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Jason Lee Bakke

Writer, editor of WashingtonHorizon.com, federal acquisition, theater, aviation

OMB memo promises contract consolidation at GSA with few details

OMB memo promises contract consolidation at GSA with few details

OMB is out with M-25 -31, a memo on “Consolidating Federal Procurement Activities.” The memo provides an appendix that describes two workstreams: * increased agency use of centralized contracts managed by GSA, especially for widely available commercial products and basic services, * centralization in GSA of procurement functions currently decentralized across departments

AFP covers return of Venezuelan migrants from Terrorism Confinement Center

AFP covers return of Venezuelan migrants from Terrorism Confinement Center

The English-language Korea Herald runs news syndicate AFP’s story on the repatriation of Venezuelan migrants from El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) under the head “Tears of joy as Venezuelan migrants return from Salvadoran prison 'hell'.” The story notes that El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele,

Michael Rigas is new acting GSA chief

Michael Rigas is new acting GSA chief

The Trump administration has tapped Michael Rigas, a veteran official with prior GSA and State Department experience, as the new acting administrator of the GSA, replacing tech entrepreneur Stephen Ehikian, as reported by Washington Business Journal. The announcement marks another reshuffling of leadership within the agency tasked with managing federal

OPM on track to eliminate 1,000 positions by year’s end

OPM on track to eliminate 1,000 positions by year’s end

OPM is set to eliminate more than 1,000 employees by the end of 2025, reducing its staff by nearly a third as part of sweeping efforts under President Donald Trump to overhaul the federal workforce. New director Scott Kupor, confirmed by the Senate in July, is tasked with leading

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 23 July 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 23 July 2025

"OMB seeks ‘strategic reset’ of financial statement audits," Federal News Network OMB is initiating a strategic reset of financial statement audits to enhance accountability and oversight across federal agencies. This move comes in response to significant challenges faced by agencies in achieving clean financial audits, with only 18

GOP lawmakers block White House DOJ move; ATF stays apart from DEA

GOP lawmakers block White House DOJ move; ATF stays apart from DEA

Congressional Republicans are drawing a line against the Trump administration’s push to restructure DOJ. While the Trump administration has sought to fold the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) into the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), move antidrug programs under DOJ control, and absorb the Office on Violence

FS Federal, LLC (B-423450.2)

FS Federal, LLC (B-423450.2)

You should not care. Category: Technical evaluation Date: 17 July 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423450.2 FS Federal, LLC, protested the US Army’s award of a fixed-price contract to Vistra Communications, LLC, for public affairs support services. The Army conducted the procurement using a lowest priced,