Happy Friday! I just got back from a short trip to the Caribbean to enjoy some relaxation with the fam. We saw some incredible fish, rays, and even a sea turtle, while also making some time for reading on the beach. It’s good to recharge the batteries every once in a while and come back raring to go.
But federal contracting news never stops. This week in federal government contracting news including a report that the federal government is looking to hire more employees (but maybe cut down on the number of contractors), SBA moving it’s Washington district office, and how AI is fitting into federal contractor work.
- OPM’s Kupor would be ‘perfectly happy’ hiring more feds if contractors are cut
- Audit of Naval Supply Systems Command Management of Inventory Items with No Demand for 5 Years or More
- Whistleblower Reprisal Investigation Goldbelt Integrated Logistics Services, LLC Crane, Indiana
- Van Hollen pushes back on OPM appeal rules
- Trump administration merges interagency council websites into single hub
- SBA Relocates Washington Metro Area District Office to Herndon, Virginia
- New bills would extend whistleblower protections to more feds
- VA restores AFGE labor contract, but isn’t implementing it, court documents show
- With DHS leadership changes, members of Congress want to ensure records are retained
- Judge questions Pentagon’s motives for labeling Anthropic as a security threat in battle over AI
- Senate confirms Markwayne Mullin to lead Homeland Security as TSA standoff deepens
- Contractors weigh in on how AI fits into GSA rules that weren’t built for it
- Agencies aim to harness AI for cyber defense