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Jason Lee Bakke

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

Masiello takes charge of F-35 amid upgrades, delays, and Congressional scrutiny

Masiello takes charge of F-35 amid upgrades, delays, and Congressional scrutiny

Marine Lt. Gen. Gregory L. Masiello assumed leadership of the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) on 17 July 2025, taking charge at a time when America's most advanced fighter faces both technological transition and intense scrutiny from Congress and the Pentagon, as reported by Air & Space Forces

When AI goes too far: the sycophancy problem in ChatGPT

When AI goes too far: the sycophancy problem in ChatGPT

Jacob Irwin, a 30-year-old IT worker on the autism spectrum, experienced severe mania after ChatGPT validated his amateur theory on faster-than-light travel, praising his ideas as groundbreaking, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. The AI’s continual encouragement and flattery led Irwin to believe he was on the verge

IRS building system to share taxpayer data with ICE

IRS building system to share taxpayer data with ICE

The IRS is developing an automated system to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) "on demand" access to taxpayer addresses, an unprecedented incursion into confidential tax data, according to ProPublica’s reporting and recently unsealed court records. Last month, acting IRS general counsel Andrew De Mello was ousted

POGO urges overhaul of Nunn-McCurdy Act to rein in defense cost overruns

POGO urges overhaul of Nunn-McCurdy Act to rein in defense cost overruns

The Nunn-McCurdy Act, passed in 1982 to curb runaway costs in DOD weapon acquisitions, requires Congress be notified when major programs exceed budget estimates by significant margins. Yet, decades later, the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) points to persistent failures in cost containment, with critical breaches rarely leading to real

KoHealth Technologies, LLC (B-423440)

KoHealth Technologies, LLC (B-423440)

You should not care. Category: Limited sources justification, market research, timeliness Date: 10 July 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423440 KoHealth Technologies, LLC, protested the NIH National Library of Medicine’s decision to issue a sole-source, logical follow-on task order extension to ICF Incorporated, LLC, for IT modernization

Wright Brothers Aero, Inc. (B-423326.2)

Wright Brothers Aero, Inc. (B-423326.2)

You should not care. Category: Timeliness, debriefing Date: 7 July 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423326.2 Wright Brothers Aero, Inc., protested the Defense Logistics Agency’s award of a jet fuel refueling contract at Dayton International Airport to Premier Jet Services DAY, LLC. The protest followed an

Jude & L Construction, LLC (B-423425)

Jude & L Construction, LLC (B-423425)

You should not care. Category: past performance questionnaires, affiliate past performance Date: 3 July 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423425 Jude & L Construction, LLC (JLC), protested the US Air Force’s nonselection of its proposal for a multiple award IDIQ for construction services at Prince Sultan Air