Opinion
COMMENTARY: Bipartisan effort needed to advance cyber protections for critical infrastructure
Cybersecurity strategies must remain flexible and agile in the ongoing arms race against cybercriminals, writes Paul Aronhime of Keeper Security.
Contracts
DOGE slashes reported value of cancelled Leidos contract
The Elon Musk-led group quietly drops the figure from $1 billion to much less than $1 million and is no longer disclosing any actual savings.
Companies
VTG acquires intelligence community IT services company
This is VTG’s third purchase with the backing of its majority owner, the private equity firm Alvarez & Marshal Capital.
Contracts
Veteran-owned small firms hit first by VA's push for $2B in contract cuts
Service-disabled veteran entrepreneurs bear 89% of the claimed savings. Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins claims this is just step one.
Contracts
CBP sketches out blueprint for tech support desk recompete
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency uses this procurement to ensure its offices and agencies can connect to IT systems.
Companies
Air Force chooses 27 for $1.5B architect, engineering contract
Work under this contract will support broader efforts related to environmental restoration and quality.
Contracts
OPM procurement processing fully halted following agency layoffs, internal email says
Sweeping terminations in OPM’s Office of Procurement Operations have fully halted agency contracting business and are likely to increase OPM’s operational risks, an internal email reads.
Companies
NVIDIA's Anthony Robbins calls it a career
The long-time GovCon executive is retiring after 39 years at companies like NVIDIA, AT&T and Oracle.
Opinion
Navigating Trump’s Cuts: How empathy wins in the new era of government contracting
While contractors chase opportunities, savvy firms build trust with federal employees facing unprecedented uncertainty.
Contracts
SEWP VI faces small business challenges
A protest involving a now-deleted sustainability requirement is dismissed, but three other challenges go on and NASA cannot award the $60 billion IT contract until they are resolved.
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Contracts
Oversight agency finds Trump’s federal worker firings unlawful, asks for some employees to be reinstated
The findings could have sweeping impacts for the tens of thousands of recently dismissed workers.
Contracts
KBR wins $176M Air Force space surveillance support contract
Work will take place at a site in Hawaii that has operated since the 1950s and was originally stood up to monitor Cold War-era missile tests.
Companies
Tech, growth and delivery leadership roles across the market
One company featured in this newest roundup of executive hires and promotions is getting ready for its initial public offering.
Podcasts
WT 360: EY’s blueprints for emerging tech adoption and anti-fragility
Doree Keating, leader of Ernst & Young’s Americas government and public sector practice, explains the global consulting giant’s approach to blending that work with technology skills amid longer-term shifts in the public sector workforce.
Contracts
New SEWP VI proposal due date set after NASA delay
The agency extended the submission deadline and also has dropped sustainability requirements for bids.
Contracts
Pentagon launches consulting contract review process
In order to align with Trump priorities, the Defense Department wants written justifications for why each consulting contract should not be cancelled.
Contracts
NASA unveils rough cut of $365M research support recompete
Iteration number three of this contract known as NRESS continues the focus on how NASA reviews proposals in response to research announcements and other notices.
Contracts
Army hits pause on $10B software development contract
The service branch puts this modernization vehicle on an indefinite hold while reviewing the acquisition strategy.
Contracts
DOGE cancels Leidos contract
This story has been updated after DOGE slashed the value of the contract cancellation to $560,000.
Companies