June 9, 2025

QUICK HITS

• GSA’s OneGov IT deals: Now demanding full price breakdowns from 10 resellers to crack down on sketchy markups and centralize buying power.

• DOD is dragging its feet on fraud: Anti-fraud strategies are needed, or DOD will risk bleeding millions from weak detection and enforcement systems.

• [Learn] Anthropic’s AI Fluency course: Learn to collaborate with AI systems.

• Protestor story: When a gov’t agency REALLY, REALLY wants a certain company to win.

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DEFENSE & AEROSPACE

USAF ready to deploy more nukes once arms control treaty ends.

The USAF confirmed it's ready to load additional nuclear warheads onto bombers and ICBMs as soon as the New START treaty expires in February 2026. Air Force officials emphasized that while they’re technically prepped, any decision to deploy more nukes will ultimately come from civilian leadership based on national security needs.

DOD to industry: “Stop complaining about CMMC!”

A top DOD official is urging defense contractors to stop griping about the CMMC, saying their complaints only draw attention to potential non-compliance. She reminded the industry that they’ve been required to follow NIST cybersecurity standards since 2014, and emphasized that national security is at stake.

Senate defense bill boosts funding for Golden Dome, Space Force.

The SASC has unveiled a $150 billion defense reconciliation bill, prioritizing missile defense and military space programs. The bill allocates $25 billion for the Golden Dome missile shield and $5.1 billion for classified Space Force projects.

ICYMI:

• USAF RFI: Low-Cost, Low SWAP Sensors for Space-Based SDA.

• New E.O.s to make drone development easier, expedited in all sectors.

• F-35 contract delays: Funding stalls, but radar issues are not to blame.

• Naval drone startup HavocAI hopes to build a 100 foot robot boat by Dec.

• [Opinion] The Buy American push is backfiring.

Defense Contract Awards

• Aviation Systems Engineering inked a $294M USN Engineering Services and Supplies contract.

• Lockheed Martin wins $1.7B Army Pilot Night Vision System award.

• Systems Planning & Analysis wins $17M DARPA I2O contract.

Follow the Defense Leaders

• Tria Federal has two new executives.

• Leidos announced its new Strategic Account Executive VP.

Defense Job Openings

• USAF needs an Executive Director.

• DISA wants a Programs Vice Director.

FUNNY

INTEL COMMUNITY

“No human hands.” NGA circulates AI-generated intel, director says.

The NGA has implemented a standardized disclosure on AI-generated GEOINT products, labeling them as "machine-generated GEOINT" to inform users that no human involvement occurred in their creation. This initiative aims to provide transparency for senior officials, ensuring they are aware of the nature of the intelligence they receive.

E.O. restricts entry from 19 countries, citing national security concerns.

The WH argued the restrictions are necessary to better screen travelers and prevent potential threats from entering the country. This move reflects a broader focus on tightening border security to protect the homeland from evolving risks. GovCon might feel impacts from employees or subcontractors from affected countries.

ICYMI:

• NGA RFI: Holmes (a consolidation of AWPII and YTII legacy contracts).

• Have LLMs finally mastered geolocation?

• Leidos is developing a quantum magnetometer for DIU.

• USSSC awards BAE Systems $1.2B for Epoch 2 Missile Warning Constellation.

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CIVILIAN

Inside OpenAi’s wishlist for the House AI Energy working group.

OpenAI has emphasized the need for infrastructure investments to support the growing demands of AI. The company advocates for scaling reliable and cost-effective energy sources, securing global supply chains, and fostering a strong workforce. These suggestions outline OpenAI's perspective on potential collaborations between government and industry to address challenges about the use of AI technology.

DOGE is on a recruiting spree—employees to make up to $195k/year.

DOGE appears to be reaching out specifically to technologists who have previously worked for the government, even some of those who left as part of the administration’s campaign to drastically shrink the federal workforce. DOGE is looking to hire tech workers in development, operations, software, and product for two-year terms.

Trump’s cyber order scraps digital identity rules, shifts priorities.

POTUS' latest cybersecurity E.O. eliminates the last administration's digital identity mandates, arguing they enabled fraud. While the order maintains key security efforts, it reworks software compliance rules and refocuses federal cybersecurity on foreign threats.

ICYMI:

• FAA RFI: Brand New Air Traffic Control System.

• FEHRM’s cloud transition will help VA, DOD boost user experience.

• OMB now needs more staff after spearheading governmentwide cuts.

• SBA may need to relocate field offices from “sanctuary jurisdictions.”

Civilian Contracts Awards

• MITRE acquired a $551M VA Systems Engineering and Integration contract.

• NASA selects 25 contractors for the third iteration of its NOIS deal.

• Aerospace booked a $250M NNSA System Engineering & Integration deal.

• Censeo inked a $20M GSA Governmentwide Acquisition Services Program and Data Support contract.

Follow Civilian Leaders

• Apple pioneer Bill Atkinson has died at 74.

• Alpha Omega named its new CAITO.

• ASRC Federal welcomed a new BD-VP for Civilian, Health.

Civilian Job Openings

• FDA is seeking a Division Director.

• The U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is hiring an IT Director.

M&A CORNER

ICYMI:

• Impulse Space raises $300M in Series C financing.

• TechnoMile, Carahsoft parter up on market intelligence tools.

SHOWER THOUGHTS 🚿

1. The HHS is shaking up rare disease drug trials. HHS is making a policy shift that elevates patient advocates in the approval process. SOURCE↗︎ 

2. Meta secretly tracked Android users' web activity for months using a loophole in local network connections. It bypassed privacy protections like incognito mode and cookie clearing. SOURCE↗︎

3. MIT Technology Review did the math on AI energy usage. The footprint is big, yes. But it’s also vastly underestimated and poorly disclosed. SOURCE↗︎

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