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Trump administration asks agencies to cull consultants

A memo dated Wednesday asks agencies to review their contracts with 10 of the “highest paid” companies.

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General Dynamics IT wins $1B CMS cloud recompete

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services uses this task order as a mechanism for acquiring commercial cloud offerings.

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DOGE slashes reported value of cancelled Leidos contract

The Elon Musk-led group quietly drops the figure from $1 billion to much less than $1 million and is no longer disclosing any actual savings.

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Air Force chooses 27 for $1.5B architect, engineering contract

Work under this contract will support broader efforts related to environmental restoration and quality.

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KBR wins $176M Air Force space surveillance support contract

Work will take place at a site in Hawaii that has operated since the 1950s and was originally stood up to monitor Cold War-era missile tests.

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Tech, growth and delivery leadership roles across the market

One company featured in this newest roundup of executive hires and promotions is getting ready for its initial public offering.

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NASA unveils rough cut of $365M research support recompete

Iteration number three of this contract known as NRESS continues the focus on how NASA reviews proposals in response to research announcements and other notices.

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DOGE cancels Leidos contract

This story has been updated after DOGE slashed the value of the contract cancellation to $560,000.

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Parsons explores 2 growth pathways for missile defense

In talking with Wall Street, CEO Carey Smith highlights the Air Force's ground-based nuclear missile replacement program and "Iron Dome for America" as key watch items for the company.

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Industry gets first preview at civilian cyber recompete

The General Services Administration and DHS’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency are looking to build upon and consolidate work under CDM DEFEND, the current effort to secure networks in the ".gov" domain.

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EnCharge AI collects $100M in Series B capital

This chipmaking startup's network of backers includes In-Q-Tel and RTX Ventures, a fact worth highlighting given their connections to potential government end users.

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With IVAS takeover, Anduril looks to build out human-machine ‘ecosystem’

Microsoft hands over its prime role on the $22 billion Army headset program to a defense tech company that is proclaiming a “new path in human augmentation.”

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GDIT forms partnership with commercial quantum computing firm

General Dynamics IT's pact with IonQ will focus on areas such as geospatial and sensor data processing, fraud detection, and health research.

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Leidos eyes missile defense, border security tech as growth avenues

In talking with Wall Street, CEO Tom Bell said the company has "prepared some big ideas" in both areas for the new Trump administration and other senior stakeholders to consider.

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Maximus CEO sees tech modernization as opportunity in Trump's efficiency push

For the $5.3 billion-a-year company, having a workforce that looks like the people it serves is a critical element of its success.

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PSI wins $156M Veterans Affairs testing recompete

Planned Systems International conducts tests and manages projects related to the rollout of the new Oracle Cerner electronic health record.

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Tech, BD and energy leadership moves across the market

This edition of our weekly executive movement list begins with one company's realignment and ends with a pair of appointments involving boards of directors.

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Booz Allen, AWS forge deeper alliance to speed federal modernization

Their new five-year agreement aims to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies as the Trump administration pushes efficiency reforms across government.

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Cisco acquires Booz Allen cyber spinout

Booz Allen Hamilton retained a minority stake in SnapAttack, which was started to bring together threat intelligence and mitigation processes.

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Leidos wins $149M Air Force IT sustainment contract

Project Night Owl focuses on how the Air Force works in a secure cloud environment based on Microsoft's Azure offering.