How contractors can navigate the Trump era
David Berteau, CEO of the Professional Services Council, offers strategic advice for companies to consider as the federal landscape undergoes rapid transformation. Government contractors face an unprecedented level of chaos and uncertainty as the Trump administration aggressively repositions the federal government. The pace of change alone is a challenge for contractors and customers alike. But contractors […]
NASA starts to build launch services support recompete
The space agency gives industry an initial, high-level glimpse at iteration number four of the Evolving Launch Vehicle Integrated Support contract called ELVIS. NASA has started its work on creating the recompete of an engineering and technical support services contract focused on the agency’s launch services program and sites where liftoff takes place. In a sources […]
Army wraps up awards for $921M training tech support contract
Maximum reuse of existing product components and service life extension are the Army’s priorities here. The Army has finalized its award of a potential 10-year, $921.1 million contract to 10 companies for work to prolong the lifespans of tactical engagement simulation systems. Also known as TESS, they are laser-based systems used in live simulation training to […]
The beating heart of small business: An ominous threat grows louder
Small businesses are suffering under contract cuts driven by the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency, writes Lisa Shea Mundt of the Pulse of GovCon. Open to work. Open to work. Open to work. My LinkedIn feed feels like a modern version of Edgar Allen Poe’s, The Tell-Tale Heart – the open to work […]
Space Force hopes it gains from Hegseth’s budget shift
Vice chief says service is looking for things to cut—and has suggestions for things to buy. The Space Force’s vice chief hopes his service gets upgrades with some of the $50 billion per year that Pentagon leaders want to shift around in upcoming budgets. “We are woefully underfunded in ‘protect and defend’” systems, Gen. Michael Guetlein, the […]