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Horizon cutting-room links: Friday, 1 August 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Friday, 1 August 2025

"GSA taps JLL to market massive Regional Office Building for all-cash sale," Washington Business Journal GSA has put its nearly one million-square-foot Regional Office Building in DC up for sale, exclusively accepting all-cash offers without contingencies. This significant real estate transaction is notable as it marks the first

Pentagon contractors’ repair restrictions waste billions while compromising military readiness

Pentagon contractors’ repair restrictions waste billions while compromising military readiness

The US military’s readiness has been hampered for years by Pentagon contractors’ restricting who can repair key equipment. Service members, from sailors on the troubled Littoral Combat to Air Force F-35 mechanics, repeatedly face red tape that prevents them from fixing vital systems, instead forcing them to wait weeks

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 16 July 2025

"Facing painful cuts, the V.A. reported dubious savings to DOGE," New York Times In a recent report, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) revealed that its cost-saving measures, aimed at addressing budgetary constraints, may not yield the promised financial benefits. As VA grapples with painful cuts, skepticism

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 8 May 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 8 May 2025

The Horizon's analysis of the Trump administration's FAR rewrite of Part I is now available for preview here. Please share your thoughts in a comment or here. "DoD eliminated most DEI jobs well before Trump took office," Federal News Network DOD’s elimination of

SMS Data Products Group, Inc. (B-423197; B-423197.4)

SMS Data Products Group, Inc. (B-423197; B-423197.4)

You should care. Category: Professional compensation evaluation, price risk analysis, technical evaluation Date: 4 March 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423197%2Cb-423197.4 SMS Data Products Group, Inc., protested the US Air Force’s issuance of a task order to Trace Systems Inc. under a fair opportunity proposal

Chase Supply, Inc. d/b/a Chase Defense Partners (B-423244)

Chase Supply, Inc. d/b/a Chase Defense Partners (B-423244)

You should not care. Category: Process issue Date: 11 March 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423244 Chase Supply, Inc., doing business as Chase Defense Partners, protested the Defense Logistics Agency’s award of a contract for air-duct hose assemblies to Crushproof Tubing Co. under RFQ #SPE7MX-25-24-R-X017. The protester