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DHS Unveils Plans for Follow-On OneStream Systems Integrator BPA
TAKEDHS is planning a follow-on $100M OneStream systems integrator BPA with an anticipated FY27 award, which is a clear horizon for capture. Start now: identify whether you can meet OneStream integrator requirements, line up subcontract/teaming if needed, and prepare to align your past performance and staffing plan to expected BPA tasking.
The Agentic AI and Quantum Convergence: Innovation and Cybersecurity Imperatives for US Government Agencies and Contractors
TAKEThis calls out governance, cryptographic inventory, and resilience steps agencies and contractors need as AI and quantum risks converge. Update your security plan now: inventory where you use cryptography, tighten key management and resilience testing, and align your controls with what customers will likely demand in future AI/cyber requirements.
The Revolutionary MAS Overhaul
TAKEIf GSA's "Revolutionary FAR Overhaul" expands into concrete reforms to the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS), it may change how you compete, get positioned, and maintain schedule compliance. Review your current MAS vehicles and pricing approach now so you can quickly align to any new MAS rules, ordering patterns, or eligibility requirements once changes are published.
Space Force Reopens CNECTS Teaming Questionnaire for $330M Requirement
TAKEThe Space Force reopening the CNECTS teaming questionnaire for a $330M communications consolidation effort means your window to get positioned is active again. Submit/refresh your teaming materials and confirm past performance references that match the most likely consolidation sites and service lines.
It Wasn't a Catch-22: GAO Finds the File Naming Conventions Were Clearly Stated in the Solicitation
TAKEThis GAO ruling signals that when instructions are clear, "format/conformance" failures (like file naming) won't be excused as a catch-22. For every electronic submission, enforce a standardized folder/file naming SOP and run a final compliance scan against the solicitation instructions.
CUI sprawl - The hidden driver of CMMC risk
TAKEThe article's focus on controlled unclassified information spreading beyond formal systems means your CUI process - not just your CMMC controls - could be the real weak point. Immediately inventory where CUI can land (mail, endpoints, SharePoint, customer systems) and tighten marking/sharing rules plus training for program teams and subcontractors.
DOGE was government contracting's biggest story of 2025 - and it's not close - GovExec.com
GOVEXEC.COM ·
It Takes Two: SBA Proposes Applying "Rule of Two" to Multiple-Award Contracts - Inside Government Contracts
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What the CMMC Pause Means for the Defense Industrial Base - CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
CSIS | CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ·
AI Errors Tainted Army's $450 Million Contract Award, Suit Says - Bloomberg Law News
BLOOMBERG LAW NEWS ·
New Pentagon guidance clamps down on procurement of non-commercial products - DefenseScoop
DEFENSESCOOP ·
New Pentagon memo tightens non-commercial tech procurement rules in line with executive order - Breaking Defense
BREAKING DEFENSE ·
Ondas' American Robotics Optimus Drone Approved for Rapid Federal Procurement via DCMA Blue UAS Cleared List - Ondas Holdings
ONDAS HOLDINGS ·
Trump Administration's FY2027 Small Business Administration (SBA) Budget Request - EveryCRSReport.com
EVERYCRSREPORT.COM ·
Pentagon awards Dell $9.7 billion contract to consolidate software licenses - Breaking Defense
BREAKING DEFENSE ·
Defense Funding Put in Context-2026-05-27 - Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
COMMITTEE FOR A RESPONSIBLE FEDERAL BUDGET ·
Bid protest options offer faster ways to question government contracting process - army.mil
ARMY.MIL ·
Federal AI legislation: An evaluation of existing proposals and a road map forward - Economic Policy Institute
ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE ·
Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracting - University of Virginia School of Law
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW ·
Dentons Government Contracts Academy Presents: Government Contracting - 2025 Year in Review - Dentons
DENTONS ·
Deltek Sets Bold Vision for the Future of Government Contracting - PR Newswire
