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OPM procurement processing fully halted following agency layoffs, internal email says

Sweeping terminations in OPM’s Office of Procurement Operations have fully halted agency contracting business and are likely to increase OPM’s operational risks, an internal email reads.

  • By Eric Katz, Ross Wilkers and David DiMolfetta

Navigating Trump’s Cuts: How empathy wins in the new era of government contracting

While contractors chase opportunities, savvy firms build trust with federal employees facing unprecedented uncertainty.

  • By Nic Coppings
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Oversight agency finds Trump’s federal worker firings unlawful, asks for some employees to be reinstated

The findings could have sweeping impacts for the tens of thousands of recently dismissed workers.

  • By Eric Katz

Virginia governor pressed to support federal workers and contractors

Fairfax County's board of supervisors chairman says the Trump administration's proposed workforce reductions threaten Virginia's economy and wants Gov. Youngkin to take action.

  • By Nick Wakeman

GSA takes steps to remove DEI from federal contracts

The new class deviation allows for immediate changes, but a permanent solution will likely require a formal rulemaking process.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Dozens of employees at U.S. DOGE Service dismissed

Personnel from Elon Musk's efficiency service were the latest to be dismissed.

  • By Natalie Alms
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COMMENTARY: The global impact of the US' foreign aid re-evaluation

President Trump's shift in U.S. foreign assistance policy has serious implications for USAID employees and contractors alike. Here is what it could mean, according to Karen Dobson.

  • By Karen Dobson

Leidos eyes missile defense, border security tech as growth avenues

In talking with Wall Street, CEO Tom Bell said the company has "prepared some big ideas" in both areas for the new Trump administration and other senior stakeholders to consider.

  • By Ross Wilkers

COMMENTARY: The times they are a changin’

And you need to act now or risk being left behind. Mark Amtower and Lou Keretesy share tips on how to weather the storm.

  • By Mark Amtower and Lou Kerestesy

Maximus CEO sees tech modernization as opportunity in Trump's efficiency push

For the $5.3 billion-a-year company, having a workforce that looks like the people it serves is a critical element of its success.

  • By Nick Wakeman

DEI programs vanish across the GovCon landscape

Contractors are dropping diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives as they review the risks of being seen as not compliant with the Trump executive order.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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Federal judge blocks USAID leave notices and reinstates workers

Attorneys representing the Trump administration confirmed Friday that upwards of 2,200 employees, many of whom are stationed overseas, would have been put on administrative leave Friday night, absent the court’s intervention.

  • By Erich Wagner

WT 360: NextgovFCW’s Natalie Alms on GSA and Musk’s moves there

Natalie Alms, who covers federal technology policy and tech workforce matters at our partner publication NextgovFCW, jumps in to update us on General Services Administration happenings that involve Elon Musk.

  • By Natalie Alms and Ross Wilkers
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COMMENTARY: How DOGE will use AI to take aim at government contracting

The Department of Government Efficiency could revolutionize federal procurement, but contractors face uncertain future, writes GovSignals CEO Derek Hoyt.

  • By Derek Hoyt

Musk’s DOGE efforts pose a ‘constitutional crisis,’ experts warn

Elon Musk has spent the first two weeks of the Trump administration parachuting into government offices, leaving extensive — and some say legally prohibited — changes in his wake.

  • By Natalie Alms

Booz Allen, AWS forge deeper alliance to speed federal modernization

Their new five-year agreement aims to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies as the Trump administration pushes efficiency reforms across government.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Trump administration’s 'deferred resignation' deadline blocked until next week

OPM is required to notify all employees who received an initial "deferred resignation" offer by Thursday evening that the deadline for accepting the legally dubious offer has been pushed until Monday.

  • By Erich Wagner

Trump’s anti-DEI efforts damage national security, former officials say

The rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives weakens intelligence operations, erodes workforce morale and limits the U.S. government’s ability to navigate global threats, former national security officials argue.

  • By David DiMolfetta

Musk's role as ‘special government employee’ raises ethics questions

The SpaceX founder and CEO's moves across federal agencies break with tradition and could result in legal action.

  • By Nick Wakeman and Natalie Alms

COMMENTARY: Trump's DEI ban can't stop global diversity efforts

Contractors with foreign ownership will have to navigate conflicting U.S. and global diversity requirements, while domestic companies must weigh risks of maintaining programs.

  • By Nick Wakeman

How the CEOs of Booz Allen, L3Harris view DOGE's vision

In talking with investors, both chief executives highlight speed and help to the customer as big-picture goals they want to see the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency realize.

  • By Ross Wilkers