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GSA drops 'disadvantaged' from small business office name
The rebranding reflects the Trump administration's broader rollback of diversity and equity programs, though statutory protections remain in place.
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Optum's federal arm wins $1.6B military care contract
The Remote Health Reserve Program supports efforts by active duty, reserve and National Guard components to maintain a deployable force.
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State embarks on search for new content management software platform
The State Department is succinct with this line its request for information: “Custom-built or unproven solutions will not be considered.”
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Amentum secures INDOPACOM supply contract after incumbent's protest denied
Amentum unseated SupplyCore for the contract to support roughly 100 military installations across Japan.
Companies
AI is expanding the federal attack surface. Here’s how agencies are responding.
ATARC's next event gathers cloud security practitioners from across the government on April 16 in Reston, Virginia.
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DISA starts to build recompete for DOD's Microsoft 365 support contract
The Defense Information Systems Agency is planning a follow-on to the task order General Dynamics has held since 2021, while extending the incumbent's work through May 2027.
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Air Force Research Lab cancels $10B vehicle
Air Force leaders will reassess the strategy for acquiring research-and-development support from industry.
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Navy readies recompete for combat systems engineering support
The work spans AEGIS, ballistic missile defense and nuclear survivability. But only holders of the Seaport contract vehicle are eligible.
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Space Force picks 14 for $1.8B object tracking contract
Established defense market giants and newer, mostly venture-backed startups are in the awardee pool.
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GAO warns DOD’s CMMC fix could become the program’s biggest threat
Waivers are a legitimate risk management tool, but the Government Accountability Office believes over-reliance on them could undermine the cyber and supply chain security initiative's core premise.
Opinion
Why your program managers are winning deliverables but losing recompetes
Execution excellence can become the enemy of on-contract growth, writes business development expert Nic Coppings.
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NASA seeks commercial contractor to build new Mars communications network
Only companies that worked on the Mars Sample Return program need apply, narrowing the field to a handful of space industry heavyweights.
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DHA starts the bidding for $300M tech deployment support contract
The Defense Health Agency has structured this multiple-award effort to focus on health care delivery and operational medicine.
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DCSA launches $495M background check support solicitation
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency moves ahead on the next iteration of a contract that supports continuous vetting efforts.
Opinion
Budget pressure is simplifying federal procurement, and separating winners from losers
LPTA, HTRO and controlled competition are rewriting the rules of federal contracting, writes Katie Helwig, president of Mild Red LLC.
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GAO details why KBR lost $1.8B NASA spaceflight contract
A rival joint venture’s cost advantage and KBR’s declining performance scores doomed the incumbent’s challenge.
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Too little, too late: GAO dismisses Z SofTech’s SEWP VI protest
The company missed deadlines and filed bare-bone objections in its bid to challenge elimination from the IT competition.
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DOD prioritizes prototyping in $1.4B research contract recompete
The Defense Department seeks industry expertise in artificial intelligence, hypersonics and electronic warfare for emerging technology efforts.
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Army launches $50B IT, professional services solicitation
Industry will have roughly one month to finalize bids for the 10-year Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services vehicle.
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