Companies
How contractors can navigate the Trump era
David Berteau, CEO of the Professional Services Council, offers strategic advice for companies to consider as the federal landscape undergoes rapid transformation.
Opinion
Full faith and credit crisis: The true costs of unpaid government invoices
How the administration’s payment freeze threatens many government contractors and could disrupt the entire federal marketplace.
Contracts
Certification question puts woman-owned business contract at risk
Strategic Alliance is challenging its elimination from an award on the OASIS+ professional services vehicle, claiming an inconsistent application of certification requirements.
Contracts
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to freeze USAID payments
In a 5-4 ruling, the justices require the administration to honor existing aid and contracts obligations while the legal battle continues.
Contracts
NTT Data contests $111M CDC contract on technicality
The incumbent is challenging the rival’s eligibility over a corporate name discrepancy in the government's official database of who its contractors are.
Contracts
Some cancelled VA contracts disappear from ‘Wall of Receipts’ as more cuts loom
Despite inconsistencies, veteran-owned businesses are bearing the brunt of the DOGE-driven eliminations at the Veterans Affairs Department.
Contracts
VA targets 585 ‘non-mission critical’ contracts for elimination
The Veterans Affairs Department claims $900 million in savings and that the cuts will not impact health care, benefits or services.
Opinion
COMMENTARY: The chainsaw approach to cutting government promises more damage than results
The new GovCon oversight strategy seems to go like this: Make big, broad accusations of wrongdoing and then watch your targets squirm.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Virginia governor pressed to support federal workers and contractors
Fairfax County's board of supervisors chairman says the Trump administration's proposed workforce reductions threaten Virginia's economy and wants Gov. Youngkin to take action.
Contracts
GSA takes steps to remove DEI from federal contracts
The new class deviation allows for immediate changes, but a permanent solution will likely require a formal rulemaking process.
Contracts
Oral arguments set for $1B Army contract dispute
A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge will hear Groundswell's claims that the Army favored Accenture Federal Services in the competition to consolidate several business systems.
Contracts
Protests over $10B Polaris contract move to court
Six companies are challenging their non-selection for one of 102 places on the government-wide IT contract for small businesses.
Companies