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Protests paint troubling picture of Army MAPS contract
The $50 billion professional services vehicle faces multiple complaints about ambiguities, restrictions on competition and inadequate information.
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Accenture Federal, OpenAI partner to move agencies from AI pilots to production
The collaboration pairs OpenAI’s frontier models with Accenture Federal Services' agency knowledge to deploy mission-ready applications at scale.
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DOD builds framework for faster development and deployment of cruise missiles
Agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 help show the Defense Department's willingness to work with new entrants.
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Leidos lands $2.7B Dark Eagle production contract
The Army transitions the hypersonic weapon from other transaction authority to a more traditional contract structure in a push to accelerate fielding.
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Air Force taps Salesforce’s Army contract for personnel modernization work
The enterprise license agreement is part of a $5.6 billion vehicle and will bring agentic artificial intelligence to workforce and logistics management.
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GovCon market grew in 2025, but challenges are mounting
Deltek’s newest Clarity report finds contractors navigating cost pressures, compliance demands and a widening gap in artificial intelligence governance.
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The Army wants to reinvent how it feeds soldiers in the field
A new sources sought notice targets alternative protein technologies as a means to reduce logistics burdens and strengthen supply chain resilience.
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Army extends MAPS deadline on same day proposals were due
More companies file protests as the Army amends its solicitation and pushes the deadline for bids to May 20.
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Army small business office pulls the plug on LinkedIn posts
The office directs followers to its website, but critics say the move cuts off a key connection to the defense industrial base.
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NRC seeks research foundation for AI regulation in nuclear plants
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hire a contractor to help map out cybersecurity risks and identify gaps in existing guidance.
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Legislative proposal would eliminate contracting preferences for minority, women-owned businesses
The bill would codify and expand on Trump’s executive order to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in federal contracting.
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Army's NCODE pilot takes shape with eight-company cyber pool
The $49 million contract gives defense small businesses a secure, Pentagon-funded cloud environment to work on CMMC and other security requirements.
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Army's $50B MAPS vehicle hit with second protest
Complaints about the Army's handling of the tech and professional services vehicle center on ambiguities and alleged poor quality of responses to industry questions.
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Air Force eyes OTAs, agile acquisition for next-gen air operations command and control system
Kessel Run is managing the modernization effort, which calls for a systems integrator as the prime.
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FinCEN eyes contractors to help draft its own regulations
The Treasury Department's financial crimes enforcement arm is seeking outside help to meet anti-money laundering and stablecoin mandates.
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Workday bets big on federal HR overhaul
Workday's federal chief Lynn Martin tells us that policy, technology and administration priorities are aligning at the right time for the human capital software company.
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Trump executive order pushes fixed-price contracting, but implementation questions loom
A 90-day deadline for agencies to renegotiate major contracts is drawing skepticism from legal observers.
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Leidos secures $869M contract to help the Army see the battlefield faster
The MACRO II effort covers artificial intelligence and advanced networking across land, sea, air, space, cyber and electromagnetic domains.
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CBP seeks AI solutions to keep pace with rising volumes of border scans
A new sources sought notice seeks artificial intelligence tools to help agents sift through tens of thousands of X-ray images at ports of entry.
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