Government Contracts Navigator

JANUARY 30, 2025

Merle M. DeLancey, Jr. Many predict that, among other procurement and regulatory reforms, the new administration will implement policies favoring the award of fixed-price government contracts and grants. Throughout the years, the procurement pendulum has swung back and forth in favor of and against fixed-price contracting. For example, in 2017, the Department of Defense … Continue reading "Fixed Price Contracts: Government Contractors Beware" The post Fixed Price Contracts: Government Con

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USFCR

JANUARY 31, 2025

Many government contractors rely on subcontractors, but can you win contracts without doing the work? Learn about the Limitations on Subcontracting, past performance, and compliance requirements.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 30, 2025

The Defense Department has issued a formal notice to the contractor on its household goods moving contract , asking the firm to justify recent performance issues that appear to violate the terms of the multibillion dollar contract. The recent show-cause notice from U.S. Transportation Command asks the vendor, HomeSafe Alliance, to justify hundreds of instances over the past month in which movers have failed to begin military families moves on the agreed-upon dates, delivered their belongings lat

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

HII has completed the acquisition of a South Carolina-based metal fabricator as part of a push to expand its shipbuilding capacity. The company said Monday the acquired facility will support the production of nuclear-powered submarine modules and aircraft carrier structures for U.S. Navy programs.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 30, 2025

By any measure, the SECs whistleblower program has been a resounding success, according to a newly released report by Better Markets. The report, The SECs Whistleblower Program Is Key to Protecting the Economy and Main Street Americans Wallets , details the successes of the SEC Whistleblower Program and outlines why it may be even more important if the SEC faces funding and staffing challenges in the years ahead.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 31, 2025

Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2025 editorial advisory boards.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 29, 2025

HII has received a five-year, $296 million task order from the U.S. Air Force Installation Contracting Centers 764 Enterprise Sourcing Squadron to provide air and space operation support services to the U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces in Africa, or USAFE-AFAFRICA.

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USFCR

JANUARY 27, 2025

Federal contractors are facing a wave of uncertainty as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policies come under scrutiny. Many small business owners are concerned about the potential ripple effects on set-aside programs like SDVOSB, WOSB 8(a), and others. With information circulating, its critical to understand the facts and separate policy changes from speculation.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 31, 2025

A case about broadband subsidies will give the U.S. Supreme Court the chance to revive a long-dormant separation of powers principle that attorneys say could upend regulations in numerous industries and trigger a power shift that would make last term's shake-up of federal agency authority pale in comparison. And a majority of the court already appears to support its resurrection.

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Capital Edge Consulting

JANUARY 28, 2025

Key Government contract changes after the election include T4Cs, REAs, & new budgets. Stay compliant & seize opportunities with expert help.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 29, 2025

The Wash100 Award, the longest running recognition of current and future success in the government contracting industry, has revealed its 2025 class of winners. These 100 executives are superstars in the eclectic, competitive and talented industrial base and federal sector.

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WashngtonExec

JANUARY 26, 2025

These days, the intelligence and national security communities face challenges in the realm of information: Getting it, understanding it, putting it to use. Threat actors have advanced in their ability to conduct cyber warfare. It has become mainstream now, said RealmOne Chief Financial Officer Pearce Lantzy. We are competing with them in the way that [.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 31, 2025

A Texas court reporter will be permitted to continue pursuing an administrative complaint against an artificial intelligence-powered "digital reporting firm," after the administrative agency in charge of court stenography in Texas lost its bid for the state's high court to end the case on Friday.

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Redstone Government Consulting

JANUARY 27, 2025

Why do contractors have to do market research? Simply put, you signed a contract with the US Government or a subcontract with a prime contractor that expects it yes, it is contractually required. Plus, it is one of the most often reported contractor purchasing system review (CPSR) findings.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Vice President JD Vance on Saturday swore Pete Hegseth, a former Army National Guard officer, into office as the 29th secretary of defense, DOD News reported Monday. Hegseth received Senate confirmation on Friday evening. Making DOD ‘Laser-Focused on Lethality, Readiness During his Jan.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 31, 2025

Sikorsky, a business unit of global defense technology company Lockheed Martin, has conducted ground testing of a Black Hawk helicopter equipped with two of the U.S. Armys new GE Aerospace engine.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 27, 2025

A trio of recent cases before the U.S. Government Accountability Office demonstrate that both the government and intervenors are increasingly defending bid protests by arguing that a protester's key personnel became unavailable after a proposal submission, but prior to an award, says Joshua Duvall at Maynard Nexsen.

