Happy Friday! We’ve finally received some much-needed rain this week in the Midwest, after a very warm couple of weeks. It seems there has been quite a lot of rain around the country, as well. We hope you are staying cool, dry, and safe out there.
It’s also been another busy week in the federal government contracting arena. We have included some articles below that we thought were particularly newsworthy, including small business scorecards and increased use of AI in the federal government. Have a wonderful weekend!
- Federal Register: Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: 8(a) Program
- SBA: Scorecard details – Government-Wide Performance 2024
- Agencies, contractors must modernize procurement to meet consolidation push
- Pentagon awards multiple companies $200M contracts for AI tools
- Elon Musk’s Grok is now working with the US government
- GSA softens tone with consulting contractors, but long-term goals of effort remain vague
- Trump admin focuses on ‘zero trust 2.0,’ cybersecurity efficiencies
- Agencies set all-time high for small business awards in 2024
- GSA tech services arm violated hiring rules, misused recruitment incentives, watchdog says
- Some agencies face significant budget cuts under House appropriations package