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Jason Lee Bakke
OReady, LLC (B-422910.2)
You should not care.
Category: Simplified acquisition procedures, compliance, quality-control plan
Date: 18 June 2025
URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422910.2
OReady, LLC, a woman-owned small business from Las Vegas, protested NOAA’s award of a contract to ULU Hi-Tech, Inc., under RFQ No. 1305M324Q0286 for Linux system
Horizon cutting-room links: Monday, 23 June 2025
"Trump’s pick to lead Customs and Border Protection confirmed by Senate," Government Executive
Trump's appointed leader for Customs and Border Protection has been confirmed by the Senate , amid ongoing discussions about the Transportation Department's controversial funding directive tied to immigration enforcement. As states
Trump administration wields False Claims Act against universities
At the University of Michigan—among the nation’s NIH top fund recipients—researchers saw new funds abruptly frozen this spring, as university lawyers reviewed controversial changes to grant terms. Administrators feared increased exposure to the False Claims Act (FCA), which the Trump administration used to tie funding to compliance
Compotech, Inc. (B-423368)
You should not care.
Category: SBIR, preaward protest, interested party
Date: 12 June 2025
URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423368
Compotech, Inc., protests the terms of a phase II solicitation issued by the Air Force under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, claiming that the requirement for a
Oracle launches defense ecosystem to assist small tech firms with sales to DOD
Oracle has unveiled the Defense Ecosystem—an initiative aimed at smoothing the path for smaller technology vendors to navigate DOD’s onerous procurement system. Announced 17 June 2025, the program offers participating companies access to Oracle expertise, office space, and discounted technology from partners such as Palantir Technologies, according to
Times asked did ACLU, trans left, push too for failure at Supreme Court
Nicholas Confessore, a Times investigative reporter, relays a more balanced review of recent trans rights history to ask whether the recent landmark Supreme Court case allowing state bans on trans healthcare was an unforced error.
Confessore reviews the conflicted state of the medical research. The so-called “Dutch protocol” is a