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Booker DiMaio, LLC (B-423224)

Booker DiMaio, LLC (B-423224)

You should not care. Category: Technical evaluation Date: 17 March 2025 URL: GAO Decision B-423224 Booker DiMaio, LLC (Booker), a small business based in Sykesville, Maryland, protested GSA’s technical evaluation of its quotation under RFQ No. 47HAA024Q0020, to establish multiple BPAs for project management support services. Booker alleged that

Airbus unveils autonomous drone to counter affordable air threats

Airbus unveils autonomous drone to counter affordable air threats

European aerospace giant Airbus introduced a novel antidrone drone system named LOAD—Low-Cost Air Defence—on 26 March 2025 at an unmanned systems exhibition in Bonn, Germany. The drone is specifically designed to intercept inexpensive aerial threats efficiently, addressing the ongoing challenge of air defense operational costs. LOAD builds on

China not moving US Typhon missile deployment in Philippines

China not moving US Typhon missile deployment in Philippines

The US deployment of the Typhon Missile System in the Philippines has escalated tensions with China, as it brings key Chinese military hubs within striking distance and tests the Trump administration's commitment to defending American allies in Asia. This marks the first time since the Cold War that

Chinese networks target laidoff, discontented former feds

Chinese networks target laidoff, discontented former feds

A secretive Chinese tech operation is attempting to recruit recently laid-off U.S. federal workers through a network of fake consulting firms, as reported by Reuters. The network, uncovered by Max Lesser of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, consists of multiple shell companies sharing digital infrastructure and posting job

Pentagon navigates regulatory challenges to advance CMMC

Pentagon navigates regulatory challenges to advance CMMC

The Pentagon continues to finalize the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) acquisition rule, despite regulatory challenges under the Trump administration. CMMC is a cybersecurity initiative designed to safeguard sensitive controlled unclassified information (CUI) within the defense industrial base by certifying defense contractors' cybersecurity practices. Initially expected to take effect

Horizon cutting-room links: 26 March 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: 26 March 2025

Today is Wednesday, 26 March 2025. These are your cutting-room links. "White House scraps public spending database," Roll Call "As of Monday morning, the Office of Management and Budget was no longer making “apportionments” of previously enacted appropriations available on the website it set up for that

DOGE’s 100 days are up early May

DOGE’s 100 days are up early May

The Trump administration launched DOGE with an expected 100-day timeline, which would end early May. According to Business Insider, President Trump indicated in March that DOGE’s mission was likely on track to "be essentially complete in two to three months," confirming the time frame. However, recent judicial