WT 360: Small businesses face ‘seismic’ change to their rules of the road
WT 360: Small businesses face ‘seismic’ change to their rules of the road
Opinion
How agentic systems are reshaping government contracting
Treat autonomy as a dial, not a switch: start narrow, log everything and let AI agents earn trust overtime, writes Atul Arya, founder and CEO of Blackstraw AI.
Contracts
Space Force starts to craft satellite communications integration contract
The service branch gives industry an initial glimpse at its plan to hire a technical integrator for mission planning, resource management and other functions.
Contracts
FAR Overhaul gives contracting officers more flexibility on contract type
The proposed rule rewrites shift to a permissive framework and incorporate Trump’s fixed-price contracting executive order.
Sponsor Content
Protecting government’s most personal service channel
Scammers are impersonating government agencies with AI-generated voices and spoofed numbers. Learn how agencies can fight back.
Companies
Tech bills of the week: Monitoring AI’s use under Section 702; Preventing abuse of Flock plate readers; and more
Lawmakers introduced several measures this week looking to rein in some of the potential abuses and dangers of using AI, as well as a proposal that looks to leverage AI for pediatric cancer research and treatment.
Contracts
Oasis protests Army C-UAS contract win by Parsons Corp
The protester is claiming evaluation flaws and an unresolved conflict-of-interest tied to Parsons making the systems it could potentially be testing.
Companies
Tech, growth and sales leadership moves across the market
One of the military's primary engine providers is also undertaking a transition at the very top, among other key promotions and hires to note.
Contracts
FAR Overhaul targets commercial buying and negotiations in newest rewrite
Parts 12 and 15 have revisions ready for industry to read, while two other parts of the Federal Acquisition Regulation are deleted entirely in a push to increase competition.
Opinion
DIU is now the Pentagon’s one door for drone tech – here’s how to walk through
DOD has consolidated unmanned systems programs under one office with the Defense Innovation Unit as the commercial gateway. Here’s what that means for contract strategy, data rights, and supply chains, writes Raymond Jones of Spencer Fane LLP.
Contracts
DHS sets fast-track schedule for network, cloud and cyber consolidation vehicle
The Homeland Security Department is working against a compressed timeline to make awards for this contract to centralize IT operations at headquarters and across components.
Sponsor Content
Ensuring Evidentiary Integrity in AI-Driven Casework
Discover how agencies can use AI in investigations while preserving evidence integrity, transparency, and trust.
Contracts
Anthropic extends $1 per user OneGov deal by a month
The OneGov extension means discounted access to Google Gemini is the only deal under the program currently set to expire at the end of this month.
Contracts
TSA preps industry for operational testing recompete
The Transportation Security Agency will use this $100 million-plus blanket purchase agreement to verify systems as effective and suitable for use.
Contracts
Pentagon moves to scrap CAS, embrace commercial accounting standards
A new memo sets 30-to 90-day deadlines for shifting the Pentagon toward GAAP-based accounting standards, while trying to head off fears the department will police profits on fixed-price work.
Companies
Cherokee Federal, Expression Networks detail their transitions at the very top
Tom Watson most recently led Serco North America for seven years, while Tim Spadafore has only been with Expression Networks since the spring.
Contracts
Anduril now covers both halves of $1.5B DHS counter-UAS contract
Leidos is the only other company competing for work in both the product and services portions of the five-year counter-unmanned aircraft systems contract
Companies
House Democrats call to cancel upcoming recess for time to legislate on AI
Four lawmakers stressed the need for more working days and bipartisan teamwork to respond to the national calls for strong artificial intelligence protections.
Opinion
SBA's size standards overhaul means bigger thresholds, fewer exceptions, real winners and real losers
The proposed rules would collapse nearly 1,000 size standards into 338 and shift many industries to headcount. You have until Sept. 21 to make your voice heard, writes attorney Ray Jones of Spencer Fane.
Contracts
VA starts its search for health systems tech integrator
The Veterans Affairs Department wants a contractor to help establish enterprise integration and data capabilities for operating across different systems.
Companies
Justice extracts $25M settlement from Accenture Federal over diversity goals
Accenture Federal Services pays to resolve allegations that its hiring and promotion practices were tied to internal diversity, equity and inclusion targets.
Contracts