Contracts
Pentagon unveils new cybersecurity framework to counter real-time threats
The five-phase construct emphasizes automation and continuous monitoring over checklists to protect defense systems.
Contracts
STC wins $163M NASA atmospheric research contract
NASA uses this contract for efforts to improve how it observes, monitors, models and understands Earth's atmosphere.
Contracts
Special Operations Command opens the bidding for $10B logistics recompete
Industry has roughly two months to work on their bids for a contract that also supports other U.S. military organizations connected to SOCOM missions around the world.
Contracts
CACI wins $983M DHS IT services pact
The Homeland Security Department uses this blanket purchase agreement to acquire support for all aspects of its IT environment used by 15,000 employees.
Contracts
Agencies should prep for mass layoffs if shutdown occurs, White House says
OMB is requesting updated reduction-in-force plans even if a shutdown is averted.
Contracts
GSA inks OneGov deal with Grok AI
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok AI, will be available to agencies for $0.42 as part of the OneGov procurement program.
Opinion
Don’t wait: GovCon must prepare now for a potential shutdown
Congress remains deadlocked and Sept. 30 is a week away. That means contractors should dust off shutdown plans and take immediate action on invoices, contracts and cash flow.
Contracts
Fresh protest hits NGA's Clover vehicle
A new challenge focuses on evaluation criteria rather than registration issues that derailed earlier awards for the $940 million professional services contract.
Contracts
Trump budget office is hiding federal spending information, ethics nonprofit alleges
Federal courts have ordered the Office of Management and Budget to publish information about how agency funding is disbursed, but Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington contends that officials are using footnotes to obfuscate disclosure.
Companies
KBR plans spinoff of government business
This new, independent publicly-traded company would hit the market by mid-to-late 2026.
Contracts
NIST seeks contractors to build AI testing datasets for security and safety verification
The National Institute of Standards and Technology wants curated datasets to test systems across cybersecurity, criminal misuse prevention and language translation capabilities.
Companies
Redhorse moves Klemm up to CEO post
Klemm's two-decade career in the market covers national security, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and data exploitation.
Contracts
Coast Guard picks 3 for $700M tech lifecycle pact
The Coast Guard is using this blanket purchase agreement to bring together its IT support structure and business practices into a single model.
Contracts
Navy awards Microsoft sole-source cloud contract, admits vendor lock-in risk
The Naval Sea Systems Command believes switching cloud providers would require a "re-engineering" of the solution from the ground up.
Contracts
As shutdown looms, federal agencies have no public plans for one
How the Trump administration would handle a shutdown and who it plans to furlough remains a mystery.
Contracts
NGA re-awards $940M Clover contract following protest battle
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency tries again at making awards to five small businesses after a judge's ruling that NGA could not amend Sam.gov registration requirements.
Contracts
GSA selects 53 more small businesses for OASIS+
The General Services Administration is preparing formal awards and notices-to-proceed for these companies on the professional services vehicle's 8(a) track.
Companies
Xcelerate buys General Dynamics background investigation business
Xcelerate is pushing to become a part of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative aimed at modernizing and streamlining the security clearance process.
Companies
Aerospace Corp. promotes its next CEO from within
Tanya Pemberton will start in the role on Oct. 18 and lead a 4,800-employee organization that operates a federally-funded research-and-development center focused on space.
Companies