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Trump budget office is hiding federal spending information, ethics nonprofit alleges

Federal courts have ordered the Office of Management and Budget to publish information about how agency funding is disbursed, but Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington contends that officials are using footnotes to obfuscate disclosure.

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NIST seeks contractors to build AI testing datasets for security and safety verification

The National Institute of Standards and Technology wants curated datasets to test systems across cybersecurity, criminal misuse prevention and language translation capabilities.

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Coast Guard picks 3 for $700M tech lifecycle pact

The Coast Guard is using this blanket purchase agreement to bring together its IT support structure and business practices into a single model.

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NGA re-awards $940M Clover contract following protest battle

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency tries again at making awards to five small businesses after a judge's ruling that NGA could not amend Sam.gov registration requirements.

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GSA selects 53 more small businesses for OASIS+

The General Services Administration is preparing formal awards and notices-to-proceed for these companies on the professional services vehicle's 8(a) track.

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Meta offers agencies access to its open source AI models through OneGov deal

The agreement will allow government customers to use Meta’s Llama models, which are already publicly available, with the assurance that they meet federal requirements.

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GovCIO wins $865M Air Force communications contract after protracted protest battle

The CTSS V contract, first awarded in 2024, will support 90,000 personnel across the Southern Command.

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Air Force taps 33 companies for $980M automatic test systems contract

The pool of companies will compete for task orders to provide computer-controlled diagnostic equipment to test military aircraft and weapons systems.

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ManTech wins $910M contract to provide U.S. Southern Command with IT services

The seven-year deal will modernize networks and lay the groundwork for AI deployments across the command.

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Peraton loses GAO protest over $1.5B STRATCOM IT contract

Challenges to the evaluation and an allegation of an organizational conflict of interest fell short; GDIT cleared to move forward with the work.

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US rolls toward a 'terrible' government shutdown, no exit ramp in sight

As lawmakers dig in, federal employees face mounting uncertainty over pay, operations and the ripple effects of another prolonged funding lapse.

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GSA’s OneGov strategy won’t be a one-hit wonder, officials say

The agency’s plans for OneGov are “constantly evolving,” officials say, but the agency aims to create lasting partnerships with industry.

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USDA faces nine protests over Stratus cloud on-ramp process

Several companies are challenging their removal from the competition for spots on a contract to provide cloud integration services.

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Northrop Grumman wins $972M Air Force contract

The company will support modeling and simulation efforts for the Air Force and other parts of the Defense Department.

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Special Operations Command completes recompete of $2.4B TREX with four awards

The command uses the contract to buy a variety of products and services related to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.

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New defense law helps NGA fend off contract protest

Agency uses 2023 authority to justify a sole-source award to Palantir to move its GARNET platform into production.

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Stephen Ehikian says GSA is primed for a ‘build back’ phase after his departure

The former acting head of GSA is now working at enterprise AI company C3 AI, which sees growing opportunity for federal, state and local business.

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MDA unveils final solicitation for $151B missile defense contract

The future Golden Dome system will have to counter ballistic missiles, hypersonics, cruise missiles and other aerial attacks.

Companies

Army chooses 49 for $10B IT hardware recompete

The Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-4 Hardware vehicle includes 40 small businesses as awardees.