Small business prime awards fell in fiscal 2025
The Small Business Administration releases its newest annual grading of how agencies worked to meet their small business contracting goals. Agencies exceeded the government-wide goal of awarding 23% of prime contracts to small businesses in federal fiscal year 2025, even as total dollars fell and storm clouds loom over this portion of the market. The Small […]
Growth, legal and operations leadership moves across the market
A pair of key hires in government relations teams and four board of directors additions also feature. Agile Defense Benjamin “Ben” Shotzberger has joined the digital transformation company as vice president of business development for its Homeland Security Department unit, a role he brings two decades of public sector experience to. Shotzberger will lead Agile Defense’s […]
FedRAMP Is filtering out innovation, not just risk
The compliance gauntlet isn’t just slowing emerging tech vendors — it’s eliminating them before agencies ever see what they’re missing, writes Irina Denisenko, CEO of Knox Systems. Most technology companies figure this out the hard way. The path to federal revenue does not run through the product. It runs through a compliance process that was designed […]
OMB issues instructions for agency migration to quantum-proof encryption
Agencies are expected to undertake two actions in service of enhanced security: execute a phased migration of cryptographic systems to prepare for quantum computing risk; and submit a PQC migration plan to OMB. The Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum to federal agencies on Wednesday outlining the steps they need to take to migrate […]
A $1.5 trillion defense budget: The IT programs contractors should be watching
From a $63 billion autonomous systems push to $58.5 billion in AI investment, the fiscal 2027 request signals where the Pentagon is placing its biggest bets, writes ImmixGroup analyst Joshua Isler. IT solutions vendors focused on providing defense-related AI, cybersecurity, and autonomous systems, especially in the areas of air and missile defense, may see more opportunities […]
GSA floats two-tiered Buy American marketplace on its Advantage platform
A new sources sought notice seeks industry feedback on icons, filtered search results and a new special item number only for original equipment manufacturers. The General Services Administration is floating the idea of creating a two-tiered GSA Advantage marketplace, where American-made products float to the top and a separate buying lane reserved exclusively for domestic manufacturers. […]
GSA’s centralization push is a return to its roots, not just a Trump priority
The General Services Administration’s acting acquisition chief says the consolidation drive mirrors the founding mission laid out by the Hoover Commission 77 years ago. The General Services Administration’s push to centralize government buying is as much a return to its roots as it is a Trump administration initiative, according to one of the leading architects of […]
Widepoint wins $3B DHS mobility recompete
Widepoint will continue on as the Homeland Security Department’s primary interface with the major wireless carriers, a role it has held since 2013. Widepoint Corp. has won a potential 10-year, $3 billion contract to continue its role as the lead managed services provider for the Homeland Security Department’s mobile device inventory. DHS awarded this third iteration […]
KBR hires CEO, finance chief to lead government spinoff
KBR is positioning “SpinCo,” the placeholder name for this future company, to enter the market on $5 billion in annual revenue with 20,000 employees. KBR has hired both a CEO- and chief financial officer-designate for the government business that is being spun off into an independent, publicly-traded company in a move anticipated for completion on Jan. […]
GSA taking measured approach to SEWP takeover
Continuity is the General Services Administration’s top priority as it embeds staff in NASA’s SEWP office to lay groundwork to transfer the $60 billion IT vehicle. The General Services Administration still plans to take over NASA’s SEWP IT contract vehicle, but is taking a slow and steady approach. “Continuity is my number one priority,” Laura Stanton, acting […]