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Jason Lee Bakke

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 23 April 2025

This week, the Horizon dug into why procurement reform may be easier said than done. Your Horizon cutting-room links follow. “As re-firings begin, judge demands Trump administration tell probationary employees they were not let go for poor performance,” Government Executive A federal judge mandates that agencies inform thousands of probationary

Common sense and the FAR: a match much below heaven

Common sense and the FAR: a match much below heaven

Several recent executive orders promise to reform federal acquisition, notably “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement.” If only it were so easy. The FAR unloved The FAR is long at over 2,000 pages, but the FAR council promulgates a lot of regulations from statute. Congress regularly uses the National

KesselRun Corporate Travel Solutions, LLC (B-423311)

KesselRun Corporate Travel Solutions, LLC (B-423311)

You should not care. Category: Multiple award schedule, BPA Date: 10 April 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423311 KesselRun Corporate Travel Solutions, LLC, protested GSA’s exclusion of its quotation under RFQ No. 47QMCB25Q0006 for the establishment of a BPA for corporate travel and expense consulting services. KesselRun

Anika Systems, Inc. (B-422681.5; B-422681.6)

Anika Systems, Inc. (B-422681.5; B-422681.6)

You should care. Category: Technical evaluation, price realism Date: 8 April 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422681.5%2Cb-422681.6 Anika Systems, Inc., protested DHS’s issuance of a task order to Amaze Technologies, LLC, under RFP No. 70SBUR24R00000009 for data strategy support services USCIS’s Office of

Google loses antitrust challenge to ad business, vows to appeal

Google loses antitrust challenge to ad business, vows to appeal

A federal judge ruled Google illegally monopolized key portions of the online advertising market, delivering a win for the Justice Department and opening the door to structural remedies. US District Judge Leonie Brinkema found Google "willfully engaged in a series of anticompetitive acts" to dominate publisher ad servers

OPM runs up $42 million relocation bill amid return-to-office push

OPM runs up $42 million relocation bill amid return-to-office push

OPM is preparing to spend more than $40 million relocating roughly 250 employees as part of its return-to-office mandate, according to documents obtained by Federal News Network. That amounts to about $166,000 per employee—more than the annual salary of most federal workers, Pew Research Center reports. The costly

Trump administration plans deep cuts at HHS, shuttering key health programs

Trump administration plans deep cuts at HHS, shuttering key health programs

The Trump administration is proposing a 30 percent reduction to the Department of Health and Human Services budget, a move that would eliminate dozens of programs and consolidate several agencies, according to a document obtained by Politico.. The OMB)plan would slash HHS discretionary funding to $80.4 billion, down