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WV Senator Jim Justice commutes to DCA by private jet

WV Senator Jim Justice commutes to DCA by private jet

Sen. Jim Justice (R-WV) flies to DCA for work each day by private jet, reports View from the Wing, despite financial troubles that have left him with a reported negative net worth. Justice’s Cessna Citation V shuttles between Greenbrier Valley Airport and Washington National Airport (DCA), the latter with

Trump admin moves to reclassify federal workers under Schedule Policy/Career, fka F

Trump admin moves to reclassify federal workers under Schedule Policy/Career, fka F

OPM issued guidance to federal agencies on implementing President Trump’s executive order reinstating and modifying Schedule F—now renamed Schedule Policy/Career—which could remove civil service protections from thousands of federal employees in policy-related positions. Agencies have until April 20, 2025, to submit initial petitions for reclassification, setting

New FAR size-status rules go final

New FAR size-status rules go final

The FAR Council finalized its rule with new size and socioeconomic rerepresentation requirements for contractors under multiple-award IDIQ contracts, which we'll call MACs, here. These changes, effective 17 January 2025 align with SBA guidance and could pose challenges for small businesses that anticipate outgrowing size standards via organic

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Wednesday, 29 January 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Wednesday, 29 January 2025

"Booz Allen, Lockheed and other defense contractors scrap DEI programs following Trump executive order," Washington Business Journal "Reston-based Peraton said Tuesday its chief DEI officer since 2021, Laila Salguero, has left the company ... and a link to Peraton’s DEI page now directs users to a general

GSA halts contract awards in sweeping memo, sparking questions and uncertainty

GSA halts contract awards in sweeping memo, sparking questions and uncertainty

GSA has paused new awards and modifications of contracts funded by the agency, sounding alarms across the acquisition community. In a memo issued by acting administrator Stephen Ehikian, GSA contracting officers were directed to halt new obligations, including awards, task and delivery orders, modifications, and options, as tipped by NextGov.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Gov for federal agencies

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Gov for federal agencies

OpenAI has debuted ChatGPT Gov, a chatbot designed to handle federal workloads securely within Microsoft Azure’s FedRAMP-approved cloud environments, as tipped by NextGov. Built on OpenAI’s advanced language models, ChatGPT Gov allows federal agencies to process sensitive data and documents, including analyzing complex files and summarizing foreign language

Air Force awards $7B for next-gen jet propulsion development

Air Force awards $7B for next-gen jet propulsion development

The Air Force Lifecycle Management Center has modified two contracts, totaling $7 billion, for the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program's prototype phase. General Electric’s GE Edison Works in Cincinnati and Raytheon’s Pratt & Whitney Engines in East Hartford, CT, will advance the program, which aims