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August 2026 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: Agency’s Rule of Two Set-Aside Determination Failed on Multiple Fronts
August 2026 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: Agency’s Rule of Two Set-Aside Determination Failed on Multiple Fronts Government Contracts Legal Forum
Anthropic extends its GSA OneGov deal for Claude by one month
The $1 per user deal will now be available until Oct. 31, according to a website update. The post Anthropic extends its…
Bridging industry, acquisition: Inside Robins Air Force Base Small Business Office, contracting partnership
Bridging industry, acquisition: Inside Robins Air Force Base Small Business Office, contracting partnership robins.af.mil
Energy competition aims to ‘maximize’ US chances in quantum race
The agency announced a $215 million initiative to demonstrate first-generation scientifically relevant quantum computers, plus a verification and validation testbed. The post…
DOE CIO Dawn Zimmer to Keynote 2026 FedCiv Summit
Wash100 winner and DOE CIO Dawn Zimmer will keynote POC's 2026 FedCiv Summit on Oct. 29, spotlighting IT modernization and AI.
IBM’s Anderon Finalizes $1B CHIPS Award for Quantum Wafer Foundry
Anderon finalized a $1 billion CHIPS Act award with Commerce for its Albany quantum wafer foundry, matched by $1 billion from IBM.
Riverside Research CEO Tom Lash Is Charting a Course Built on Mission, Not Margins
Riverside Research CEO Tom Lash discusses his path from SAIC and AWS to nonprofit, his early priorities and why mission trumps margin.
CACI Lands Potential $1.5B Contract for USCENTCOM Operations Support
CACI's Apollo program is intended to help USCENTCOM make faster decisions and coordinate more effectively across commands and partners.
Stacey Dixon, David Deptula Join Riverside Research Board of Trustees
Ret. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula joins the board alongside Stacey Dixon, who previously led IARPA.
IVIX’s Don Fort on Using AI-Enabled OSINT Platforms to Uncover Financial Crimes
IVIX's Don Fort has said AI-enabled OSINT platforms could help agencies convert public data into actionable intelligence.
AMERICAN SYSTEMS Names Chris Carson to Board of Directors
Chris Carson brings more than 40 years of financial and government contracting experience to AMERICAN SYSTEMS.
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