USCIS moves closer to software development recompete launch date
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency gives industry a date for when to expect a final solicitation and provides more detail on how it will conduct the competition. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency has made a key decision for how it plans to recompete a contract vehicle for software development services in support […]
Second Front hires Hoffman as president
The two-decade legal and business veteran joins Second Front from one of the national security software company’s investors. Second Front Systems, a venture-backed developer of cloud-based national security software, has hired two-decade law and business veteran Drew Hoffman to the dual roles of president and chief legal officer. Hoffman joins Second Front approximately six months after […]
GovCon in the crosshairs: Proving your value in the era of DOGE
Contractors need to rapidly adapt their messaging and strategic positioning if they hope to remain competitive, writes Janet Waring, co-founder and CEO of Art Form Agency, a digital marketing firm. Whether you’re fully onboard or cautiously observing from the sidelines, the Department of Government Efficiency has significantly reshaped the federal contracting landscape. With a renewed emphasis […]
GSA issues major changes to Multiple Awards Schedule program
Contracts that do not meet sales thresholds will be allowed to expire, among other changes introduced through a new initiative. The General Services Administration on Monday notified contractors of major changes to its Multiple Awards Schedule program, a commercial acquisition program responsible for sales of $51.5 billion last year. According to an email sent Monday by […]
WT 360: How private capital helps spin the tech innovation cycles
Tiffanny Gates, the former Novetta CEO now at Capitol Meridian Partners, describes how private equity and other investment models like it help bring commercial innovation into the public sector ecosystem. Private capital is a broad umbrella term for several different types of investment and ownership models, but private equity is the one that looms the […]
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ANALYSIS: Federal contractors navigate Trump administration uncertainty
Recent quarterly earnings calls by SAIC and Accenture reveal early impacts as DOGE reviews create market anxiety. Most of the executives we speak to are reluctant to directly address the pressures they are feeling because of the changes wrought by the Trump administration. But one place we are looking at is the quarterly reports and investor […]
Expect GovCon’s compliance focus to only increase
The Defense Department’s new CMMC cyber and supply chain standard is poised to disrupt the industry, one way or another. A common refrain in the world of business goes like this: a Democratic administration ramps up the oversight and regulatory engines, while a Republican administration ramps them down. Government contracting marches to a different rhythm on […]
GSA to ‘quadruple’ in size to centralize procurement across the government
The head of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service told employees at a Thursday meeting that the agency will “do about $400 billion” in procurement management under this effort. A new executive order moves some agencies’ contracting work to the General Services Administration, which already plays a key role in government procurement, agency leadership told employees in an […]
How AOC Connect juggles today’s market churn with tomorrow’s demands
This telecom carrier’s blueprint involves the expansion of its network and potentially what the government’s next big modernization contract looks like. AOC Connect changed its trajectory forever in April 2023, when the federal telecommunications carrier was acquired by investment firm JLC Infrastructure following a two-year search for a new owner. Then as is per custom in […]