CONGRATS TO SEWP VI AWARDEES
If you were awarded a seat on NASA SEWP VI, then you’re likely still in Louisville with a couple thousand new best friends. The kickoff event serves to transition contract holders into the new 10-year vehicle by providing orientation on compliance, security, and supply chain standards. It also introduced partners to upgraded procurement technology, including the online catalog and enhanced quote tools, while fostering direct collaboration with the SEWP Program Management Office. Perhaps most importantly, contractors from all over the country met on the Kentucky Bourbon trail and toasted to the future over a Glencairn of Angel’s Envy, which doesn’t make the GovBrew crew jealous at all. 🥲
QUICK HITS
Has GSA rolled out AI rules without giving C.O.s enough guidance to enforce them consistently? A former Fed has concerns.
HubZone is expanding: SBA has approved governors’ petitions in 18 states.
A company was hurt by viral videos: Now it’s suing the government, while data suggests the scandal may be smaller than advertised.
[Event] Sip, Serve & Spark: A B2G Community Event will be held on November 19th in Reston, VA.
[Event] GMU continues to educate GovCon: Experts discuss major RFO impacts to the workforce on November 5.
DEFENSE & AEROSPACE
USSF weighs Moon satellites as China eyes 2030 landing.
Next stop for USSF: the far side of the Moon. The service is weighing five cislunar satellites by 2029 as China plans for sustained lunar activity and a Moon landing by 2030. U.S. officials say the goal is to treat cislunar space as a warfighting domain…as soon as possible.
SecDef’s “Future of Warfare” panel is stacked with contractors who stand to profit, says a new lawsuit.
Three watchdog groups are suing DOD over Project Meridian, SecDef’s future-of-warfare advisory panel led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich, alleging its members have financial interests in the technologies they may recommend. The lawsuit claims the panel violates federal transparency and advisory committee rules, raising concerns that defense contractors could help shape military priorities while profiting from the results.
Ground robots go mainstream: U.S. follows Ukraine, its own way.
Same idea, different shopping list. Ukraine is buying simple, replaceable ground robots for logistics and combat. The U.S. is chasing more capable autonomous UGVs that can work without steady comms, from anti-ship missile launchers to breaching vehicles, with over $115M committed in FY26.
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USAF RFI: CNET Reverse Engineering and AI.
USN RFI: F-35 JPO Enterprise Data Science, Analytics Support.
DOD’s OIBG is promoting LYNX, the platform for supplier engagement.
Neros could get ~$450M from DOD to boost small drone production.
Fight Tonight funding: SSC weighs eight AI projects.
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INTEL COMMUNITY
DISA’s Pacific push: fewer silos, faster data sharing with allies.
DISA wants allies and partners in the Pacific on the same digital page. The agency’s regional field command is pushing a data-centric, zero trust environment flexible enough for future coalitions, but its leader admits “we are still siloed.” A new Pacific network operations center has already brought a 20% staffing boost.
Vantor cuts satellite imagery delivery time to seven minutes.
Vantor demonstrated the ability to deliver high-resolution satellite imagery directly to Ukrainian soldiers’ tablets within seven minutes of tasking, down from the hours typically required. The breakthrough uses automated scheduling, faster ground networks, and streamlined cloud processing to give troops near-real-time intelligence on moving battlefield targets.
ICYMI:
NGA RFI: GEOINT Professional Certification (GPC) Candidate Management System (CMS II).
DIA RFI: Solutions for Intelligence Analysis 4 (SIA 4).
DOD reviews commercial AI and cloud use on classified networks.
Israel’s $4B in aid is ending; arms sales next, POTUS says.
CYBERCOM selects Leidos for unified cyber planning platform.
SOCOM selects Aeon for $14M deal for shoulder-fired Zeus missiles.
Everforth ECS wins a $200M NGA mod for geospatial intelligence, AI work.
ODNI is looking for a Financial Manager.
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CIVILIAN
NIST road map: rewriting incident response for the AI era.
When AI goes off script, who cleans it up? NIST released a road map to update its core incident-response guide, SP 800-61, for AI-specific threats, plus guidance for autonomous agents that act outside their intended tasks.
USDOT’s $1.24B rail safety push.
IIJA money is still flowing, and this round is headed for the tracks. The FRA awarded $1.24B across 91 grants to eliminate at-grade crossings and upgrade signals. It follows $2.3B in rail grants earlier in October, all while contractors await surface transportation reauthorization.
DOE’s first Grid Supply Chain Program: $237M for domestic components.
DOE wants more of the grid made in America. Its new Grid Supply Chain Program is offering $237M in grants: up to $50M to refurbish transformers and grid components, and up to $187M for U.S.-sourced alternative materials.
ICYMI:
DOS RFI: Security Technology Integration, Operations Support (STIOS).
NASA RFI: High-Performance Space Computing (HPSC).
ICE eyes $20M recompete: financial reporting and FSM support.
FedRAMP 20x awards first full “Class C” certification to AI company.
Fusion funding: DOE commits $8.5M to public-private partnerships.
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M&A CORNER
TENICA Global Solutions buys Trinity Enterprise Services.
TENICA Global Solutions, a provider of integrated engineering, mission operations, cybersecurity, and digital modernization solutions supporting critical space, intelligence, and defense missions, announced that it has acquired Trinity Enterprise Services, LLC, a provider of full-lifecycle systems engineering and integration solutions to the U.S. Intelligence Community.
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OMNI and Bridge Defense team up: SBA mentor-protégé JV formed.
SHOWER THOUGHTS 🚿
NASA telescope to crash to earth Nov 4. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, launched in 2004, will fall to earth after a failed rescue attempt. SOURCE↗︎
Spanish soccer player dies after onfield collision. Police are investigating the striker/goalie crash as possible involuntary manslaughter. SOURCE↗︎
Deepfake tools in disguise? Some harmless-looking apps might be generating n*des of you. SOURCE↗︎
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