Year: 2026

Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), ranking member of the small business committee, found more than 6,500 small firms have left the federal market in the last 15 months.

The nearly $400 million, 10-year contract is expected to deliver a single, governmentwide system for agencies to manage their human resources capabilities.

This week on Amtower Off Center, host Mark Amtower is joined by Shauna Weatherly, president of FedSubK and a former federal acquisition professional.

“I think the hard part is really defining done, before a contract is even signed and money starts exchanging hands,” Brian Miller said.

“I think this one was pretty nakedly political. I don’t think there’s any way around that,” said Zach Prince.

Michael Garland, a federal procurement expert, explains why agencies should take steps now to avoid “emotional and cognitive incumbency” of AI tools.

Before promoting an employee to manager or hiring a new manager, you might want to train hiring managers to gauge the person’s skills at delegation—not just whether they…

A new amendment would establish government-purpose rights as the default for any technical data and software delivered under future DoD contracts.

“Our adversaries, our foreign adversaries definitely have been taking some of our most precious IP in this country,” said Emile Sayegh.

Instead of monolithic, all-in-one platforms, the Pentagon is shifting toward a model that looks more like modern cloud architecture.