See where Trump is looking to make staffing cuts next year and where he wants to grow
The White House wants to stabilize the size of the federal workforce overall in FY27, though some agencies would still experience large reductions. After shedding more than 300,000 federal employees in his first year in office and pushing for additional cuts this year, the Trump administration is seeking to hold the overall workforce steady in fiscal […]
DCSA launches $495M background check support solicitation
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency moves ahead on the next iteration of a contract that supports continuous vetting efforts. The Defense Department agency responsible for conducting background investigations on people seeking security clearances has unveiled the final solicitation for a new contract supporting intake and other functions in those processes. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security […]
Budget pressure is simplifying federal procurement, and separating winners from losers
LPTA, HTRO and controlled competition are rewriting the rules of federal contracting, writes Katie Helwig, president of Mild Red LLC. Across GSA eBuy solicitations for professional and IT services—particularly under the multiple-award schedule and the emerging OASIS+ ecosystem—an observable pattern is taking shape. Agencies are not just adjusting how they evaluate proposals—they are redefining how value […]
The war against fraud should be a war for tech modernization
COMMENTARY | Combating fraud is a noble exercise, but combating longstanding systemic barriers to innovation and performance is often harder. In her March 18 article (“Trump’s anti-fraud task force poised to scrutinize benefits programs”), Nextgov/FCW Senior Correspondent Natalie Alms reported on a new executive order formally establishing a task force to combat fraud in America’s public […]
GAO details why KBR lost $1.8B NASA spaceflight contract
A rival joint venture’s cost advantage and KBR’s declining performance scores doomed the incumbent’s challenge. A newly-released protest decision offers new details on why KBR lost a $1.8 billion incumbent NASA contract to support several space vehicles. NASA uses the COSMOS contract to support the command-and-control systems for programs such as Orion, Space Launch System, the International […]