Juneteenth is a day to celebrate freedom, reflect on history, and recognize how far we’ve come as a country. Observed each year on June 19, it marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free—more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
Whether you’re attending a local event, spending time with family, or simply taking a moment to learn more about the holiday, we hope you have a wonderful weekend. Happy Juneteenth!
This week in federal contracting news includes stories on the recent DEI order, use of AI in government procurement, and the first look at the upcoming NDAA defense spending bill.
- SASC moves to codify Trump’s EO targeting defense stock buybacks
- 20 attorneys general sue Trump administration over federal contractor DEI order
- Everybody studies government contracting, but can outsiders actually move it?
- Trump administration builds on Tech Force model to recruit IT workers for short-term jobs
- Agencies are doubling down on AI upskilling, but they may be solving the wrong problem
- DoD’s $9.7B award for Microsoft products derailed by protest
- Senate Armed Services Committee releases NDAA details
- Politics: Defense contractors would be barred from buying back their stock in bill approved by Senate panel
- National Institutes of Health to Sunset Governmentwide Contracts in October
- Treasury planning online system for people to report suspected fraud
- Former Intelligence Community Contractor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Kickbacks
- SASC Chairman Roger Wicker and Ranking Member Jack Reed Announce FY27 NDAA Filing
- The public’s opinion of civil servants continues to climb
- Senate NDAA proposes CMMC grant program
- Transparency coming to OTAs, value of VARs