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. The federal government is headed toward a shutdown Wednesday morning with Congress failing to pass any funding to kick off fiscal 2026, which will cause hundreds of thousands of agency employees to be furloughed and the rest of the […]
Don’t go dark: Why this shutdown demands a different contractor strategy
With 140,000 federal workers already gone, the contractors who stay engaged now will be the only ones with customers left when funding returns. Federal workers are “terrified” and “disoriented,” according to CNN. And they should be. This isn’t following the usual script. Trump canceled negotiations with Democratic leaders, calling their demands “unserious and ridiculous,” before holding […]
CBP picks 3 for $900M IT, enterprise business support pact
Customs and Border Protection sought industry support for various aspects of its operations related to emerging tech and management of key programs. Customs and Border Protection has awarded three positions on a potential five-year, $900 million blanket purchase agreement for broad IT and professional services in support of DHS’ enterprise business functions. Deloitte, IBM and Steampunk […]
SecDef uses unprecedented meeting to unveil 10 personnel, due-process reviews
After summoning senior officers from around the world, Hegseth invites them to resign if they don’t agree with him. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of admirals, generals, and senior enlisted leaders to Quantico, Virginia, on Tuesday to hear him announce a spate of personnel initiatives around physical fitness and grooming standards, the inspector general process, […]
White House seeks industry input as it crafts “anti-woke” AI guidelines
Critics have said that the July executive order on “woke” AI could chill free speech, despite the administration’s stated focus on protecting it. The White House Office of Management and Budget is hosting listening sessions with industry as it creates its anti-woke guidance for artificial intelligence. In July, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on […]