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Horizon cutting-room links: Friday, 11 April 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Friday, 11 April 2025

← Back to Home Since Wednesday, the Horizon has covered layoffs at GSA TTS while GSA issues guidance to agencies to facilitate acquisition consolidation. The Army is tightening helicopter flight protocols after the deadly crash with an American commuter jet, as the F-35 JPO breaks down the fighter’s projected $2.

GSA begins layoffs at TTS amid sweeping cuts to federal tech services

GSA begins layoffs at TTS amid sweeping cuts to federal tech services

GSA has initiated a new round of layoffs at its Technology Transformation Services (TTS) division, marking the most significant workforce reduction in the agency’s tech arm since the Trump administration took office. According to an internal email from TTS Director Thomas Shedd reviewed by Nextgov/FCW, affected staff began

GAO protest weekly: 10 April 2025

GAO protest weekly: 10 April 2025

This week in GAO protests … LunaTek protested the corrective action DIA took to its earlier sustained protest. While LunaTek felt DIA should have reevaluated proposals, GAO found DIA was within its rights to amend the solicitation and request revised proposals. Auburn Manufacturing misunderstood a DFARS clause as requiring US-made product

Trump’s tariff plan threatens US weapons production and allied defense ties

Trump’s tariff plan threatens US weapons production and allied defense ties

President Donald Trump’s proposed global tariff regime is facing growing scrutiny from defense industry leaders and foreign allies, reports Politico, who warn it could disrupt weapons production, drive up costs, and undermine international defense partnerships critical to countering China and Russia. The tariffs—up to 20 percent on goods

GSA ramps up procurement consolidation with new agency guidance

GSA ramps up procurement consolidation with new agency guidance

GSA is accelerating efforts to centralize federal procurement, issuing new guidance to agency senior procurement executives on how to identify contracts for common goods and services suitable for transfer or shared management. According to a Linked In post by industry expert Shauna Weatherly of Federal Subcontract Solutions, agencies are being

Singapore Changi named world’s best airport, has best washrooms

Singapore Changi named world’s best airport, has best washrooms

Singapore’s Changi Airport has once again claimed the title of world’s best airport for 2025 by Skytrax World Airport Awards. This marks the thirteenth time Changi has secured the top spot; beyond the usual terminals, Changi offers travelers an experience: a ten-story mall (Jewel), the world’s tallest