PR NEWSWIRE ·
Pentagon Issues Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Requirements for Defense Contractors - Latham & Watkins LLP
LATHAM & WATKINS LLP ·
Wired for success: Mars Electric's federal contracting breakthrough - ohio.edu
OHIO.EDU ·
Whistleblowers Expose Fraud Exploiting Federal Programs for Service-Disabled Veterans - Whistleblower Network News
WHISTLEBLOWER NETWORK NEWS ·
NDIA POLICY POINTS: Resources for Those Beginning the CMMC Journey - National Defense Magazine
NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE ·
POGO's Testimony on Wasteful, Inefficient Pentagon Spending - Project On Government Oversight
PROJECT ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT ·
Government Contracting Surges, But Not for All - Legis1
LEGIS1 ·
Department of War Immediately Suspends CMMC Phase II Requirements, Launches 60-Day Reform Review - Government Contracts Legal Forum
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LEGAL FORUM ·
CMMC 2.0 Pause: Why Security Obligations Remain - BlackBerry
BLACKBERRY ·
CMMC Reform Task Force RFI: Defense Contractors Have a Chance to Shape Federal Cybersecurity Requirements - ArentFox Schiff
ARENTFOX SCHIFF ·
Is SBA moving the small business contracting goal posts? - Federal News Network
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK ·
8(a) program pushed further to the edge by DoD audit - Federal News Network
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK ·
DoD, Hill eye CMMC tax credit for smaller defense contractors - Federal News Network
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK ·
Defense contracting is broken. Here's how to fix it. - Niskanen Center
NISKANEN CENTER ·
Federal Contracts Are Highly Coveted - What Happens When There's a Fight Over Them? - U.S. Government Accountability Office (.gov)
U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (.GOV) ·
CAISI signs MOU with GSA to boost AI evaluation science in federal procurement through USAi - National Institute of Standards and Technology (.gov)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (.GOV) ·
From consumer clean tech to federal procurement: Worksport CEO Steven Rossi on the company's government energy strategy - Digital Journal
DIGITAL JOURNAL ·
Mike Derrios Named Executive Director of George Mason's Baroni Center for Government Contracting - Homeland Security Today
HOMELAND SECURITY TODAY ·
'Buy Canadian' policy comes into effect, changing rules for federal procurement - constructconnect.com
CONSTRUCTCONNECT.COM ·
Executive Order Proposes Big Changes to Federal Procurement - Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP ·
From Yellow Jackets to Red Flags: DOJ Stings Georgia Tech for Alleged Cybersecurity Noncompliance - Government Contracts Legal Forum
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LEGAL FORUM ·
Navigating CMMC Compliance: The Essential Role of FedRAMP for Defense Contractors - ExecutiveGov
EXECUTIVEGOV ·
Department of War Suspends CMMC Phase II: Key Implications for Defense Contractors - Dentons
DENTONS ·
CMMC Phase II Suspended: What Defense Contractors Must Do About Active Solicitations Now - Crowell & Moring LLP
CROWELL & MORING LLP ·
Defense Department pauses next phase of CMMC 2.0 cybersecurity rollout - Tribal Business News
TRIBAL BUSINESS NEWS ·
Pentagon Suspends CMMC Program - CBIA
CBIA ·
SBA Commends Defense Department's Suspension of CMMC Phase II for Small Defense Contractors - New Jersey Business Magazine
NEW JERSEY BUSINESS MAGAZINE ·
DoD Suspension of CMMC Phase II is a Mixed Bag for Defense Contractors - Security Boulevard
SECURITY BOULEVARD ·
US defense contractor tells Musk panel that Pentagon bureaucracy is the problem - Reuters
REUTERS ·
The myth of the CMMC 'easy button:' Why shortcuts usually collapse under scrutiny from a third-party assessor - Federal News Network
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK ·
10,000 Low-Cost Cruise Missiles In Three Years Procurement Plan Laid Out By Pentagon (Updated) - TWZ
TWZ ·
NASA Contract Award to Ares Survives Conflict of Interest Claim - Bloomberg Law News
BLOOMBERG LAW NEWS ·
FAR Council Clarifies SAM Registration Timing for Bidders - Inside Government Contracts
INSIDE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS ·
The End of the Continuous SAM Registration Requirement …. Almost - Government Contracts Legal Forum
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS LEGAL FORUM ·
