DOD, GSA switch out contractors for resource support contract
Accenture’s 2025 contract is cancelled as Leidos receives a new award to support 4.7 million services members and their families. Approximately 4.7 million service members and their families use Military OneSource, which is getting a new contractor in place after the original award’s termination. The Defense Department and General Services Administration have moved to replace Accenture, […]
AI and CMMC: A double-edge sword for defense contractors
Here’s how to get ahead of the problem and turn AI into a compliance asset, writes AJ Yawn, governance, risk and compliance expert. The Pentagon’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification initiative, a program for verifying that defense contractors have implemented the cybersecurity controls required to protect sensitive government information, requires those contractors to take concrete steps to […]
Z SofTech challenges how NASA delivered its SEWP VI elimination notice
The company says NASA’s July notice never reached its established point of contact and that the Government Accountability Office should still look at the protest. Z SofTech Solutions is pushing back on the Government Accountability Office’s dismissal of its SEWP VI protest. GAO ruled that Z SofTech filed its protests well after the window for raising […]
Delivery, tech and operations leadership moves across the market
A former USPTO chief information officer takes up a new private sector role and the air traffic control overhaul effort also features in this key hire and promotion listing. Agile Defense Shawn Tyrie has joined the Enlightenment Capital-owned digital transformation specialist as chief revenue officer, a role he brings two decades of defense sector experience to. […]
WT 360: Noblis and its next 30 years
CEO Mile Corrigan discusses technology transition efforts and venture investments as federal agencies seek faster lab-to-field solutions. Noblis was stood up in 1996 as a science, technology and strategy organization that works with federal agencies on creating and rolling out solutions for some of their most complex problems. Mile Corrigan, chief executive of Noblis, joins […]
The GovCon uncertainty principle: Navigating the 2026 market collision
Commercial-first procurement mandates and 40% reduction in contracting officers create new survival requirements for government suppliers, writes marketing expert Mark Amtower. In quantum physics, the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle states a fundamental limit to what we can know about a particle. The formula suggests that the more precisely you measure a particle’s position, the less precisely you […]
AEVEX fetches $320M in IPO proceeds
AEVEX is the latest government contractor to tap into the public markets amid renewed investor interest in the defense industry. AEVEX Corp. collected $320 million in its initial public offering that launched Friday after the drone manufacturer offered its shares at $20 each to start out. The company sold 16 million shares within the previously-signaled price […]
Transportation adds digital services to 1DOT initiative with possible $1.9B pact
The department aims to release the solicitation in August and targeting March 2027 for awards. The Transportation Department is adding digital services to 1DOT, an initiative to modernize and unify its IT infrastructure. In addition to that, the department is also planning a multiple-award blanket purchase agreement focused on 1DOT. Secretary Sean Duffy announced 1DOT in August. Then in […]
Gruenbaum heading for the exit from GSA
Laura Stanton will lead the General Services Administration’s acquisition shop on an interim basis. Josh Gruenbaum, head of the General Services Administration’s acquisition shop since January 2025, is leaving the government after a tenure marked by pushes for procurement reform and scrutiny on contract spending. A GSA spokesperson confirmed Gruenbaum’s departure to Washington Technology on Friday. […]
GSA drops ‘disadvantaged’ from small business office name
The rebranding reflects the Trump administration’s broader rollback of diversity and equity programs, though statutory protections remain in place. The General Services Administration is changing the name of its Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to the Office of Small Business. A blog post to announce the change by Greg Justice, associate administrator for the renamed […]