Air Force chooses 27 for $1.5B architect, engineering contract
Work under this contract will support broader efforts related to environmental restoration and quality. The Air Force has awarded 27 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $1.5 billion contract for architect and engineering services at Defense Department and other U.S. government facilities around the world Work under this contract will support broader efforts across areas such […]
OPM procurement processing fully halted following agency layoffs, internal email says
Sweeping terminations in OPM’s Office of Procurement Operations have fully halted agency contracting business and are likely to increase OPM’s operational risks, an internal email reads. The Office of Personnel Management’s procurement unit said it’s no longer able to process contracting opportunities and that all related operations have been halted after a “complete reduction in force” […]
NVIDIA’s Anthony Robbins calls it a career
The long-time GovCon executive is retiring after 39 years at companies like NVIDIA, AT&T and Oracle. Long-time government contracting executive Anthony Robbins is calling it a career and is retiring as vice president of federal at NVIDIA. According to his LinkedIn post on Monday, Robbins told NVIDIA leadership in July that he would retire after at […]
Navigating Trump’s Cuts: How empathy wins in the new era of government contracting
While contractors chase opportunities, savvy firms build trust with federal employees facing unprecedented uncertainty. Government contracting is at a turning point. While contractors obsess over pipelines, their government customers watch colleagues pack up desks unsure if they’ll be next as the Trump administration drives workforce reductions and budget cuts. The best companies see this as an […]
SEWP VI faces small business challenges
A protest involving a now-deleted sustainability requirement is dismissed, but three other challenges go on and NASA cannot award the $60 billion IT contract until they are resolved. One protest involving NASA’s $60 billion SEWP VI contract vehicle has been dismissed, but three remain active with claims that the space agency is treating small businesses differently. […]
Oversight agency finds Trump’s federal worker firings unlawful, asks for some employees to be reinstated
The findings could have sweeping impacts for the tens of thousands of recently dismissed workers. An independent federal oversight agency has deemed at least some of President Trump’s mass firings of probationary period employees unlawful, creating a pathway for those employees to regain their jobs. The Office of Special Counsel, the agency responsible for investigating illegal […]
KBR wins $176M Air Force space surveillance support contract
Work will take place at a site in Hawaii that has operated since the 1950s and was originally stood up to monitor Cold War-era missile tests. KBR has won a seven-year, $176 million contract to maintain and modernize an Air Force facility that functions as a key cog in how the U.S. military conducts space surveillance […]
Tech, growth and delivery leadership roles across the market
One company featured in this newest roundup of executive hires and promotions is getting ready for its initial public offering. Amentum Michele St. Mary has joined as chief legal officer and general counsel, a role she brings 25 years of GovCon and legal experience to. She previously spent 19 years at L3Harris Technologies and its legacy […]
WT 360: EY’s blueprints for emerging tech adoption and anti-fragility
Doree Keating, leader of Ernst & Young’s Americas government and public sector practice, explains the global consulting giant’s approach to blending that work with technology skills amid longer-term shifts in the public sector workforce. Ernst & Young needs little introduction as one of the world’s professional services Big Four firms, which gives it reach into […]
New SEWP VI proposal due date set after NASA delay
The agency extended the submission deadline and also has dropped sustainability requirements for bids. NASA has extended the due date for bids for SEWP VI, its potential $60 billion IT products and services contract. The agency declined to comment on whether the extension was related to protests filed at the Government Accountability Office or other reasons. […]