Got an idea for reforming defense acquisition? The Pentagon’s all ears.
“We need radically different ideas,” says assistant defense secretary. HONOLULU—As the Defense Department works to overhaul its antiquated and clunky acquisition system, it wants to hear from you. “Bring us your most disruptive, most unconstrained ideas,” Mike Cadenazzi, assistant defense secretary for industrial base policy, said during a keynote speech at the Honolulu Defense Forum last […]
GSA reaches latest OneGov agreement with Broadcom
“By partnering directly with Broadcom, we’re expanding access to commercial-grade AI and cybersecurity capabilities — while reducing cost and complexity for agencies,” Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum said in a statement. The General Services Administration has struck an agreement with tech giant Broadcom to provide the federal government with discounted access to its software services, […]
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, […]
Katie Arrington departs DOD to rejoin private sector
CMMC’s standard bearer is joining quantum computing company IonQ as its chief information officer. Katie Arrington, one of the original CMMC advocates, has gone back to the private sector and will join IonQ as its chief information officer. Her first day is Monday. Arrington was part of the first Trump administration and launched the efforts to develop […]
OPINION: Federal equity investments raise troubling questions about picking winners and losers
From L3Harris Technologies to Intel, the Trump administration is taking stakes in defense companies with little transparency and no clear conflict-of-interest safeguards. The Trump administration’s $1 billion investment in L3Harris Technologies’ rocket motor business is just the latest sign of the government’s new embrace of a questionable industrial policy – taking ownership stakes in private sector […]
A pair of transitions at the top and more leadership moves across the market
Our newest listing of key hires and promotions also features one at a defense giant’s corporate development team and a high-profile Pentagon official’s new position in industry. Thomson Reuters Special Services Dana Barnes has joined this subsidiary of the global financial data giant as president to lead the next phase of its strategy in the national […]