Contracts

Air Force consolidates some acquisition program offices into mission-focused groups

But many of the new “portfolio acquisition executives” were already leading multi-mission efforts.

Contracts

Guidehouse loses protest of $151M USCIS contract

IBM is cleared to begin work on supporting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services networks, data centers and cloud systems.

Contracts

NASA eyes partnerships to extend lives of three aging Earth observation satellites

NASA is exploring how public-private partnerships could help continue the data collection missions of Terra, Aqua and Aura.

Contracts

GSA sets industry day to discuss acquisition system support

The General Services Administration is working on a contract to incorporate new functions into its systems used for contract lifecycle management and other aspects.

Contracts

GSA strikes OneGov agreement with Cohesity

Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum said the latest deal “will strengthen and enable robust and secure AI infrastructure across the federal government.”

Companies

InDyne wins $1.1B Space Force support contract

Space Force sticks with one of its incumbent providers of administrative, financial and managerial resources.

Contracts

State's $10B Evolve contract faces renewed protest from Alpha Omega

Alpha Omega's challenge now targets the evaluation after it again did not win a spot on the massive enterprise IT vehicle.

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.