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Defense
MDA awards 1,014 companies slots on $151B Golden Dome contract vehicle
The Missile Defense Agency is making staggered awards for the SHIELD contract as it works through 2,463 proposals with more winners and likely protests to come.
Science & Tech
DOD’s move to ‘wartime footing’ demands new contracting models
The Pentagon's leader for industrial policy says the acquisition regulation overhaul will create openings for artificial intelligence-enabled service models and drive a move away from traditional contracts.
Civil
NASA agrees to take a second look at its $1.8B COSMOS contract following protest
Incumbent KBR successfully challenged the award to Ascend Aerospace & Technology, prompting the agency to review its evaluation and best-value determination.
Science & Tech
Shutdown’s end just the beginning as contractors face months-long recovery
The Professional Services Council estimates full recovery will not arrive until mid-March as agencies grapple with invoice backlogs, stalled payments and restarting contracts.
Science & Tech
MetTel modernizes GSA networks under $230M EIS order
Work included zero-trust architecture to improve security and low-earth orbit satellites to increase connectivity in and from remote locations.
Ideas
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.
Science & Tech
Air Force taps 33 companies for $980M automatic test systems contract
The pool of companies will compete for task orders to provide computer-controlled diagnostic equipment to test military aircraft and weapons systems.
Science & Tech
GovCIO wins $865M Air Force communications contract after protracted protest battle
The CTSS V contract, first awarded in 2024, will support 90,000 personnel across the Southern Command.
Science & Tech
Under fire, GAO explains its mission to Congress
The Government Accountability Office publishes a blog to explain its role amid threatened budget cuts and rhetoric that questions its value.
Science & Tech
SES closes $3.1B acquisition of Intelsat
The completion of the move also brings a new CEO for the government business, who is staying with the organization after being in the same role for Intelsat.
Defense
MDA previews $151B contract for Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense system
A draft solicitation is imminent for the 10-year, multiple-award vehicle being called SHIELD.
Science & Tech
CGI, Google team to upgrade FAA’s pilot alert system
The Notice to Airmen system gives pilots information about hazards and will become cloud-based through this partnership.
Science & Tech
GAO says SAIC can still compete for command, control prototype contract
Lockheed Martin alleged an organizational conflict-of-interest at Science Applications International Corp., but an investigation by the Air Force found nothing objectionable.
Science & Tech
Pentagon seeks input on plan to streamline software authorizations
A new request for information follows a promise made by Katie Arrington to overhaul how the Defense Department runs its authority-to-operate process.
Science & Tech
Army wants tougher, more mobile workstations for geospatial-intel
The Geospatial-Intelligence Workstation-Tactical program's goals include bringing capabilities to the tactical edge and helping battlefield commanders make better, quicker decisions.
Science & Tech
Slingshot Aerospace secures Air Force contract to ‘fingerprint’ objects in space
The company is tasked with using artificial intelligence to analyze 4.5 million nightly observations from a global sensor network that tracks 14,500 satellites and other objects in space.
Science & Tech
Booz Allen, AWS forge deeper alliance to speed federal modernization
Their new five-year agreement aims to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies as the Trump administration pushes efficiency reforms across government.
Science & Tech
Musk's role as ‘special government employee’ raises ethics questions
The SpaceX founder and CEO's moves across federal agencies break with tradition and could result in legal action.
Defense
Air Force seeks contractor to help secure global shortwave comms network
The service branch is in the early development stages of a five-year contract for cyber services to support its High Frequency Global Communications System.
Science & Tech
BlueHalo lands Navy drone sensor system contract
This award highlights the electronic warfare capabilities that AeroVironment is adding through its acquisition of BlueHalo.
