Rewrite of market research rules aims to give agencies more flexibility
A new version of Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 10 removes prescriptive requirements and adds a “practitioner album” with the goal of streamlining research processes. The Trump administration has released the market research portion of its rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, this time with a goal of reforming how acquisition officials research solutions and pricing for […]
Booz Allen plans 7% workforce cut
The civil business is where Booz Allen will focus most of these layoffs as part of broader “resetting and restructuring” of that business, the company’s CEO and finance chief told investors. Booz Allen Hamilton plans to lay off roughly 7% of its workforce amid a government-wide push to reduce spending on contracts, primarily at civilian agencies. About […]
Most major agencies are now indefinitely barred from issuing mass layoffs
The Trump administration’s plans to reorganize agencies are “likely unconstitutional,” judge says. The Trump administration is indefinitely barred from issuing or finalizing widespread layoffs at most major federal agencies after a judge late Thursday night issued a preliminary injunction finding the president likely acted outside his legal and constitutional powers. The order extends a two-week temporary […]
Industry awaits significant disruption as GSA works on contract takeovers
Contractors are watching for impacts to competition, market access and innovation. No matter what your opinion is, government contractors and their agency counterparts should brace themselves for significant disruption as the General Services Administration moves to absorb nearly all responsibility for acquiring “common goods and services.” As we reported on Wednesday, GSA is developing plans to take […]
Quiet Professionals acquired by McNally Capital
The private equity firm adds another founder-led company to its portfolio of companies in the government market, the newest of which focuses on helping intelligence operators work with data. Quiet Professionals, a technology integrator focused on the special operations community, has been acquired by private equity firm McNally Capital in partnership with fellow investment firm Nio […]
CACI wins $855M Army intelligence support contract
The Army Intelligence and Security Command set up this contract to cover engineering, maintenance and other types of non-personal services. CACI International has won a potential five-year, $855 million contract for global intelligence and logistics support services to aid the Army in how it operates facilities and infrastructure. Army officials received three bids for the contract […]
Deloitte’s Silicon to Service’ available for government, regulated industries
Dell Technologies, NVIDIA and Equinix are also involved in the offering. Artificial intelligence is all the rage across government — by last official count, Congress’ investigative arm identified some 1,200 AI efforts across federal agencies — but four large companies led by Deloitte have banded together with an end-to-end AI offering to potentially make some agencies’ […]
GSA prepping plans to move NASA SEWP and NIH contract vehicles under its management
The General Services Administration’s role in federal acquisition may soon expand further. The General Services Administration is working with the Office of Management and Budget, NASA and the National Institutes of Health on transfer plans for several major governmentwide contracting vehicles through which more than $100 billion in spending on information technology services flows. Management of […]
CBP previews traveler vetting software recompete
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has obligated $556.9 million in order volume against the current pact, which is aligned to CBP’s larger cloud migration effort. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has provided industry a glimpse at how it plans to recompete a blanket purchase agreement covering support of a software environment used […]
Air Force opens proposal window for $485M cyber training contract
Work will support a squadron charged with providing initial and advanced information operations and cyber training across the Air Force. The Air Force is now ready for industry to start working on their bids in pursuit of a potential five-year, $485 million contract to help the service branch train uniformed personnel on cyber matters. Air Force […]