The General Services Administration has awarded 48 vendors positions on the women-owned small business, or WOSB, pool of the Polaris governmentwide acquisition contract, or GWAC, for IT products and services. The latest round of awards under a governmentwide IT contract vehicle underscores the continued demand for agile, high-performing techno...
President Donald Trump said he plans to raise the 10 percent worldwide tariff to 15 percent — the maximum rate permitted under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. In a Truth Social post Saturday, Trump said the increase would take effect “immediately” and described the 15 percent level as “fully allowed” under the...
The American Center for Manufacturing & Innovation has broken ground on its first National Security Industrial Hub in Bloomfield, Indiana, advancing a Department of War-backed effort to expand domestic munitions and solid rocket motor production capacity, according to a press release sent to GovCon Wire. The campus, which spans more than 1...
By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International The future of innovation in both government and industry will not be distinguished by singular breakthroughs, but rather by the convergence and meshing of a number of different new technologies. Going forward, industries, national security, economic competitiveness, privacy and almost eve...
The Department of Veterans Affairs has started soliciting proposals for a potential 10-year, $700 billion multiple-award contract to provide Community Care Network, or CCN, services and healthcare resources for veterans through an established network of licensed healthcare providers and practitioners. As VA advances the CCN Next Gen Medical contract...
The U.S. Marshals Service Information Technology Division, or USMS ITD, has awarded NTT DATA a task order under an existing blanket purchase agreement in support of the agency’s Functional Operations and Resources for Core Enterprise Services, or FORCE, program. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Digital Transformation Summit on April 22 w...
Virtualitics announced on LinkedIn Tuesday that Craig Rosen has been appointed chief financial officer. What Will Craig Rosen Do at Virtualitics? In his new role, Rosen will lead the company’s financial planning, accounting, capital strategy, human resources, reporting and legal functions. He will collaborate with executive leadershi...
Auria, a portfolio company of Enlightenment Capital, has acquired RKF Engineering Solutions and Kythera Space Solutions as part of a push to expand its satellite communications capabilities and portfolio of software offerings. Auria said Tuesday it expects the transaction to support the delivery of an end-to-end platform for managing the full comman...
The U.S. Navy has awarded contract modifications to 109 companies, raising their base period contract ceiling by $45 billion to continue supporting the Worldwide Expeditionary Multiple Award Contract – Territorial Integrity of the U.S., or WEXMAC TITUS, program. What Is the Scope of the WEXMAC TITUS Contract? The Department of War said Friday...
Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is reviewing the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program, arguing that the long-running initiative has strayed from its original purpose and allowed fraud and abuse to persist across federal contracting. In a video posted on social media platform X on Saturday...
