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GSA set to absorb $400B in procurement under sweeping Trump executive order

GSA set to absorb $400B in procurement under sweeping Trump executive order

GSA is preparing to take on an unprecedented role in federal procurement, centralizing as much as $400 billion in annual contract spending under a new executive order signed by President Trump, according to internal comments obtained by Nextgov/FCW. Josh Gruenbaum, head of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, told employees

National Vanguard Consortium, LLC (B-423260)

National Vanguard Consortium, LLC (B-423260)

You should not care. Category: Technical evaluation, discussions Date: 19 March 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/assets/b-423260.pdf National Vanguard Consortium, LLC (NVC), protested FEMA’s award of a labor-hour contract for armed security guard services in North Carolina to Strategic Security Corporation, alleging that FEMA unreasonably evaluated

Boeing to build Air Force’s future fighter, the F-47

Boeing to build Air Force’s future fighter, the F-47

DOD awarded Boeing a contract for the nation’s next air supremacy fighter, the Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) manned plane, officially dubbed the F-47, as reported by Defense News. President Donald Trump announced the decision at the White House, alongside senior Air Force officials. Described by

DC area braces for steep jobless spike, report warns

DC area braces for steep jobless spike, report warns

The DC region’s unemployment rate could more than double should federal workforce cuts continue, according to a new Urban Institute analysis as reported by the Washington Business Journal. The study projects that unemployment could soar from to 7.3% from 2.8 percent if half of all federal civilian

OTAs under fire: legal challenges emerge

OTAs under fire: legal challenges emerge

Other Transaction Authority (OTA) acquisitions, long seen as a fast-track alternative to standard federal contracts, may no longer be shielded from protests. In a recent Federal News Network interview with Haynes Boone attorney Zach Prince, Prince explained that OTAs can still face legal scrutiny—just not through the speedy GAO

VA EHR support contracts cut despite accelerated rollout plans

VA EHR support contracts cut despite accelerated rollout plans

The Department of Veterans Affairs is cutting contractor support for its troubled electronic health record (EHR) modernization program while simultaneously attempting to speed up its deployment, raising concerns about potential impacts on veteran care. As reported by Federal News Network, VA has terminated contracts with at least six service-disabled, veteran-owned

Trump backs DC budget fix, signals support for House vote

Trump backs DC budget fix, signals support for House vote

President Donald Trump is throwing his weight behind efforts to restore the $1.1 billion cut to DC’s funding in the just-passed CR, as reported by Politico. House Republicans unexpectedly, and some say inadvertently, cut the capital city's spending authority of its own tax dollars in recent