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CGI, Google team to upgrade FAA’s pilot alert system

The Notice to Airmen system gives pilots information about hazards and will become cloud-based through this partnership.

GAO says SAIC can still compete for command, control prototype contract

Lockheed Martin alleged an organizational conflict-of-interest at Science Applications International Corp., but an investigation by the Air Force found nothing objectionable.

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GSA’s new procurement strategy challenges the reseller ecosystem

Skepticism about OneGov is emerging as the government pushes for more direct relationships with original equipment manufacturers.

Protest hits last part of $8B NOAA services contract

A small business is challenging how the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration evaluated its proposal for the ProTech 2.0 vehicle's final domain to be awarded.

Trump’s first 100 days: Navigating the new contracting landscape

Join industry practitioners for cocktails and insights on how the administration's policies are reshaping the way government contractors operate.

Small business owner wants Congress to protect OSDBU offices

One founder and CEO launches a video campaign amidst fear that if cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services spread across government, small businesses like his will lose access to critical resources and opportunities.

A silent end for NITAAC?

Both websites for the National Institutes of Health's CIO-SP and CIO-CS contract vehicles are dark, leading to questions over whether the long-time contract vehicles are being shuttered.

Accenture Federal makes its argument to defend $1B Army win

New court filings reveal competing narratives between Accenture Federal Services, the Army and protester Groundswell over how the competition for the $1 billion EBS-C modernization contract unfolded.

Plan for sweeping FAR changes nears release

The General Services Administration, NASA and Office of Federal Procurement Policy are working to create a leaner acquisition framework that could attract more companies to the market.

DOGE guts HHS small business office in reorg effort

Only the OSDBU executive director remains to advocate for small businesses at the Department of Health and Human Services, which obligated $39 billion in contracts last year.

Industry layoffs mount as cancelled contracts and DOGE efforts take hold

Just shy of 2,500 workers in Maryland and Virginia are poised to lose their jobs as 13 companies issue mass layoff notice.

Retired Leidos exec shares how the company instilled agility into its corporate culture

Gerry Fasano looks back at a 41-year career and why his favorite job was leading the integration of the Lockheed Martin IS&GS services business into Leidos, which essentially created a new company.

Billions are on the line as DOGE, GSA increase scrutiny

A new analysis by TechnoMile looks at how exposed the General Services Administration's top 10 consulting firms could be, based on unexercised contract ceiling across three major spending categories.

Leidos fights for another chance at $89B national biomedical lab contract

The company has supported the only federally-funded research and development center focused on medical research for 17 years, but a challenger has wrestled the contract away.

FAR overhaul: The challenges in tackling federal procurement’s 5,000-page beast

The General Services Administration's acting leader outlines a blueprint for how the Trump administration wants to streamline regulations, a move aimed at opening the market to more competition and "best-in-class" companies.

Adapt or perish: How contractors can plot their courses through an uncertain market

A panel of industry veterans points to technology pivots and partnerships as among their keys to thriving in a transforming landscape.

GSA tightens enforcement of minimum sales requirements for schedule holders

The Trump Administration and DOGE revive revenue thresholds to cut administrative costs and remove poor performing schedule holders.