SBA moves to terminate 'economically disadvantaged' status from over 150 DC firms - Washington Examiner
WASHINGTON EXAMINER ·
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program Procurement Final Rule Announced - Inside Government Contracts
INSIDE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS ·
Department of Defense releases final DFARS rule implementing Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements - White & Case LLP
WHITE & CASE LLP ·
Finally, the CMMC Final Rule: DoD Completes CMMC Rulemaking, Ushering in New Era in DoD Cybersecurity - Crowell & Moring LLP
CROWELL & MORING LLP ·
Noncompetitive Federal Contract Awards: Other than Full and Open Competition - EveryCRSReport.com
EVERYCRSREPORT.COM ·
Native firms challenge Ernst's effort to halt SBA's $25B 8(a) program - Tribal Business News
TRIBAL BUSINESS NEWS ·
Trump directs Pentagon to tee up major acquisition programs for potential cancellation - DefenseScoop
DEFENSESCOOP ·
ND APEX Accelerator Welcomes Government Contracting Advisor to Support North Dakota Businesses - University of North Dakota (UND)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (UND) ·
Arkenstone Defense Raises $35M to Simplify Government Contracting - Ventureburn
VENTUREBURN ·
Navigating Tariff Developments in Government Contracting - pillsburylaw.com
PILLSBURYLAW.COM ·
U.S. blocks additive manufacturing systems tied to China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea from defense procurement - 3D Printing Industry
3D PRINTING INDUSTRY ·
CMMC DFARS clause explained: The KO's checklist contractors never see - Federal News Network
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK ·
Four steps to building a more innovative federal procurement culture - Partnership for Public Service
PARTNERSHIP FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ·
SBA initiates 'seismic shift' in small business contracting - Federal News Network
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK ·
A comprehensive dataset of United States federal procurement from 1979 to 2023 - Nature
NATURE ·
Achieving CMMC Compliance: A Practical Guide for Defense Contractors and Government Vendors - Homeland Security Today
HOMELAND SECURITY TODAY ·
HUBZone Changes to Help Nebraska Businesses in the Federal Contracting Market - University of Nebraska at Omaha
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA ·
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) 101: Following Re-Authorization, What Contractors (and Their Investors) Need to Know - Crowell & Moring LLP
CROWELL & MORING LLP ·
DoD Seeks Contractors' Input on Major Defense FAR Supplement Overhaul - Jackson Lewis
JACKSON LEWIS ·
Proposed FAR Rule on Semiconductors: Will the Federal Government Buy Contractors' Technology? - Wilson Sonsini
WILSON SONSINI ·
Alliance Northwest Celebrates 40 Years of Creating Connections Government Contracting Conference March 25-26, 2026 - ThurstonTalk
THURSTONTALK ·
GovEagle $2.5M Funding: AI Government Contracting Platform - Causeartist
CAUSEARTIST ·
DISA Prepares New ICAM, Thunderdome Procurement Opportunities - MeriTalk
MERITALK ·
Small businesses face upheaval under the acquisition overhaul and agency cuts - Washington Technology
WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY ·
Lawsuit Challenges Racial + Ethnic 'Social Disadvantage' Presumption in SBA and Other Federal Supplier Diversity Programs - Jackson Lewis
JACKSON LEWIS ·
Guam Apex Accelerator offers free webinars in December - guampdn.com
GUAMPDN.COM ·
Center for Government Contracting enhances small business support - UT San Antonio Today - UT San Antonio Today
UT SAN ANTONIO TODAY ·
SBA Announces Full-Scale Audit of 8(a) Program to Uncover Fraud and Bribery - Holland & Knight
HOLLAND & KNIGHT ·
TechTrans Keeps $183 Million Army Chaplain Corps Contract Award - Bloomberg Law News
BLOOMBERG LAW NEWS ·
Pentagon Pursues 'High-Low' Approach to Drone Procurement - Arms Control Association
ARMS CONTROL ASSOCIATION ·
New Study Reveals Only 1% of Defense Contractors Fully Ready for Imminent CMMC Deadline - Business Wire
BUSINESS WIRE ·
Glass Marks Two Years Transforming Federal Procurement with G-Commerce - GlobeNewswire
GLOBENEWSWIRE ·
CMMC for AI? Defense Policy Law Imposes AI Security Framework and Requirements on Contractors - Crowell & Moring LLP
CROWELL & MORING LLP ·
Navigating DOJ's New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Framework in Government Contracting - Seyfarth Shaw
SEYFARTH SHAW ·
