Contracts

Air Force gives small businesses 3 days to respond to nuclear systems contract

The contract nuclear missile engineering support has a compressed timeline from the initial sources sought notice to award.

Contracts

CIA improperly used oral instructions to evaluate modernization contract, GAO rules

The agency marked up Markon's costs by millions based on pre-bid guidance that was never incorporated into the final solicitation.

Companies

DOD picks 10 for $25B microelectronics contract

The Defense Microelectronics Activity wants industry help across all phases of work on sophisticated computer chips that go into military systems.

Opinion

DOGE was government contracting's biggest story of 2025 — and it's not close

Contract cancellations, exaggerated savings claims and consulting contract reviews dominated our most-read stories of the year.

Opinion

Bid protest system working as intended, GAO data shows

Despite NDAA's "loser pays" provision, fiscal 2025 statistics reveal fewer protests, higher effectiveness rates, and agencies increasingly willing to take corrective action, writes a trio of attorney's from Covington & Burling LLP.

Opinion

If, Then: 2026's key pathways, questions and scenarios for GovCon

The covers are off for edition number six of this annual exercise to start a new year by looking at major signposts and the directions they point us to.

Contracts

GSA backs off planned layoffs within its technology team after court order

The Technology Transformation Services has lost 67% of its staff since Jan. 25.

Contracts

Incumbents face new risks in filing bid protests under 2026 NDAA

A new provision could reshape bid protest strategies, but does not address one root cause of them: poor debriefings by agencies.

Companies

Army gets moving again on bundled recompete of professional services, IT vehicles

The Army opens registration for an industry day on its Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services contract, which brings together staff augmentation and technology support work.

Contracts

Another 1,000 defense companies chosen for $151B Golden Dome competition

The number of awards doubled as more companies are selected to compete for the SHIELD contract vehicle.

Contracts

GSA’s OneGov agreements gain traction as agencies compete to be early adopters

Laura Stanton, deputy commissioner of the General Services Administration's contracting arm, says major contract vehicle updates to incorporate acquisition regulation reforms will roll out by the end of January.

Contracts

GAO dismisses protests challenging GSA's $1 Gen AI pacts

The Government Accountability Office never looked at the merits of Sage's complaints about the agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic, instead dismissing them over jurisdiction and standing issues.

Contracts

The hardest part of FAR reform is culture, not the rules

Kevin Rhodes, head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, wants the federal acquisition workforce to take risks and engage more openly with industry.

Contracts

Navy seeks bids for $350M 'Seabed to Space' tech recompete

This multiple-award effort supports intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems on afloat vessels worldwide.

Contracts

Expanded ‘non-traditional’ contractor definition dropped from final NDAA

The Senate provision would have created a new pathway based on research-and-development cost allocations, which benefit firms doing mostly fixed-price work and pursuing Other Transaction agreements.

Contracts

DISA preps $600M enterprise storage recompete

The Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking an on-demand managed service with usage-based pricing.

Companies

Contractors face mounting uncertainty as shutdown aftermath lingers

Workforce cuts, budget issues and acquisition reform collide to create an unprecedented set of market challenges.

Contracts

House passes measure to help reduce federal software spending

For the second straight Congress, lawmakers in the lower chamber have advanced legislation to impose heightened transparency requirements on government software spending.

Contracts

Bid protests hit decade-low and undermine calls for ‘loser pays’ reforms

New data from the Government Accountability Office shows protests have declined 40% since 2016, while half of all cases result in relief for contractors or corrective actions by agencies.