GSA’s OneGov agreements gain traction as agencies compete to be early adopters
Laura Stanton, deputy commissioner of the General Services Administration’s contracting arm, says major contract vehicle updates to incorporate acquisition regulation reforms will roll out by the end of January. The General Services Administration’s OneGov strategy for centralized tech procurements is gaining momentum as agencies increase their use of the program and are even competing to be […]
How your PMs are killing deals without knowing it
Federal turnover created a generation of leaders without mentors. The contractors who help them will own the next decade. The ones who pitch them won’t. You’re in your quarterly business review. On-contract growth is flat. Your chief growth officer is pressing: “Are our project managers growing these programs or just delivering them?” Your program manager walks […]
GAO dismisses protests challenging GSA’s $1 Gen AI pacts
The Government Accountability Office never looked at the merits of Sage’s complaints about the agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic instead dismissing them over jurisdiction and standing issues. The only serious challenges to the General Services Administration’s OneGov strategy have ended in defeat after the Government Accountability Office refused to hear the merits of the arguments, citing […]
Intel’s government hires and more leadership moves across the market
This is our final roundup of key executive hires and promotions across the market for 2025. Intel The computer chip maker has hired two new executives for federal-facing functions, with one overseeing the U.S. government business and a second involving dialogue with key stakeholders. James Chew has joined as vice president of Intel Government Technologies, the […]
Inside the White House meeting on its AI Genesis Mission
Radical AI’s CEO, who participated in the meeting, said there was a goal-oriented, partnership-driven focus for Genesis Mission and the ways it can change how AI and science work together. A total of 24 private sector companies have signed on to work in tandem with the Department of Energy to advance its artificial intelligence-advancing Genesis Mission, […]
The hardest part of FAR reform is culture, not the rules
Kevin Rhodes, head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, wants the federal acquisition workforce to take risks and engage more openly with industry. The government has been hard at work rewriting acquisition rules since the spring and now is on the cusp of issuing final rules for what it has been calling the Revolutionary FAR […]
HawkEye 360 closes acquisition with backing from $150M Series E round
The commercial satellite operator is adding a business whose tools are designed to handle large and complex sets of radio frequency data. HawkEye 360, an operator of commercial satellites that collect and use radio frequency data, has acquired a specialist in electronic signal and image processing systems in a move aimed at further expanding across national […]
NASA and Microsoft finalize tool to track Earth’s water changes
The space agency will host the Microsoft and OpenAI-powered Earth Copilot to make analyzing hydraulic data easier. Following a successful prototype, Microsoft will be delivering a new artificial intelligence tool to the U.S. government that uses historic hydrology data to help a diverse set of users understand and predict trends in Earth’s waters. The final version […]
Navy seeks bids for $350M ‘Seabed to Space’ tech recompete
This multiple-award effort supports intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems on afloat vessels worldwide. The Navy is now ready for industry to start working on and submitting proposals for a seven-year, $349.9 million contract that focuses on the development and fielding of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems. Winners of seats on the multiple-award contract will compete for […]
Expanded ‘non-traditional’ contractor definition dropped from final NDAA
The Senate provision would have created a new pathway based on research-and-development cost allocations, which benefit firms doing mostly fixed-price work and pursuing Other Transaction agreements. The final version of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act that went to the White House this week for President Trump’s signature does not include provisions that would expand the […]