SBA Again Gives Government an Overall A in Small Business Procurement - FEDweek
FEDWEEK ·
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING INSIGHTS: U.S.-Canada Defense Relationship Evolving - National Defense Magazine
NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE ·
DOGE was government contracting's biggest story of 2025 - and it's not close - Washington Technology
WASHINGTON TECHNOLOGY ·
Government shutdown puts SBA loans on hold - Federal News Network
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK ·
Nebraska APEX Accelerator Program Puts Government Opportunities Front and Center - University of Nebraska at Omaha
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA ·
Federal Government Contracting for Fiscal Year 2018 (infographic) - U.S. Government Accountability Office (.gov)
U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (.GOV) ·
DOJ's Recent Small Business Administration FCA Settlement Highlights Risks for Contractors - ogletree.com
OGLETREE.COM ·
Report finds large gap in CMMC readiness among defense industrial base - DefenseScoop
DEFENSESCOOP ·
The Buy Canadian Policy: Favouring Canadian suppliers in federal procurement - Dentons
DENTONS ·
Trump Administration's Anti-DEI Effort Comes for Section 8(a) Program - Small Businesses and Alaska Native Corporations May be the Next Targets of Significant Federal Change and Scrutiny - Dorsey & Whitney
DORSEY & WHITNEY ·
SBA 8(a) Program Changes 2026: What's Happening To The Program? - Forbes
FORBES ·
How to do Business with the State of North Dakota - ND APEX Accelerator - University of North Dakota (UND)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA (UND) ·
The Disappearing Aid Check: The Future of US - Israel Defense Support - Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
QUINCY INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT ·
New procurement technical assistance center to help Mariana Island businesses grow - dla.mil
DLA.MIL ·
Amazon Announces $50B Investment to Boost Federal AI, Supercomputing Infrastructure - GovCon Wire
GOVCON WIRE ·
Six Essential Tips for Understanding Intellectual Property Rights Under Government Contracts - Seyfarth Shaw
SEYFARTH SHAW ·
Gluesenkamp Perez-Backed Bipartisan Bill Passes House to Help More Small Businesses Access Federal Contracts - House.gov
HOUSE.GOV ·
Government Contracting in Philadelphia - The Pew Charitable Trusts
THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS ·
NASA Awards Federal Procurement Contracts - Mirage News
MIRAGE NEWS ·
APEX Accelerator's business clients see success at recent Matchmaker event - ohio.edu
OHIO.EDU ·
Ask Those Questions: Federal Circuit Highlights Required Step for GAO Protesters Seeking Relaxed Automatic Stay Deadline in DOD Procurements - McGuireWoods
MCGUIREWOODS ·
Bid protest could lead to 'protracted fight' over $11B DISA contract award - DefenseScoop
DEFENSESCOOP ·
Seizing the Secret Sauce: How Generative AI is Breaking Government Contracting and IP Law - IPWatchdog.com
IPWATCHDOG.COM ·
DoD pauses CMMC, but contractors still have obligations - Federal News Network
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK ·
CUI, FOCI, Quantum, and CMMC: The Federal Government Issues a Wave of Proposed Rules to Safeguard Government Information - The National Law Review
THE NATIONAL LAW REVIEW ·
War Secretary Pete Hegseth Directs Review of SBA 8(a) Program Amid Fraud Concerns - GovCon Wire
GOVCON WIRE ·
How the Pentagon built Silicon Valley - Responsible Statecraft
RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT ·
Procurement Sciences: Interview With Founder & CEO Christian Ferreira About The Government Contracting Platform - Pulse 2.0
PULSE 2.0 ·
Three timely trends in government contracting: Insights from J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking - jpmorganchase.com
JPMORGANCHASE.COM ·
CMMC: How Department of Defense contractors can comply with evolving cybersecurity requirements - siouxfalls.business
SIOUXFALLS.BUSINESS ·
New Cybersecurity Assessment Requirements for Defense Contractors Are Here - Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP ·
Don't Fall Behind: The CMMC Final Rule to Update the DFARS is Here! - JD Supra
JD SUPRA ·
Daikin Agrees to Pay $8.5 Million Civil Penalty for Failure to Immediately Report PTACs that Posed a Fire Hazard - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (.gov)
U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (.GOV) ·
