Contracts

Tech under OneGov remains ‘fully available’ during shutdown — but agencies may lack funds and personnel to access it

Some of the advanced software tools made available to federal agencies as part of the OneGov initiative are available for a limited time with impending expirations.

Contracts

Shutdown freezes protests over $700M Coast Guard award

FusionEdge and Koniag are taking issue with their bids not being selected, but their challenges are pushed back day-by-day until the government reopens.

Contracts

Hegseth, Vought actions heighten fears about continued inspector general independence

Lawmakers from both parties and good government groups have argued that recent moves by the Trump administration will chill whistleblowing and watchdog offices.

Contracts

DHS' cyber agency awards $500M digital transformation support pact

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency sought to hire a group of contractors for help in service delivery to its components and a more rapid approach for technology testing and evaluation.

Contracts

Amentum wins $955M contract to maintain Air Force's Reaper fleet

The new five-year award continues Amentum's support of the long-endurance drone across U.S. bases and overseas locations.

Contracts

Government spirals toward shutdown with Trump promising mass layoffs

A last-ditch effort to keep government funded failed Tuesday night. Agencies will begin furloughing staff on Wednesday.

Contracts

The government shutdown playbook: cash flow, communication and recovery

The Professional Services Council is urging companies to secure their cash flow and identify agency contacts as they get ready for an all too familiar funding crisis.

Contracts

Navy awards $244M contract for space-to-ground transmission research

Assurance Technology will develop systems to transmit energy across the radio frequency spectrum to objects in space under the FROST program.

Opinion

Rule of two survives FAR overhaul as socioeconomic programs take a back seat

The Federal Acquisition Regulation rewrite keeps in place mandatory requirements for general small business set-asides, while socioeconomic small business programs become discretionary.

Companies

Azimuth acquisition pays off for Core4ce

Core4ce nearly doubles its Air Force advanced photonics research contract after the 2024 transaction.

Contracts

STC wins $163M NASA atmospheric research contract

NASA uses this contract for efforts to improve how it observes, monitors, models and understands Earth's atmosphere.

Contracts

Special Operations Command opens the bidding for $10B logistics recompete

Industry has roughly two months to work on their bids for a contract that also supports other U.S. military organizations connected to SOCOM missions around the world.

Contracts

CACI wins $983M DHS IT services pact

The Homeland Security Department uses this blanket purchase agreement to acquire support for all aspects of its IT environment used by 15,000 employees.

Contracts

GSA inks OneGov deal with Grok AI

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok AI, will be available to agencies for $0.42 as part of the OneGov procurement program.

Opinion

Don’t wait: GovCon must prepare now for a potential shutdown

Congress remains deadlocked and Sept. 30 is a week away. That means contractors should dust off shutdown plans and take immediate action on invoices, contracts and cash flow.

Contracts

Fresh protest hits NGA's Clover vehicle

A new challenge focuses on evaluation criteria rather than registration issues that derailed earlier awards for the $940 million professional services contract.

Contracts

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.

Contracts

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.

Contracts

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.

Contracts

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.