Contracts
Navy picks 8 for $244M electronic warfare research contract
The Naval Research Laboratory set up this contract to further build up its simulation and modeling expertise.
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FHA seeks virtual data set to fight pedestrian fatalities
This new Federal Highway Administration initiative aims to replace manual counting methods with artificial intelligence-generated data for improved safety planning.
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IRS releases solicitation for new tax research service
The IRS wants a contractor to help standardize and continually update sources for a broad range of agency employees.
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Army wraps up awards for $4.2B aerostat contract
Army officials set up the contract to support persistent detection, surveillance and targeting missions.
Opinion
Centralized federal procurements bring plenty of risks, potential rewards
DOGE is considering whether to designate the General Services Administration as the mandatory purchasing center for civilian agencies. But history suggests that competition drives innovation and efficiency, not consolidation.
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Last protests cleared for SEWP VI
NASA can make awards for the potential $60 billion government-wide IT contract vehicle whenever the evaluation process ends.
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VA needs updated cost estimate and rollout schedule for EHR, watchdog says
The Government Accountability Office said VA is making “incremental improvements” to its new electronic health record system during an operational pause on additional deployments but added that “much more remains to be done.”
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Trump’s ‘pincer maneuver’ reshapes federal contracting landscape
Contractors are under more pressure than before to justify value and embrace innovation as the DOGE seeks radical efficiencies through cuts and process reforms.
Companies
On-ramp work begins for $10B military medical research contract
The Defense Health Agency wants small businesses of all categories to weigh in on its plan to bring in more companies three years after the original awards.
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Energy to reconsider $3.5B IT contract award to Accenture
A pair of protests have prompted the department to take a second look at claims of improper pricing evaluation.
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Anduril wins $642M Marines counter-drone tech contract
The service branch wants to cover the entire kill chain and use signature disruption as its means for countering adversaries' unmanned aircraft.
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GAO tells Air Force to re-evaluate $121.4M Trace Systems contract
The watchdog agency sends this communications support award back to the Air Force for a redo.
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.
Companies
NASA starts to build launch services support recompete
The space agency gives industry an initial, high-level glimpse at iteration number four of the Evolving Launch Vehicle Integrated Support contract called ELVIS.
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Army wraps up awards for $921M training tech support contract
Maximum reuse of existing product components and service life extension are the Army's priorities here.
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Space Force hopes it gains from Hegseth’s budget shift
Vice chief says service is looking for things to cut—and has suggestions for things to buy.
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.
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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.
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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.
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