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NATO wants AI that can get in the enemy’s head

Allied Command Transformation is seeking agentic artificial intelligence tools to disrupt enemy decision-making and shape the cognitive battlefield.

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AI-enabled watch towers set to proliferate along the border

GDIT pitches autonomous station with better sensors, more computing power.

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NASA seeks extension of SEWP V to Sept. 30

The agency says it needs more time to finish evaluations for the IT product recompete and resolve protests at the Government Accountability Office.

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INDOPACOM was all in on Anthropic. Now it’s working to adjust

The administration’s government-wide ban on the company’s AI tools has forced the command to work faster to be “model-neutral.”

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IRS starts fast on its search for new business intelligence platform

Interested parties have one more day to respond to this sources sought notice from the tax agency, which is looking to upgrade software it uses to follow the U.S. corporate sector.

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SEWP’s long-tenured leader is calling it a career

Before leaving government, Joanne Woytek is giving herself enough time to see the popular IT contract's next iteration through protests and into launch.

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GSA proposes sweeping changes to Multiple Award Schedule program

Refresh 31 would make transactional data reporting mandatory and introduce new AI contract terms.

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Veterans Affairs unveils solicitation for $175M biomedical support contract

Veterans Affairs Department officials set up the multiple-award effort to bridge workforce gaps as it recruits more staff for biomedical engineering functions.

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Trump’s new cyber strategy details more offensive response to cyber threats

“Unlike other Administrations, the Trump Administration will not tinker at the edges and apply partial measures and ambiguous strategies that neglect the growing number and severity of cyber threats,” the strategy said.

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Private sector, former military leaders urge Congress intervene in Pentagon-Anthropic dispute

Over 30 former military officers and individuals working in tech sent a letter to congressional leadership expressing concern over the Pentagon-Anthropic dispute and asking for lawmakers to take action to reign in executive power and set AI guardrails.

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Federal acquisition is getting a shared services makeover

A new office focused on procurement tools and training could streamline and reshape how agencies buy goods and services.

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SBA boots 628 more companies from 8(a) program

Total termination actions now represent 18% of the small business contracting program as the Trump administration's crackdown continues.

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CMS launches effort to unify Medicare claims processing systems

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases a final solicitation in search of software vendors that could participate in a challenge-based competition.

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Energy announces $352M in funding for frontier science

The agency will make funding available to research teams looking to solve the scientific challenges underpinning next-generation energy technologies.

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One SEWP VI protest down, nine remain

NASA's corrective action on METGreen Solutions signals the agency may need to resolve more challenges to stay on schedule in awarding the IT vehicle.

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A solicitation misreading knocked these joint ventures out of OASIS+

A federal judge upholds the disqualification of two ventures that submitted only one qualifying project instead of two, a mistake scores of other unsuccessful bidders also made in pursuit of the professional services vehicle.

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SEWP VI protests grow to 10

Two more companies have filed challenges after their proposals were eliminated from consideration for the IT vehicle.

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What rights do AI companies have in government contracts?

It depends on the acquisition pathway, the contract type and the contract terms.

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Trump directs government to ‘immediately cease’ using Anthropic technology

Ban follows AI firm’s refusal to enable mass surveillance, autonomous weapons.

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Booz Allen wins $697M Army training support contract

The service branch's Mission Command Training Program falls under the direction of the Army chief of staff.