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2025 > August
DOD IG Reports Inefficiencies in Handling of Continuing Resolutions for Acquisition Programs
Navigating New Federal Acquisition Regulations: What GovCons Need to Know
Docusign to Grant Discounts to Government Clients Under GAO’s OneGov Strategy
CISA Announces Availability of Malware, Forensic Analysis Platform
University of Dayton Research Institute Wins $98.5M Air Force Contract to Develop Counter-Targeting Capabilities
Oracle, Other Health Companies Pledge to Create Patient-Centric Digital Ecosystem
NASA Seeking Industry Partners to Accelerate Development of New Space Tech
Senate Panel OKs $852B FY26 Defense Appropriations Bill
CBRE Gov & Defense Books O&M Support Contracts for Navy Medical Facilities in Japan
SEC Launches AI Task Force to Boost Operations
Senators Propose Bipartisan Bill to Establish National Strategy for Migrating to Quantum Computing Cybersecurity
Leonardo, Elbit, QinetiQ Book Army FALCONS Phase 0 Agreements
Adm. Daryl Caudle Is New Chief of Naval Operations After Senate Vote
Senate Confirms Matthew Kozma as DHS Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis
Edward Forst Nominated as GSA Administrator
Sean Cairncross Confirmed as National Cyber Director
Trump’s Bill Makes Big Beautiful Investments in Naval Technologies
NIST Releases SP 800-63-4 Revision to Enhance Digital Identity Security
MITRE Outlines Steps to Enable Rapid Innovation Adoption at DOD
DOD Under Secretary Orders DTIC Force Reduction Under AI-First Digital Transformation Initiative
Paige Hallen Hanson Confirmed as Environmental Protection Agency Chief Financial Officer
Katie Arrington Issues Memo on DOD ICT Supply Chain Risk Management
Shawn Bratton Confirmed as Vice Chief of Space Operations
DOD Seeks Proposals for Advanced Joint Sustainment Decision Tool
GSA Adds Three AI Products to Multiple Award Schedule
NASA Awards 6 Companies to Conduct Orbital Transfer Vehicle Studies
Grand Forks Secures $103M WHS Contract Modification for UAS Operations Support
Senators Propose Bipartisan Bill Banning Hiring Freezes, Mass Layoffs at Navy’s Public Shipyards
NSF Launches AI-Enabled Programmable Cloud Laboratories Initiative
Tidal McCoy II Named Intelligence Community CFO
Top 4 Emerging Technologies GovCons Must Master
NSF Awards Grants to Universities for AI Test Beds
OpenAI to Offer ChatGPT at $1 Per Federal Agency in 2026
DHS Issues General Solicitation for Advanced Maritime Technology
DOT Secretary Sean Duffy Introduces Proposed Rule to Expand Drone Operations
Catalyst Accelerator Announces 6 Participating Small Businesses in Directed Energy, Electromagnetic Warfare Cohort
Army Publishes Defense Business System Determination, Implementation Guidance
Trump Administration Weighs Future of AUKUS Agreement
SRNL Opens New Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative in South Carolina
CISA Issues Emergency Directive to Address Microsoft Exchange Security Risk
DARPA Demos First Functioning Quantum-Augmented Network
Navy’s David Voelker Says AI Can Enhance Zero Trust Authentication
GSA Inks $1B OneGov Agreement With AWS to Boost IT, AI
FCC Reforms Seek to Advance Ground-Station-as-a-Service Business Model
White House CIO Gregory Barbaccia on Federal Digital Transformation
Navy Issues Guidance on Adaptive Roadmaps for Capability Investment Decisions
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Prevent Adversaries From Accessing US Tech
PEO Enterprise Awards Salesforce Software ELA to Computable Insights
DISA Official Offers New Information on JWCC-NEXT
Trump Orders Federal Grantmaking Process Overhaul
FCC Names Andy Hendrickson as Office of Engineering and Technology Head
DARPA Announces AI Cyber Challenge Winners
Coast Guard Commissions First Polar Icebreaker in 25 Years to Increase America’s Presence in the Arctic
NASA Leads Studies for Swift Observatory Orbit Boost to Extend Mission
SMDC Opens Digital Simulation & Analysis Center
Special Forces to Field WARP Health Monitoring Device by Year’s End
Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla Steps Down as CENTCOM Commander
Air Force, DIU Launch Finance First Program to Accelerate Energy Resilience Projects
GSA Says FedRAMP Hit Record Cloud Security Authorizations in July
DARPA Unveils Digital RF Battlespace Emulator for Electronic Warfare
ULA Launches First Space Force-Sanctioned Vulcan Mission
Department of Energy Announces Firms to Accelerate Advanced Nuclear Reactor Deployment
Dean Ball Appointed Senior Fellow at Foundation for American Innovation
GSA, Anthropic OneGov Deal to Deliver Claude AI to All Government Branches for $1
ITI Offers Strategic Cybersecurity Policy Recommendations for ONCD
Golden Dome Missile Defense System to Have 4 Integrated Layers
ICE Law Enforcement Recruitment Drive Reaches Over 100,000 Applications
US, Allies Release Joint OT Asset Inventory Guidance
GSA Partners With Box to Offer Discounts on AI Transformation Tools
OSTP Principal Deputy Director Lynne Parker Announces Retirement
Congress Eyes ‘Negative-Only’ Evaluation System for DOD Contractor Performance
Jules Hurst III Appointed Acting Defense Comptroller, Chief Financial Officer
Executive Order Seeks to Promote Competitive Space Industry
Final SHIELD Proposal Request for Golden Dome Is Coming Soon
