May 23, 2025

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QUICK HITS

• GSA, OMB, NASA, and NIH are merging key GWACs for IT services.
  This was done to streamline procurement, eliminate redundancies, and strengthen strategic sourcing.

• GAO makes recommendations for Congress: Remaining actions that could yield billions in financial benefits include Medicare, broadband, tax policy.

• [Watch] Procurement deadlines: Agencies and industry respond to POTUS’ executive orders, including responding to DOD’s SWFT initiative.

• Government contractors: They are standing in line to work with DOGE.

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DEFENSE & AEROSPACE

POTUS announces Golden Dome missile defense plan.

POTUS has unveiled plans for the Golden Dome, a $175 billion missile defense shield designed to intercept threats from land, sea, and space. With $25 billion in initial funding and a three-year timeline, critics question feasibility and cost.

U.S. nuclear triad faces urgent modernization problems.

The Air Force and Navy are pushing for nuclear triad upgrades as aging systems struggle to keep pace with modern threats. With China, Russia, and North Korea expanding arsenals, officials warn that delays could weaken deterrence.

Related: USAF weighs more B-21s amid B-52J upgrade challenges.

House passes $150B defense boost amid budget debate.

The House has approved a $150 billion defense funding increase through the reconciliation bill, fast-tracking investments in shipbuilding, munitions, and missile defense. The money is an open purse; SASC Chairman commented: “much of the funding of the defense reconciliation bill will be unspecific because of House and Senate rules.”

ICYMI:

• USN RFI: Open-Source Architecture for Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV).

• USN RFP: Spectrum Management Support Services.

• For DOD, the future of large language models is smaller, more laptop-sized.

• USAF successfully tests Minuteman III ICBM.

• Naval reactors for Columbia, Virginia submarines are “in progress.”

Defense Contract Awards

• Dell, Microsoft, and General Dynamics bag spots on $1B USAF cloud contract.

• Raytheon inked a $380M USAF GPS Operational Control System Support deal.

• York Space Systems secured a $237M USSF Small Satellites contract.

• CenCore won a $19M DOD Cutting-edge Mobile SCIF Development deal.

Follow the Defense Leaders

• A USSF general will lead the Golden Dome space defense program.

• Amentum has chosen a CISO.

• BAH welcomed a new Technical Product Management VP.

Defense Job Openings

• USAF is hiring a Plans and Effects Director.

• DISA is seeking a Programs Vice Director.

TRIVIA 🤔

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INTEL COMMUNITY

NGA, Space Force finalize commercial ISR acquisition agreement.

After two years of negotiations, NGA and the Space Force have signed an accord defining their roles in acquiring commercial ISR data. The agreement clarifies boundaries between TacSRT and NGA’s operations.

ICYMI:

• MDA RFI: SHIELD Multiple Award IDIQ Contract.

• NATO’s procurement agency faces corruption probe.

• AI “unchained;” NGA’s Maven tool “significantly” decreasing time to targeting.

• CACI inked an $855M Army Global Intelligence Logistics and Engineering (GILE) support contract.

CIVILIAN

GSA moves to absorb NASA SEWP, NIH IT contracts.

The GSA is working with OMB, NASA, and NIH to consolidate major GWACs for IT services, shifting SEWP VI ($60B) and CIO-SP4 ($50B) under its management. The plan aims to streamline procurement and cut duplication.

VA achieves full visibility into software license inventory.

The VA now claims 100% visibility into its software license inventory, covering 4,433 commercial products and 224 SaaS offerings. While gaps remain in identifying ownership, officials say a centralized tracking system is in the works.

ICYMI:

• DHA RFI: Technology Integration and Modernization of Expeditionary Medicine (EXMED) Warfighter Prototypes.

• FAA RFI: Tower Simulation System Hardware - Enhancement Two.

• Deloitte announced its Silicon to Service (S2S) AI, an AI offering that brings together components from Dell, NVIDIA, and Equinix.

• DHS removes access to ChatGPT to push its internal tool, DHSChat.

Civilian Contracts Awards

• ManTech inked a $200M NOAA Cyber deal.

• Cherokee Strategic Solutions booked a $69.4M FAA Multiple Services deal.

• Architecture Solutions won a $3.2M OCIO Licensing & Maintenance contract.

• Bering Straits Native won a $2M USBR PBRWS Cultural Resources contract.

Follow Civilian Leaders

• HUD names a former ChargePoint CTO as its new CIO.

• Capgemini has a new CGO.

• Guidehouse named its new Partner.

Civilian Job Openings

• DOT wants a Sealift Program Business Manager.

• CBP needs a Program Manager.

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M&A CORNER

Cognyte expands U.S. presence with GroupSense acquisition.

Cognyte has acquired GroupSense, a cyber threat intelligence firm, for $4 million plus a potential $5 million earnout. The deal strengthens Cognyte’s investigative analytics capabilities and expands its U.S. customer base, including government agencies.

ICYMI:

• McNally invests in Quiet Professionals.

• Broadsat & Widepoint strategically partner to provide secure EdgeAI.

• Wisk Aero and NASA collaborate on sustainable autonomous flight tech.

SHOWER THOUGHTS 🚿

1. The future of AI is going keyboardless and screenless. OpenAI buys startup, Io, for $6.5B, aiming for a new “physical AI” family of devices. SOURCE↗︎ 

2. Woman drives onto CIA grounds and gets shot. The woman was likely under the influence when police fired at her to get her to stop. SOURCE↗︎

3. IMF warns of escalating U.S. debt crisis. Officials stress the need for debt reduction to stabilize the economy. SOURCE↗︎

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