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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.

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Agriculture reopens cloud integration pacts for bids

Stratus is the Agriculture Department's one-stop cloud acquisition vehicle that other government agencies can also place orders against.

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General Dynamics wins $580M security tech system recompete

This new task order covers operations, maintenance and general tech refresh work on force protection systems and ground sensors.

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KPMG, TekSnap protest elimination from $10B State Department contract

Both have gone to the Government Accountability Office with complaints about how State handled proposals for the enterprise IT vehicle.

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CBP starts to prep industry for IT, agile software recompete

Known in the shorthand as BEAGLE, this program focuses on the modernization of back-office applications through quicker processes.

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Democrats raise alarm over AI-driven contract cuts at VA

Connecticut Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the ranking member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, said DOGE’s use of an AI tool resulted in the “wholesale slashing” of VA contracts.

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Army chooses 18 for $3B energy services recompete

The Army awards this fourth iteration of its Energy Savings Performance Contracts program.

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Omni Federal awarded $427M background check IT modernization contract

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency sought a managed service provider amid ongoing efforts to enroll all federal employees in continuous vetting.

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Patent Office seeks to grow AI innovation ecosystem, cut application backlog

Automation, new code, workflow improvements and secure cloud access are key focus areas in a Patent and Trademark Office's sources sought notice.

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Court ruling in Groundswell case adds confusion over OTA protests

The judge hearing this case over a $1 billion Army business systems competition creates a "jurisdictional blackout" during the prototype phase. He also acknowledges the question over when and how these contracts can be protested remains unsettled.

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Amentum wins $4B Space Force range contract

Space Force officials set up this recompete to support its ongoing work on transforming a pair of ranges into spaceports for government and commercial operators.

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GSA leaders urge acquisition teams to embrace flexibility as FAR overhaul rolls out

Officials at the General Services Administration are emphasizing trust, collaboration and learning from mistakes as they work in a world with fewer acquisition regulations.

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GSA expands contract reviews to resellers

The General Services Administration is seeking price breakdowns and other information from 10 technology product suppliers as part of GSA's OneGov push to streamline procurement.

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NNSA awards $250M sole-source contract to Aerospace

The National Nuclear Security Administration decided no other contractors are qualified for the type of specialized systems engineering work it needs.

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CISA projected to lose a third of its workforce under Trump’s 2026 budget

The White House’s latest spending proposal projects nearly 1,000 jobs will be slashed at the nation’s lead civilian cyber agency. Related cyber and intel programs across government also face funding rollbacks.

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VA’s $60B T4NG2 vehicle enters new phase as 26 protests remain open

Three former protesters now hold positions on the Veterans Affairs Department's main IT contract, leaving the remaining challengers with a choice to either amend their complaints or walk away.

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ManTech’s FBI protest once again falls short

The Government Accountability Office dismisses the challenge to return-to-office requirements and denies complaints about the evaluation.

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Pentagon heightens scrutiny on IT, management consulting contracts

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's newest directive for the department zeroes in on providers of “system IT integration, implementation, or advisory services."

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Top Democrats in Congress decry White House 'lack of transparency' in spending plans

The lack of detailed information about how exactly the Trump administration is spending funding approved by Congress has come up during several Appropriations Committee hearings during the last month.