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Redstone Government Consulting

JANUARY 29, 2025

Does the Government find most of the cost incurred by a contractor to be reasonable? I must say it does appear that way. Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) FY 2023 Report to Congress shows that of the $186B incurred cost audited, there was only $1.1B in audit exceptions (.6%). So, the world is good, and we can move on. If that were only the case. Remember that while this percentage is low, this is money you have already spent that the Government will not pay you for, which directly impacts you

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Gil Herrera, the National Security Agencys research director, has spoken publicly in multiple places about how, if a true, fully powerful quantum computer were built, it could have the potential to both drastically cut worldwide energy consumption but also, if in the wrong hands, handily dismantle the worlds economy.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 30, 2025

Onebrief, the developer of a platform providing software for operational planning and military staff workflows, has announced completing and raising $50 million from its Series C funding round, bringing the total capital sourced to $103 million.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 31, 2025

SuperValu is bound for trial in February over whistleblower claims that it billed the government higher-than-customary prices for millions of prescriptions, marking an important test of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that revived the case and redefined the standard of proof under the False Claims Act.

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Holland & Knight: Government Contracts

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Office of Personnel Management offered most federal employees a deferred resignation program, and GSA imposed an acquisition pause on new lease obligations, awards and modifications.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 29, 2025

Lockheed Martin has reported 2024 net sales of $71 billion, a 5 percent increase from $67.57 billion generated in 2023, and backlogs of $176 billion compared to just $160.6 billion the year prior. The company said in its recent earnings release that it is expecting a modest increase in net sales in 2025.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 30, 2025

Guidehouse has expanded its digital leadership with the appointment of technology executives Nicole Turner, James Young and Rahul Jain as partners. The global consultancy said Wednesday Turner and Young will oversee digital financial services and digital state and local government, respectively, and Jain will take on the role of digital health leader.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 31, 2025

An Australian appeals court ruled Friday that India can't be held liable for a $112 million arbitral award in a dispute over a terminated deal to deliver communications services, citing a carveout that grants it sovereign immunity in the dispute.

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AWS Public Sector

JANUARY 30, 2025

In an earlier post, Build secure and scalable data platforms for the European Health Data Space (EHDS) with AWS , we discussed a reference architecture for building secure and scalable data platforms for secondary usage of health data in alignment with the European Health Data Space (EHDS) using Amazon Web Services (AWS). These data platforms require comprehensive data governance, addressing legal compliance, security, scalability, and ensuring minimal management overhead.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

OPEXUS and Casepoint have merged and received a majority investment from software investment firm Thoma Bravo to form a combined entity that will offer data discovery platforms and process management software to government and commercial customers in North America.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 29, 2025

Technical and Project Engineering, or TAPE, announced hiring Ron Gibbs as vice president of business development to lead and help the service-disabled, veteran-owned, woman-owned small business pursue new opportunities. In a press release issued Jan.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 31, 2025

Aerospace contractor Astronics has convinced Ninth Circuit judges that the code used in its replacement parts is covered by the same fair use protections created by the U.S. Supreme Court's Google v. Oracle decision.

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Holland & Knight: Government Contracts

JANUARY 26, 2025

The past few weeks have seen new rules that have upended the federal real estate leasing landscape as the government changes how it does business with the commercial real estate community.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 31, 2025

Eight companies were awarded positions on a potential $210 million contract for services in support of the Defense Health Agencys medical facility projects. According to award notices published on SAM.gov, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded the Medical Facilities Support Services IIIb contract to the following companies: Tidewater, INC.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 29, 2025

A joint venture of ADG Tech Consulting and REI Systems has secured a Department of Health and Human Services contract to provide support services for a system used to manage the Child Care and Development Fund, or CCDF, program. REI said Tuesday the $22.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 31, 2025

A New York federal judge hit a former New York City public housing superintendent with a four-year prison term Friday, after he admitted taking $329,000 in bribes the largest amount accepted among 70 city workers caught up in a large-scale anti-corruption takedown.

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2025

Copilot, Microsofts artificial intelligence-powered chatbot on next-generation, AI-optimized Windows 11 PCs, feeds agencies need for the emerging technology. A compliant AI PC solution, Copilot+ PCs support federal standards through certifications and secure cloud services. Agencies want to leverage AI responsibly to improve productivity while meeting stringent security and operational requirements, and Copilot+ PCs check those boxes.

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GovCon Wire

JANUARY 31, 2025

General Dynamics reported double-digit revenue and profit growth in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to Q4 2023 and ended the year with a $90.6 billion in backlog plus an estimated additional value in unfunded indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts and unexercised options, of $53.4 billion.

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ExecutiveBiz

JANUARY 28, 2025

Multinational law firm Holland & Knight has created a new National Security & Defense Industry Group in response to growing client demand, rising global defense investments and a complex national security environment.

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