DIU Launches 2025 Blue Object Management Challenge
NASA Issues RFI for Fission Surface Power System
NIST Issues Special Publication for Control Overlays for Securing AI Systems
Navy CDAO Discusses Upcoming AI, Data Weaponization Strategy
NSF, NVIDIA Back Ai2 in Development of Open-Source AI Models
FAR Council Issues Model Deviation Text for Federal Acquisition Regulation’s 6 Sections
GSA Unveils Generative AI Evaluation Suite USAi
DISA Could Expand Joint Enterprise License Agreement Program
USSF Space Systems Command Activates Systems Delta 85
NASA Seeks Proposals for 2026 Human Exploration Rover Challenge
Treasury Department Seeks Comments on Combating Illicit Digital Asset Activities
Navy Shifts Toward Fully Unmanned Surface Fleet
Jay Bhattacharya on NIH’s Unified Strategy
Gen. Dagvin Anderson Takes Helm of US Africa Command
Scrap or Turn Technology Business Management Framework an Admin Priority, GAO Tells OMB
GSA Issues RFI for AI-Powered Procurement System
NASA, Army National Guard Partner to Develop Lunar Landing Training Course
Victoria Porto Named CISA Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Johns Hopkins APL Lands $250M DISA Contract for Research, Engineering Support
NGA Appoints Ashton Barnes as Space Operations Deputy Chief
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin to Retire
Army to Use New Procurement Model for Tactical Radio Modernization
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey Appointed FBI Co-Deputy Director
DISA Issues RFI for Military Sealift Command Cybersecurity Support Services Contract
Coast Guard Launches New Program Executive Office for Robotics & Autonomous Systems
SSC Demonstrates Protected Tactical Waveform Capability to Secure Warfighter Comms
NASA, Aloft Sensing Develop Compact Radar to Observe Changes to Earth’s Surface
GSA Addresses Revolutionary FAR Overhaul’s Impacts on SAM.Gov
NSF Launches Pilot Program to Accelerate National Security Technology
OIG Finds Unremediated Vulnerabilities in DOE Unclassified Cybersecurity Program Review
DISA Building Cyber Defense With Custom Analytics
Texas Tech University System, FBI Partner to Enhance National Security
Gabbard Says ODNI Reorganization to Bring $700M in Annual Savings
Marines Test 5G Expeditionary Transmission Tech
CISA Urges Experts to Work With Government to Address Software Understanding Gap
PNNL Unveils PermitAI to Streamline Environmental Reviews With NEPATEC 2.0
GSA Announces OneGov Agreement With Google for Gemini for Government
PEO STRI Experiments With Cloud-Based Next-Gen Constructive Training Platform
NIST Releases Draft Guide to Help Organizations Address Emerging Cybersecurity Risks
Joseph Francescon Appointed National Security Agency Deputy Director
Gen. Whiting: Enhancing Space Security Requires Greater International Cooperation
Entegris to Drive Semiconductor Innovation Through $700M R&D Investment
New NATO Commercial Space Strategy Seeks Flexible Contracting, Financing Models
SpaceX Resupply Mission to Deliver New Experiments to ISS
DOE Forms Consortium to Boost Domestic Nuclear Fuel Supply
Army Developing Modular EW Capability to Enhance Service-Wide Interoperability
Space Force Launches X-37B OTV-8 Mission
CISA Seeks Feedback on Draft Software Bill of Materials Guidance
David Cattler: DCSA Working With Industry, Academia to Counter Unauthorized Foreign Access
Navy CIO Jane Rathbun to Retire
NASA, ResilienX Partner to Develop Advanced Air Mobility Preflight Planning Tools
GSA & FedRAMP Accelerate AI Cloud Services Authorization
NSF Funds Research Teams to Advance 5G, Nex-Gen Wireless Networks
SBA Proposes Modification to Small Business Size Standards
NGA Using Advanced Geospatial Intelligence for Border Protection
DSCA Names Manish Amin Deputy CIO for Data, Security & Technology
National Institutes of Health CIO Adele Merritt Resigns
CMS Launches AI Challenge to Address Medicare Fraud
Army Begins UAS Production Under Tranche 2 of Short-Range Reconnaissance Program
Michelle Miller Appointed Director of Contract Policy at DOD
DOD Terminates JCIDS to Advance Joint Requirements Process Reform
Deltek’s Kevin Plexico on AI’s Growing Role in Proposal Development
CISA Acting Director Swears In Brian Bonacci as Chief of Staff
Emil Michael Named Acting DIU Director
Army Selects 3 Firms to Develop Infantry Support Vehicles Under OTA Contracts
DARPA Launches RoQS Program Phase 1 to Develop Quantum Sensing Tech for Defense Use
CISA Launches Free Web Tool to Enhance Software Procurement Security
NSA, Other Agencies Release Advisory Against China-Sponsored Cyberthreats
DCSA to Begin DISS Cloud Migration Under IT Modernization Strategy
Air Force Announces Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program Milestone
NIST Issues Updated Security & Privacy Control Catalog
NSF Expands National AI Infrastructure With New Data Systems, Research Datasets
Los Alamos Venado Supercomputer Runs OpenAI’s AI Models
ACC-INSCOM Issues RFI for TROJAN NetOps 2 Contract
Sean Duffy, FAA Take Next Step in Hiring Prime Contractor for Air Traffic Control System
GAO Calls on Treasury CIO to Address Unresolved Cyber, IT Management Recommendations
Army Issues Revised Acquisition Procedures Document
Hegseth Orders Formation of New Task Force to Accelerate C-sUAS Capability Delivery