TAKE NOTE (Insights and Emerging Technology) On March 17, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 3971, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act under suspension of the rules, sending the legislation to the President’s desk for signature. The bill represents the long-awaited reauthorization of the federal government’s flagship small-business innovation programs—the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small…
TAKE NOTE (Insights and Emerging Technology) In early February 2026, the National Institutes of Health IT Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC) formally cancelled the long-anticipated Chief Information Officer – Solutions and Partners 4 (CIO-SP4) Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC), closing the chapter on one of the most contentious federal IT contracts in recent memory. The suspensions, part of a sweeping compliance…
TAKE NOTE (Insights and Emerging Technology) In a move that has reverberated across the federal contracting landscape, the U.S. Small Business Administration recently suspended more than 1,000 firms participating in its flagship 8(a) Business Development Program for failing to submit required financial data by a January deadline. The suspensions, part of a sweeping compliance push tied to a broader audit…
TAKE NOTE (Insights and Emerging Technology) The General Services Administration (GSA) is moving forward with a broad update of its government wide acquisition contracts (GWACs) and multiple award contract vehicles, with a target to complete the effort by the end of January. According to Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Deputy Commissioner Laura Stanton, this initiative will embed recent Federal Acquisition Regulation…
TAKE NOTE (Insights and Emerging Technology) The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is responding to budget pressures and a growing mission scope by placing data and artificial intelligence (AI) at the heart of its modernization efforts. According to Brad Bunn, DLA’s Vice Director, the agency is emphasizing workforce data fluency, adopting AI tools, and integrating previously discrete supply-chain systems to drive…