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For more efficiency at DOD, more reviews

For more efficiency at DOD, more reviews

Hegseth is back on talk of restoring the warrior ethos to DOD, and he’s uncovered that DOD is overreliant on management consultants and contractors. Agreed. Are these contractors overpaid? Maybe, but presumably that pay is set by the commercial market, and this was all in service of making government

VA tightens contract review process, appoints new gatekeepers for major deals

VA tightens contract review process, appoints new gatekeepers for major deals

The VA has instituted revised and more stringent review requirements for many of its contracts, effective immediately, according to an internal memorandum dated 13 May 2025, as tipped by Federal News Network. The new guidance, which supersedes previous instructions from late April 2025, mandates that all VA contracts for IT,

Digital Force Technologies, Inc. (B-423319)

Digital Force Technologies, Inc. (B-423319)

You might care. Category: SBIR, sole source Date: 19 May 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/B-423319 Digital Force Technologies, Inc., protested the US Air Force's issuance of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program phase III sole-source solicitation to Clear Align, LLC, for an "increment

JPMorgan Chase attempts to block opening of strip club near its DC offices

JPMorgan Chase attempts to block opening of strip club near its DC offices

A legal battle continues over plans to open a 1,200-person capacity strip club at 1412 Eye St. NW, adjacent to JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Washington DC offices, with a restrictive property covenant currently blocking the establishment, reports the Washington Business Journal. The case concerning the covenant is

Perimeter Solutions LP (B-423321; B-423321.2)

Perimeter Solutions LP (B-423321; B-423321.2)

You should not care. Category: Sole source Date: 6 May 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/B-423321 Perimeter Solutions LP protested Forest Service's intended sole-source award to Fortress North America, LLC, for the supply of Qela, an aerial long-term fire retardant (LTFR). Perimeter, the incumbent supplier of

A2A Integrated Logistics, Inc. (B-423433)

A2A Integrated Logistics, Inc. (B-423433)

You should not care. Category: Timeliness Date: 20 May 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/B-423433 A2A Integrated Logistics, Inc. (A2A), a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, protested the award of a contract by VA under RFQ No. 36C24425Q0297 for media systems, digitizing/document scanning software, and training services. A2A

Projected Senate deliberations on the FY2025 budget

Projected Senate deliberations on the FY2025 budget

As the House attempts to pass the FY2025 budget, we take a look at the Senate, where the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" faces internal Republican divisions and procedural challenges. Tax and revenue The House seeks to extend the 2017 tax cuts (originally enacted under the Tax Cuts

Golden Dome unveiled in Oval Office press event

Golden Dome unveiled in Oval Office press event

In a late-afternoon press conference on Tuesday, 20 May 2025, Trump announced $25 billion for Golden Dome. What is Golden Dome? As NBC News's Aaron Gilchrest reported, it's not a physical dome over the country. For the cameras, SecDef Pete Hegseth praised Trump for "defending

Trump not speaking facts on F-55, F-22 Super

Trump not speaking facts on F-55, F-22 Super

Defense One answers the question we’ve been asking: Was Trump making sense when he mentioned the twin engine upgrade to the F-35, what he called the F-55, and a new F-22 “Super”: “I think he’s confused. Very confused,” one former Air Force official said. “I can’t even

Verizon kills DEI to win FCC approval of $20B Frontier merger

Verizon kills DEI to win FCC approval of $20B Frontier merger

Fierce Network covers a concession Verizon made to clear its merger with Frontier Communications at the FCC: dumping DEI and erasing any mention from its public-facing materials. In a new nadir for hypocritical government overreach, FCC Chair Brendan Carr said Verizon’s killing DEI “will ensure that the combined business

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 14 May 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 14 May 2025

First, a note on governmentwide contract savings While I shed few tears for Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, et al., I can assure you the Big Four will not see reduced margins owing to GSA-driven contract savings (first story, below). Only four CPA firms with management consultancies are trusted by markets

K&K JL Services, Inc. (B-423367)

K&K JL Services, Inc. (B-423367)

You should not care. Category: Competitive prejudice, past performance Date: 7 May 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423367 K&K JL Services, Inc., protested the terms of RFP No. FA480025R0009, issued by the US Air Force for grounds maintenance at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE), Virginia. The protester—