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Bid Protests & Contract Claims

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GAO Unbothered by Awardee’s Deviation from Agency-Provided Staffing Matrix
Bid Protests · July 31, 2026
The protester challenged the agency’s issuance of a task order to a competitor, arguing that the awardee proposed labor categories that fell short of the solicitation’s experience requirements and offered unrealistically low…
Protester Shut Out of Border Wall Task Order
Bid Protests · July 31, 2026
The protester challenged the issuance of a task order to a competing IDIQ holder, arguing the agency improperly limited competition to a single vendor and failed to follow the solicitation’s competitive terms.…
You May Have an Exclusivity Arrangement With Your Key Personnel, But This Doesn’t Make Them Unavailable to Other Offerors. The incumbent contractor challenged the agency’s award of a call center support order to a competitor, arguing that the awardee materially misrepresented the availability of three key personnel. The protester had proposed… Bid Protests · July 31, 2026No Phase III for You: COFC Keeps Door Open for SBIR Preference Challenge. The protester argued the government violated SBIR’s Phase III preference by assigning follow-on work derived from its earlier Phase II contract to other contractors instead of awarding it a Phase III contract.… Bid Protests · July 31, 2026Space Force’s $83.7 Million R&D Task Order Survives Price-Gap Protest. GovConFeed – The Government Accountability Office has denied a bid protest challenging a Space Force research and development task order awarded at nearly $61.5 million less than the losing offeror’s price, ruling… Bid Protests · July 30, 2026When an Audit Resolution Letter May (or May Not) Be a Final Decision. A health insurer appealed a $15 million repayment demand following an audit of its pharmacy operations. The parties jointly moved to dismiss after the agency reversed course and claimed the demand wasn’t… Claims · July 30, 2026
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Cybersecurity & Data Privacy

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AI-Assisted Security Tools Are Finding More Bugs, but the Threat Level Has Not Changed
Cyber · July 31, 2026
CyberScoop – AI systems like Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and Microsoft’s MDASH are aiding in the discovery of vulnerabilities, filling the ever-growing pool of defects that defenders have to address before exploitation occurs.…
NIST Launches New Testbed Program to Evaluate AI Model Performance
Cyber · July 31, 2026
ExecutiveGov – The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced Monday that its Technology Test and Evaluation Division is rolling out the Artificial Intelligence Technology Evaluation initiative, designed to give researchers a…
Can Cyber Operations Be Deterred? What Wargames Reveal. War on the Rocks – The most successful deterrent threats leave no evidence behind. No missiles fly. No networks go down. No troops cross borders. Nothing happens. For policymakers, that is often… Cyber · July 31, 2026US Bans Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots, Targeting China Over National Security. SecurityWeek – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China. Beijing quickly accused the… Cyber · July 31, 2026Federal IT Leaders to Agencies: Collaborate, Use AI to Rethink Workflows. FedScoop – Artificial intelligence must be integrated into reengineered processes for federal employees, tech leaders from across the government and industry said at the Federal Emerging Technology Showcase on Thursday. Hosted by… Cyber · July 31, 2026Army Unleashes ‘Master Data Brokers’ to Break Down Sharing Obstacles. Federal News Network – When the Army launched its data operations center in April, the goal was to create a centralized service that will reduce the burden on warfighters. Over the long… Cyber · July 31, 2026
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Regulatory Compliance & Enforcement

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DOJ’s Corporate Leniency Wave: Fewer Charges for Companies And Continued Focus On Individuals
Compliance · July 31, 2026
Volkov – A clear pattern has emerged in Justice Department corporate enforcement over the past several months, and it is worth compliance officers and general counsel taking notice: companies are being charged…
DOJ’s LOGZONE Settlement And The FCA: Lessons Learned For Small Businesses And Self-Assessments
Compliance · July 31, 2026
Ashurst Perkins Coie – If you think DOJ is only targeting large aerospace giants, think again. Enforcement continues against small business contractors, targeting alleged failures to adequately safeguard Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)…
The Debate Over CUI Is Revealing a Larger Struggle Over How Government Buys Technology. Federal News Networ k – The government says it wants greater access to commercial technology and innovation. But cybersecurity requirements, data protections and agency-specific policies can make the federal marketplace difficult to… Compliance · July 31, 2026Updated 2026 – 2027 Service Contract Act Health and Welfare Rates Have Yet to Be Officially Announced. Abrahams Wolf-Rodda – One of the linchpins of the Service Contract Act (“SCA”) is the annual updating of the health and welfare (“H&W”) levels by the US Department of Labor (“DOL”) to… Compliance · July 31, 2026DOJ’s First FCPA Deferred Prosecution Agreement of 2026 Highlights Cartel-Linked Corruption Risks. Bass Berry & Sims – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that The Scoular Company, a Nebraska-based agricultural supply chain company, agreed to pay more than $10 million to resolve allegations… Compliance · July 31, 2026The Chips Are Down: National Security, Trade, and the Fight Over AI’s Chokepoint. Centre Law & Consulting – For years, the U.S. has restricted exports of the most advanced AI chips. The goal is simple: keep the computing power behind frontier AI away from strategic… Compliance · July 31, 2026
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Policy & the Future of Acquisition

Transforming Procurement

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Reading Through the Lines of the FY2027 NDAA
Expert Commentary · July 29, 2026
War on the Rocks – The relationship between Congress and the Pentagon over the past year has been marked by public disagreements and frustrations over lawmakers’ concerns about the Iran War, and…
GSA Is Eyeing OneGov Savings Beyond Software and Tech
Policies and Guidance · July 29, 2026
NextGov/FCW – The General Services Administration is looking at how it can broaden its OneGov initiative to include additional services from participating companies beyond just their technology offerings, according to a top…
GSA Inks Agentic AI OneGov Deal with CORAS. FedScoop – The General Services Administration has struck a new agentic artificial intelligence OneGov deal with CORAS, it announced Tuesday. Billing itself as a secure decision-maker, CORAS is a FedRAMP High-certified agentic-AI… Policies and Guidance · July 29, 2026The Trump Administration Continues to Champion Deregulation. Federal News Network – The Trump administration has released its latest Unified Agenda, providing a clear picture of what federal agencies expect to focus on in the coming months. While the administration… EOs & Regulations · July 29, 2026Department of War and L3Harris Secure Landmark Deals to Expand Propulsion Production for PAC-3 MSE and THAAD. The Department of War, in cooperation with L3Harris and Lockheed Martin, announced two landmark seven-year framework agreements to expand production capacity for key components of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment… Agency Reform · July 29, 2026SBA Announces $9 Million in Grant Funding for the Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) Program. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it is seeking proposals for a new funding competition as part of the Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) Program, which will award 20… Agency Reform · July 29, 2026
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Expert Commentary · July 19, 2026

If Adaptability Is Our Competitive Advantage, Why Don’t We Invest in It?

At a recent defense conference I was at, a senior military leader stood before a packed auditorium and made a compelling argument. America’s competitive…

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The FAR overhaul, NDAA markups, executive orders, and the future of how government buys.
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