Montana State University offers new support to companies seeking government contracting - Montana State University
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY ·
Pentagon Cloud Fraud: Former Federal Contractor Manager Hit With DOJ Indictment - Clearance Jobs
CLEARANCE JOBS ·
Trump EOs aim to overhaul federal procurement, contracting systems - FedScoop
FEDSCOOP ·
Pentagon Suspends CMMC Phase 2 as It Rethinks Contractor Cybersecurity Rules - SecurityWeek
SECURITYWEEK ·
Department of War Pauses CMMC Phase II Implementation & Launches 60-Day Program Review - Steptoe
STEPTOE ·
DoW Suspends CMMC Phase II - NIST SP 800-171 Self-Assessment Becomes the Interim Standard, With Rising False Claims Act Exposure - Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
HUNTON ANDREWS KURTH LLP ·
Newsline | ABC Applauds DOD's Suspension of CMMC Requirements, Urges Contractors to Provide Feedback - ABC.org
ABC.ORG ·
Congress Considers Further FOCI Reforms as DoW Moves to Expand Disclosure Requirements for Unclassified Defense Contractors - Inside Government Contracts
INSIDE GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS ·
Huntsville defense contractors face uncertainty as Pentagon suspends CMMC Phase II requirements - 256today.com
256TODAY.COM ·
DoD Suspends CMMC Phase 2 Rollout: What Contractors Need to Know - ArentFox Schiff
ARENTFOX SCHIFF ·
Department of Defense Suspends CMMC Phase II Requirements: What Defense Contractors Need to Know - The National Law Review
THE NATIONAL LAW REVIEW ·
US Dow Defence Contractors Defence News - Army Technology
ARMY TECHNOLOGY ·
Understanding the "Omnibus" Appropriations Bill-2014-01-14 - Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
COMMITTEE FOR A RESPONSIBLE FEDERAL BUDGET ·
More Arkansas businesses eligible for government contracts in 2026 thanks to APEX Accelerator - The Arkadelphian
THE ARKADELPHIAN ·
Pentagon Procurement: Big Spending, Bigger Vulnerabilities - Third Way
THIRD WAY ·
Lockheed's new Pentagon deal makes a bad bargain worse - Responsible Statecraft
RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT ·
Preparing for the impact of AI in government contracting projects - Federal News Network
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK ·
Electoral Turnover and Government Efficiency: Evidence from Federal Procurement - The University of Chicago Press: Journals
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS: JOURNALS ·
Perspecta protests $7.8B DEOS contract award - FedScoop
FEDSCOOP ·
Military AI Policy by Contract: The Limits of Procurement as Governance - Lawfare
LAWFARE ·
NBDC's Procurement Technical Assistance Center Renamed to Nebraska APEX Accelerator - University of Nebraska at Omaha
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA ·
Pentagon to officially implement CMMC requirements in contracts by Nov. 10 - DefenseScoop
DEFENSESCOOP ·
CMMC Updates in 2026: What Government Contractors Need to Know - The National Law Review
THE NATIONAL LAW REVIEW ·
AWS Marketplace: A catalyst for federal procurement modernization - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS) ·
Pryzm Raises $12M Led by Andreessen Horowitz to Transform Federal Procurement with AI - PR Newswire
PR NEWSWIRE ·
SBA audit, lawsuit puts 8(a) program deeper in cross-hairs - Federal News Network
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK ·
The Pentagon Is Fighting Bureaucracy… with More Bureaucracy - The National Interest
THE NATIONAL INTEREST ·
Profits of War: Top Beneficiaries of Pentagon Spending, 2020 - 2024 - Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft
QUINCY INSTITUTE FOR RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT ·
Understanding the Government Shutdown's Impact on the Pentagon - dsm.forecastinternational.com
DSM.FORECASTINTERNATIONAL.COM ·
APEX Accelerator at FAU Helps Businesses Access Government Contracts - Florida Atlantic University
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY ·
SpaceX satellite wins test Pentagon's commitment to competition - SpaceNews
SPACENEWS ·
Guam PTAC offers free webinars for July - guampdn.com
GUAMPDN.COM ·
Are 8(a) Small Business Preferences in Government Contracting at Risk? Increased Oversight Is Here - JD Supra
JD SUPRA ·
The Pentagon Wants Innovation. Small, Nimble Businesses Want to Deliver. So What's the Problem? - inc.com
INC.COM ·
Pentagon's DOGE Unit Takes the Lead in Revamping U.S. Military Drone Procurement - Dronelife
DRONELIFE ·