contractors of the United States federal government, military personnel, and government officials, who require access to classified information in the course of performing their duties, are required to obtain and maintain security clearances. However, many… more

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  Scroll Responsibly: The Realities of Using TikTok as a Cleared Professional

  Having TikTok on a government or federal contractor’s device has been banned since 2023, but recent executive orders and headlines about the platform raise fresh questions about using TikTok as a cleared professional. What’s changed, if anything, for security clearanc… more

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  DoD Contracts: GDIT, Riverside Research, Lockheed Martin, Week of 1-21-25 to 1-24-25

  1/21 ARMY Hospital Housekeeping System LLC, Dripping Springs, Texas, was awarded a $939,999,000 firm-fixed-price contract for specialized medical facilities operation and maintenance services. Bids were solicited via the internet with 17 received. Work locations and fu… more