Industry awaits how OMB AI guidance on paper will be implemented in practice

Douglas Rissing/Getty Images By Alexandra Kelley,Staff Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW By Alexandra Kelley | April 7, 2025 04:11 PM ET The Trump administration’s new artificial intelligence use and acquisition guidance touches on safeguarding civil liberties, but experts have expressed skepticism about its implementation. White House OMB Industry Advocacy organizations are keeping an eye out for how the […]

DOGE guts HHS small business office in reorg effort

Gettyimages.com/ J. David Ake / Contributor By Nick Wakeman,Editor-in-Chief, Washington Technology By Nick Wakeman | April 7, 2025 04:43 PM ET Only the OSDBU executive director remains to advocate for small businesses at the Department of Health and Human Services, which obligated $39 billion in contracts last year. Contracts DOGE Thousands of workers have been […]

NSA firings stoke fears of Trump installing a partisan loyalist to lead spy agency

Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images By David DiMolfetta,Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW By David DiMolfetta | April 7, 2025 04:52 PM ET “We saw it’s possible, without adequate oversight, for our spy agencies to do inappropriate things,” a former senior intelligence official said, referencing the 1970s congressional investigations that revealed many spying abuses against Americans. NSA White […]

DIU to Recompete Transformative Technical Solutions Contract

“Seal of U.S. Customs and Border Protection” by US CBP, Licensed under CC0 The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a recompetition for the transformative technical solutions, or TTS, contract. TTS Contract Details According to a notice published on the Acquisition Planning Forecast System Thursday, the firm-fixed-price contract is estimated to be valued at $100 […]

Karman Buys MTI to Expand Capabilities for Strategic Missile Programs

Tony Koblinski / Karman Space & Defense Home M&A Activity Karman Buys MTI to Expand Capabilities for Strategic Missile Programs Karman Space & Defense has acquired Metal Technology Inc. in a cash transaction worth $90 million to accelerate access to critical and classified strategic missile defense programs that align with the Department of Defense’s current […]

SandboxAQ Secures $450M in Series E Funding Round

Logo / sandboxaq.com SandboxAQ has closed its Series E financing round, raising over $450 million in capital. The company said Friday it will use the funding to accelerate innovation in quantitative artificial intelligence and broaden its reach across critical industries. According to SandboxAQ, the investments highlight the investors’ confidence in its large quantitative models, or […]

GSA Announces New Batch of OASIS Plus Unrestricted Rolling Awardees

“US – General Services Administration Logo”, by the U.S. Government, Licensed under CC0 Home Contract Awards GSA Announces New Batch of OASIS Plus Unrestricted Rolling Awardees The General Services Administration has issued the list of 110 awardees under the rolling awards process for the unrestricted track of the One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus, […]

Space Systems Command Awards 3 National Security Space Launch Contracts

Space Systems Command emblem by the U.S. Space Force, Licensed under Public domain Home Contract Awards Space Systems Command Awards 3 National Security Space Launch Contracts The Space Systems Command has awarded National Security Space Launch, or NSSL, Phase 3 Lane 2 contracts with a cumulative amount of $13.68 billion to three companies. NSSL Phase 3 Lane […]

Bechtel Lands $242M Army Contract Modification for Chemical Weapon Destruction

Bechtel logo Home Contract Awards Bechtel Lands $242M Army Contract Modification for Chemical Weapon Destruction Bechtel National has secured a $242 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to address prior contract overruns at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. Contract Details The Department of Defense said Thursday the contract work will be conducted in […]