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DOGE now has approval authority for defense IT, consulting contracts

A new memo from the Defense Department's acquisition leader spells out what agencies and components have to inform the Department of Government Efficiency before proceeding on certain contracts.

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GSA adds third set of companies to consulting contract review

The General Services Administration is asking six “traditional strategy consulting firms” for much of the same information it has previously asked of other companies: a breakdown of their federal businesses and ideas for savings.

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CMS extends its primary data-related research contract

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has pushed back the proposal due date for the recompete more than once.

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State Department awards $5B global stability support contract

The GLOBALCAP contract covers a wide range of services across areas such as training and mentoring, logistics and equipment support.

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Withholding agency funds at the end of the year under consideration, White House says

OMB Director Russ Vought tells lawmakers the administration has "numerous options" to achieve savings.

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SAIC books $928M Air Force tech prototyping job

Air Force officials sought a technology integrator to work with an organization responsible for helping the military bring in solutions from the intelligence community.

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Veterans Affairs starts to craft financial system recompete

The Veterans Affairs Department is seeking a contractor that can help develop and configure new deployments on an incremental basis.

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Lawmakers demand review of VA’s AI-driven contract cuts

Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Angus King, I-Maine, said the use of AI to identify agency contracts for termination “adds an entire new level of unease connected to the decision-making, security, governance, and quality control of the entire process.”

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CBP seeks analytics tech to aid digital forensics

The Customs and Border Protection agency wants to better identify patterns and connections that help create leads in investigations.

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Elastic to discount software for agencies in latest GSA OneGov agreement

The San Francisco-headquartered tech firm will offer up to 60% discounts on software pricing through September 2027.

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Where GSA sees resellers fitting into its unified procurement strategy

One of the General Services Administration's senior IT officials is telling industry that the agency essentially wants OneGov to create a role reversal of who the prime contractor is.

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GSA identifies 131 more small businesses for OASIS+ awards

The General Services Administration made a new round of "apparent" selections across all five small business tracks of the professional services vehicle.

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DHS unveils first draft of $3B mobility recompete

The Homeland Security Department uses this contract for managed services to aid in how it buys commercially-available wireless devices.

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DHS expects Iran’s cyber forces will target US networks after strikes on nuclear sites

Iran has often targeted U.S. digital systems. Last year, Iranian hackers pilfered and distributed sensitive documents from inside President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.

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Air Force chooses joint venture for $430M technical data contract

The service branch is seeking help in functions such as management, updates, conversion, distribution and library services.

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USPTO touts success in AI applications

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has initiated several programs — such as the Scout chatbot assistant and PE2E search tool — in an effort to streamline the work done by human employees.

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GSA mulls expansion plan for OASIS+ professional services vehicle

For phase two of the program, the General Services Administration wants to add five more service domains on top of the eight already active.

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Secure by Design is just the start, CISA official says

A program manager for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said ongoing threat vigilance is needed post-implementation of the agency’s Secure by Design framework.

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OpenAI awarded $200M DOD prototype contract

The Defense Department is eyeing administrative operations, health care and cyber as areas with potential use cases for the company's technology.

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How drone warfare fares in the 2026 budget

The president’s proposal leans heavily on one-time reconciliation dollars.