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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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Treasury chooses 10 for $20B cyber support pact

Appropriately dubbed PROTECTS, this blanket purchase agreement aims to set up an enterprise approach for cybersecurity across the Treasury Department.

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Trump axes Biden’s AI executive order

President Donald Trump vowed to repeal the order during campaigning and in his presidential platform.

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Trump signs order setting up DOGE with a focus on government tech

Trump is wielding — and renaming — the US Digital Service in service of the DOGE.

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Accenture Federal wins $3.5B Energy IT recompete

The so-called CBOSS blanket purchase agreement is the Energy Department's main mechanism for acquiring IT support services.

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GSA will ‘recommit’ to ‘founding purpose,’ says acting administrator

Stephen Ehikian, previously of Salesforce, has been tapped to serve as GSA’s acting administrator. 

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DARPA looking for tools to test AI

The agency wants ways to assess the variety of threats to artificial intelligence-enabled systems deployed across DOD.

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Air Force challenges GAO after $300M satellite contract protest

The service branch wants a reconsideration after the Government Accountability Office sided with ATP Gov over certification requirements for portable satellite terminals.

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Biden signs executive order inspired by lessons from recent cyberattacks

The order gives CISA more eyes to hunt cyber threats on government networks and directs agencies and contractors to be more transparent about the security of their software stockpiles.

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Polaris protests hit double digits

The challenges center around how the General Services Administration evaluated bids and looked at past experience.

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Biden orders federal land to be leased for AI data center development

The executive action will leverage federally protected lands to develop data centers capable of supporting AI software, with a priority on incorporating clean energy sources.

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Naval Warfare Center launches development of new OTA

The center is looking for a consortium management firm to recruit members and management procurements.

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Polaris protests start to multiply

More disappointed bidders join the group of those arguing the General Services Administration did not properly evaluate their proposals for the small business IT contract.

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NASA awards $1.1B electrical, electronic engineering recompete

Iteration number four of this contract supports work on the development and validation of new technologies for space and science missions.

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Air Force reboots $12B systems integration contract

BAE Systems and Guidehouse have waged a back-and-forth battle for the 18-year contract. but now the Air Force is starting over with a new sources sought notice.