In defense of the inspectors general
In defense of the inspectors general The reports don’t read like Shakespeare, but they do play a vital role in a healthy democracy. Tom Armbruster March 5, 2025 1:23 pm 3 min read The institution of the inspector general is under attack, with more than a dozen IG firings across the government. While IG reports […]
Lockheed Martin to Provide F-35 Flight Test Support to Navy Under $127M Contract Modification
Lockheed Martin has secured a modification for a previously awarded contract to support F-35 fighter jets. The Department of Defense said Monday that the contract modification, awarded by the U.S. Navy, is valued at $126.9 million, with work expected to be completed in March 2026. The Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River in Maryland serves […]
Divided Supreme Court reinstates order requiring Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid
Divided Supreme Court reinstates order requiring Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid A divided Supreme Court rejected a Trump administration push to rebuke a federal judge who imposed a deadline to release billions of dollars in foreign aid. The Associated Press March 5, 2025 12:44 pm 2 min read WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply […]
Breaking Down Silos—Driving Cybersecurity Innovation Via Actionable Data
By Tom Kennedy, General Manager at Axonius Federal Systems Data silos are a government efficiency and cybersecurity killer. Agencies that operate in silos lack cross-department collaboration and experience data fragmentation, both of which can result in duplication of efforts and an incomplete picture of potential risk. The Trump administration’s Executive Order establishing the United States DOGE Service intends […]
The Navy’s shipbuilding capabilities are slowly sinking
The Navy has invested billions in its shipbuilding industrial base. But the results haven’t come in. Ships take to long to build. And often too long to repair. Navy officials can’t say for certain how well their investments are paying off, that’s according to the latest look-see by the Government Accountability Office. For details, the […]
EXPANSIA’s Tim Gramp on Improving Mission Readiness With Integrated Digital Environments
Tim Gramp, chief technology officer at EXPANSIA, discussed the potential role of integrated digital environments, or IDEs, in addressing the mission readiness challenge facing military departments, sustainment organizations, operational forces and the acquisition community. Focus on Integrated Approach In a Feb. 26 article published on the company’s website, Gramp wrote about the emphasis the government […]
Trump’s address to Congress showed the country’s stark partisan divide
WASHINGTON (AP) — A president’s speech to Congress — even without the formal gloss of a State of the Union address — is typically a time for a call to national unity and predictable claims about the country being strong. But that wasn’t President Donald Trump’s plan. His speech on Tuesday night was relentlessly partisan, […]
3 Tech Initiatives the Trump Administration Is Already Impacting
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International Every administration that comes to office brings with it contemporary issues to address in order to meet national security responsibilities and keep the U.S. at the forefront of the global economy. In 2025, we are in the initial stages of a technological revolution driven by emerging technologies and […]
The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say
The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say The IRS is drafting plans to try to cut its workforce of roughly 90,000 people in half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts. FATIMA HUSSEIN March 4, 2025 10:21 pm 2 min read WASHINGTON […]
Army Issues Draft RFP for $371M Facilities Support Services Contract
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Engineering and Support Center, or CEHNC, has issued a draft request for proposal for a proposed $371 million multiple award contract supporting the Initial Outfitting and Transition, or IO&T, program. According to the pre-solicitation notice posted on SAM.gov Tuesday, the potential firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award task order contract, or […]