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Contracts
Leidos fights for another chance at $89B national biomedical lab contract
The company has supported the only federally-funded research and development center focused on medical research for 17 years, but a challenger has wrestled the contract away.
Podcasts
WT 360: Thales North America steps into the spotlight as strategic opportunities emerge
Alan Pellegrini, CEO of Thales Group's North American subsidiary, discusses how he sees global priorities shifting and how the business is shaping its portfolio across space, defense and cybersecurity.
Opinion
FAR overhaul: The challenges in tackling federal procurement’s 5,000-page beast
The General Services Administration's acting leader outlines a blueprint for how the Trump administration wants to streamline regulations, a move aimed at opening the market to more competition and "best-in-class" companies.
Companies
Adapt or perish: How contractors can plot their courses through an uncertain market
A panel of industry veterans points to technology pivots and partnerships as among their keys to thriving in a transforming landscape.
Companies
Take the WT Contractor Survey
We want to take the pulse of the federal market. So tell us where you see the challenges, opportunities and impacts of the Trump administration.
Companies
ANALYSIS: Federal contractors navigate Trump administration uncertainty
Recent quarterly earnings calls by Science Applications International Corp. and Accenture reveal early some impacts as DOGE reviews create market anxiety.
Contracts
GSA tightens enforcement of minimum sales requirements for schedule holders
The Trump Administration and DOGE revive revenue thresholds to cut administrative costs and remove poor performing schedule holders.
Contracts
What these 5 hot federal contracts say about today's market
GovTribe’s newest list of its most-viewed opportunities highlight professional services, cybersecurity and IDIQ contracts as priorities amid government transition.
Companies
Google eyes security growth in planned $32B Wiz acquisition
The global tech giant undertakes its largest-ever purchase as cloud and artificial intelligence threats evolve.
Contracts
FHA seeks virtual data set to fight pedestrian fatalities
This new Federal Highway Administration initiative aims to replace manual counting methods with artificial intelligence-generated data for improved safety planning.
Contracts
IRS releases solicitation for new tax research service
The IRS wants a contractor to help standardize and continually update sources for a broad range of agency employees.
Opinion
Centralized federal procurements bring plenty of risks, potential rewards
DOGE is considering whether to designate the General Services Administration as the mandatory purchasing center for civilian agencies. But history suggests that competition drives innovation and efficiency, not consolidation.
Contracts
Last protests cleared for SEWP VI
NASA can make awards for the potential $60 billion government-wide IT contract vehicle whenever the evaluation process ends.
Companies
Accenture Federal faces second challenge to its Energy IT contract
DOGE nixes 10 task orders on the incumbent contract after a pair of competitors won a corrective action on the recompete.
Contracts
Trump’s ‘pincer maneuver’ reshapes federal contracting landscape
Contractors are under more pressure than before to justify value and embrace innovation as the DOGE seeks radical efficiencies through cuts and process reforms.
Contracts
Energy to reconsider $3.5B IT contract award to Accenture
A pair of protests have prompted the department to take a second look at claims of improper pricing evaluation.
Opinion
GovCon enters uncharted territory in Trump's efficiency push
The combination of federal workforce reductions and spending cuts are providing little clarity to the industry.
Contracts
GAO tells Air Force to re-evaluate $121.4M Trace Systems contract
The watchdog agency sends this communications support award back to the Air Force for a redo.
Companies
How contractors can navigate the Trump era
David Berteau, CEO of the Professional Services Council, offers strategic advice for companies to consider as the federal landscape undergoes rapid transformation.
Opinion