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Jason Lee Bakke

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

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Monday, 13 January 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Monday, 13 January 2025

Federal agencies in the Washington, DC area are Open. Employees are expected to begin the workday on time. Normal operating procedures are in effect. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph. “Jeju Air Flight Recorder Stopped Working 4 Minutes Before Plane Crash,” New York

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Friday, 10 January 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Friday, 10 January 2025

Federal agencies in the Washington, DC area are Open. Employees are expected to begin the workday on time. Normal operating procedures are in effect. Mostly clear, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. “New threats pushing Air Force and Army

Antitrust lawsuit against RealPage and landlords alleges rent price collusion

Antitrust lawsuit against RealPage and landlords alleges rent price collusion

In an amended complaint, DOJ and nine states allege that RealPage, Inc., and some of the nation’s largest property management firms colluded to inflate apartment rents through RealPage's revenue management software, such as YieldStar and AI Revenue Management (AIRM). This software allegedly uses nonpublic, competitively sensitive data

Boeing secures $615.8 million contract for F-15 EPAWSS full-rate production

Boeing secures $615.8 million contract for F-15 EPAWSS full-rate production

The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a sole-source contract worth up to $615.8 million for the full-rate production of the F-15 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS). EPAWSS is designed to improve the F-15’s survivability by detecting, identifying, and countering enemy radar and missile threats. Using

NDA theater: Preaward agreements among contractors are often toothless

NDA theater: Preaward agreements among contractors are often toothless

Many NDAs are worth only the paper they’re not printed on. While #MeToo cast aspersions on the Hollywood NDA, they still flourish elsewhere in the private sector, and especially among the Beltway bandits–cum–dealmakers: “Want to discuss the $300 million pre-RFP notice everyone saw on GovWin?” “Sure, but

Skift uses AI to assess response to British Airways’ loyalty program changes

Skift uses AI to assess response to British Airways’ loyalty program changes

Skift used AI tools to analyze public sentiment in its reporting on British Airways’ 30 December 2024 announcement of largely negative changes to its loyalty program. The airline’s transition to a revenue-based system, where status is tied to spending rather than distance traveled, has sparked widespread dissatisfaction, particularly among

Avantus Federal, LLC (B-423010)

Avantus Federal, LLC (B-423010)

You should not care. Category: Technical evaluation, price realism Date: 2 January 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423010 Avantus Federal protested ICE ERO’s award of an OASIS task order to Salient CRGT, Inc., under a solicitation for analytic and program management services for detention facility operations. Avantus