Tech under OneGov remains ‘fully available’ during shutdown — but agencies may lack funds and personnel to access it
Some of the advanced software tools made available to federal agencies as part of the OneGov initiative are available for a limited time with impending expirations. The General Services Administration’s technology procurement effort may experience a slowdown due to the government shutdown, restricting how much agencies may benefit from access to the discounted services. Contracts included […]
Shutdown freezes protests over $700M Coast Guard award
FusionEdge and Koniag are taking issue with their bids not being selected, but their challenges are pushed back day-by-day until the government reopens. A pair of disappointed bidders are challenging the Coast Guard’s decision to award a $700 million blanket purchase agreement to three other companies. But because FusionEdge Solutions and Koniag Data Solutions filed their […]
Parsons acquires water project specialist
Parsons has increasingly used acquisitions as a way to evolve its critical infrastructure business in the same way it has done for the federal business. Parsons Corp. has acquired an engineering services provider that concentrates its work on water and stormwater projects for cities, counties and water management districts across the state of Florida. Tampa-headquartered Applied […]
Shutdown’s ripple effect: Contractors, small businesses face devastating economic hit
At least 1 million contractor employees face lost paychecks as the funding lapse disrupts their companies’ services to agencies and freezes federal operations. Business and professional groups are warning that the current federal funding lapse will cause economic harm to not only government employees and contractors, but the broader U.S. economy and national security as well. […]
Hegseth, Vought actions heighten fears about continued inspector general independence
Lawmakers from both parties and good government groups have argued that recent moves by the Trump administration will chill whistleblowing and watchdog offices. On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that changes would be coming to the department’s inspector general office. This announcement came only a couple hours after it was disclosed that the Office of […]
LMI promotes Wilson to chief executive
Doug Wagoner will transition to chairman of the board of directors after having led LMI for five years, including the transition from its longstanding nonprofit status to being a for-profit company. LMI has promoted its next chief executive from within the company’s own ranks in Josh Wilson, who first joined the organization in 2014 and has […]
DHS’ cyber agency awards $500M digital transformation support pact
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency sought to hire a group of contractors for help in service delivery to its components and a more rapid approach for technology testing and evaluation. The Homeland Security Department’s lead cyber agency has awarded four positions on a potential five-year, $500 million blanket purchase agreement for broad digital transformation support services. […]
Maxar’s name is no more after rebrand
Vantor houses the earth imagery work, while Lanteris Space Systems is where hardware and infrastructure manufacturing takes place. Maxar Technologies has officially phased out its name eight years after the space and satellite company’s formation and two years after its split into a pair of separately-managed businesses. Private equity firm Advent International acquired the then-publicly traded […]
Amentum wins $955M contract to maintain Air Force’s Reaper fleet
The new five-year award continues Amentum’s support of the long-endurance drone across U.S. bases and overseas locations. Amentum is poised to continue helping the Air Force operate its fleet of MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles under a new $955 million contract. The company has been supporting the remotely piloted aircraft since 2018, when URS’ federal services subsidiary […]
A shutdown will slow tech modernization, experts warn
Even after a shutdown ends, restarting stalled IT work doesn’t happen immediately. The government shut could stall modernization efforts if lawmakers and the White House aren’t able to reach a deal quickly, former tech leaders and experts have told Nextgov/FCW. Even planning for a potential shutdown takes time and attention away from normal work in government […]