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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.
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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.
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Library of Congress tries again at $450M agile development vehicle awards
The agency sticks with the original number of eight awardees, but the mix is different following a re-evaluation of bids.
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DHS awards 4 seats on $153M geospatial acquisition support pact
Homeland Security Department agencies and components use this blanket purchase agreement to acquire services such as data analysis and project management.
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ACI wins $276M Army mobile tech support contract
Work under the contract supports Nett Warrior, a mobile device designed to enable situational awareness and interoperability out in the field.
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Navy chooses 41 for $249M acquisition lifecycle contract
Awardees will be responsible for carrying out analytical, technical and managerial efforts that aid in sensitive activities.
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Companies
Trump administration asks agencies to cull consultants
A memo dated Wednesday asks agencies to review their contracts with 10 of the “highest paid” companies.
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General Dynamics IT wins $1B CMS cloud recompete
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services uses this task order as a mechanism for acquiring commercial cloud offerings.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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New SEWP VI proposal due date set after NASA delay
The agency extended the submission deadline and also has dropped sustainability requirements for bids.
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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.
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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.
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Army hits pause on $10B software development contract
The service branch puts this modernization vehicle on an indefinite hold while reviewing the acquisition strategy.
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