Deltek lays off 275 workers in global workforce reduction
The software and market intelligence company cites “investment in long-term growth” as its reason for the cuts. Deltek, the software and market intelligence company, is reportedly laying off 275 employees. A Deltek spokesman confirmed the layoffs, but would not go into details on the numbers or what parts of the company are being affected. “Deltek recently made […]
Pentagon launches wide 8(a) review, targeting billions in awards
Secretary Pete Hegseth said only contracts that can pass a “lethality” test will survive. The Defense Department is joining several other agencies in a top-to-bottom review of 8(a) small business contracts. In a video posted Friday to X, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the department will review all 8(a) contracts valued at more than $20 million. He […]
VA unveils blueprint for new enterprise resource planning system buy
The eventual contract winner will work under an enterprise software license subscription model for up to four-and-a-half years. The Veterans Affairs Department is planning to acquire a new cloud-based enterprise resource planning system that can support its IT functions and help enable health care delivery. VA currently uses a software-as-a-service platform to manage department-wide operations such […]
SSA starts to craft IT services recompete
The Social Security Administration currently works with CGI Federal, Leidos and Peraton as incumbents. The Social Security Administration has started to craft its plan for the recompete of the agency’s main IT services contract that focuses on hardware and software to support customer service functions. SSA chose CGI Federal, Leidos and Northrop Grumman in 2017 for […]
‘Harder days ahead in 2026’: Good government group predicts increased political interference in the civil service in Trump’s second year
A new analysis from the Partnership for Public Service looks at the effects, so far, of the Trump administration’s reforms to the federal workforce and what they could portend. On the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the Partnership for Public Service released a report assessing the impacts of his administration’s federal workforce reductions, […]