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Protests over $10B Polaris contract move to court
Six companies are challenging their non-selection for one of 102 places on the government-wide IT contract for small businesses.
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Space Force warns industry on cost overruns
The service will convert pricey programs to fixed-price contracts if needed, an official said.
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Federal judge blocks USAID leave notices and reinstates workers
Attorneys representing the Trump administration confirmed Friday that upwards of 2,200 employees, many of whom are stationed overseas, would have been put on administrative leave Friday night, absent the court’s intervention.
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Musk’s DOGE efforts pose a ‘constitutional crisis,’ experts warn
Elon Musk has spent the first two weeks of the Trump administration parachuting into government offices, leaving extensive — and some say legally prohibited — changes in his wake.
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SEWP VI faces single protest over small business concerns
NASA could be delayed in its award of the $60 billion IT product and services contract, which has a proposal due date of Feb. 19.
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Trump administration’s 'deferred resignation' deadline blocked until next week
OPM is required to notify all employees who received an initial "deferred resignation" offer by Thursday evening that the deadline for accepting the legally dubious offer has been pushed until Monday.
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Leidos wins $149M Air Force IT sustainment contract
Project Night Owl focuses on how the Air Force works in a secure cloud environment based on Microsoft's Azure offering.
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Judge denies protests over $10B Army IT hardware contract
Seven companies challenged their removal from the ITES-4H competition for allegedly not meeting compliance requirements.
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Air Force seeks contractor to help secure global shortwave comms network
The service branch is in the early development stages of a five-year contract for cyber services to support its High Frequency Global Communications System.
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Where can GovCon find clarity in the Trump transition turbulence?
Contractors, their government customers, and pretty much everyone across the public sector ecosystem is trying their best. But here are some steps and action items that companies can follow.
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ANALYSIS: Signs of small business shifts to watch out for
It's unlikely that the Trump administration will completely abandon small business contracting, but a change in who those dollars go to appears likely with DEI efforts being rolled back. In this analysis, we establish a baseline for where the spending is today.
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GSA procurement pause sparks confusion
A new memo halts all General Services Administration-funded contract awards, a move that raises questions about scope and legality as industry leaders look for clarity.
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Special Operations Command previews $2B network equipment recompete
The command uses the T-REX contract to acquire products for system integration, communications, signals processing and other key networking capabilities.
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First wave of DEI-related contract cancellations hit the market
An even larger number of contracts are seeing modifications that drop requirements related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Assured Information Security wins $300M Air Force recompete
The company will continue its support of SecureView, a government-wide standard for enabling remote network access at multiple levels.
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GSA announces new FAS, TTS leadership
The new leaders are interested in working with Elon Musk’s DOGE.
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Contractors face greater scrutiny from anti-DEI executive orders
President Trump’s actions come with enforcement provisions that encourage employees to report on their companies.
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HHS pause on external comms delaying upcoming health summits
Two planned events have been indefinitely postponed as a result of the Trump administration’s freeze on HHS-related mass communications and public appearances.
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Demo concerns emerge in fight for $1B Army business system contract
New filings from the protester Groundswell allege both an improper evaluation process and technical misrepresentation on the Army's part.
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