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…
TAKE NOTE (Insights and Emerging Technology) In a fiery keynote at the Association of the U.S. Army conference, Secretary Dan Driscoll launched a blunt attack on the Army’s sluggish acquisition system — calling it a threat to warfighter readiness. “We cannot f-ing wait to innovate until Americans are dying on the battlefield,” he warned, urging the service to abandon outdated…