Army small business office pulls the plug on LinkedIn posts. "How unfortunate for the American small business community.” https://www.govexec.com/defense/2026/05/army-small-business-office-pulls-plug-linkedin-posts/413467/
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"The FCC is relenting a bit on its restrictive router rules, saying it will allow foreign-made routers to receive software and firmware updates until at least January 1, 2029." https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/05/fcc-slightly-relaxes-foreign-router-ban-allows-software-updates-until-2029/
“The fact is that we've never seen this kind of dismantling of key components of a scientific field, especially a field that is crucial to the health of all segments of the U.S. population." https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/05/will-cost-lives-researchers-slam-trump-cuts-addiction-programs-and-staffing/413459/
‘This will cost lives’: Researchers slam Trump cuts to addiction programs and staffing
The Addiction Science Defense Network in a new report criticized several reforms at the Health and Human Services Department, including the elimination of a program that collected information on hospital visits across the country related to substance use trends.
GAO dismisses Integral Federal's reconsideration request, reaffirming that a task order's jurisdictional value turns on the issued amount—$28.55 million after the agency descoped requirements—not the awardee's original $39.17 million proposed cost. https://washingtonhorizon.com/integral-federal-inc-reconsideration-b-423672-2/
Integral Federal, Inc.—Reconsideration (B-423672.2)
You should not care. Categories: Jurisdiction, reconsideration Date: 8 December 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423672.2 Integral Federal requests reconsideration of GAO's dismissal of its protest challenging a task order to SURVICE Engineering for Army research and development services at Aberdeen Proving Ground. GAO had dismissed the
GAO denies Tactical Engineering's challenge to a Navy task order where the SSA selected a marginal-rated, $85.7 million proposal over Tactical's outstanding-rated, $112.9 million proposal, finding the tradeoff was reasonable and adequately documented. https://washingtonhorizon.com/tactical-engineering-analysis-inc-b-423731/
Tactical Engineering - Analysis, Inc. (B-423731)
You might care. Categories: Cost realism, best value tradeoff Date: 5 December 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423731 Tactical Engineering protests the issuance of a Seaport NxG task order to TMC Technologies of West Virginia for Navy track management services. The source selection produced a stark contrast: * Tactical
Mr. X and Ms. Y don’t substantiate a GAO protest re Island Creek's OCI and personal conflict challenges to a $110.7 million NAVAIR task order. https://washingtonhorizon.com/island-creek-associates-llc-b-423301-3/
Island Creek Associates, LLC (B-423301.3)
You might care. Categories: OCI, personal conflict, timeliness Date: 5 December 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423301.3 Island Creek Associates challenges the issuance of a $110.7 million Seaport NxG task order to StraCon Services Group for NAVAIR multimission helicopter program management support. The protest does not
GAO denies Salient CRGT's challenge to GAO's own $95.4 million IT services task order, finding no price realism analysis was required and the agency equally waived degree requirements for both offerors' key personnel. https://washingtonhorizon.com/salient-crgt-inc-b-423283-3/
Salient CRGT, Inc. (B-423283.3)
You should care. Categories: Labor mix, price realism, key personnel, past performance Date: 5 December 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423283.3 Salient CRGT protests the issuance of a task order to SAIC for the Government Accountability Office's own technology information services contract—a hybrid fixed-price and time-and-materials
GAO denies FH Cann's protest of Treasury debt collection BPAs, finding the agency reasonably increased the awardee pool, assessed weaknesses in FH Cann's technical and quality control approaches, and properly considered commercial debt experience under the prior experience factor. https://washingtonhorizon.com/fh-cann-associates-inc-b-422308-5-b-422308-6-2/
FH Cann & Associates, Inc. (B-422308.5, B-422308.6)
You should not care. Categories: Technical evaluation, number of awards, quality control Date: 3 December 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422308.5,b-422308.6 FH Cann protests the establishment of five blanket purchase agreements for Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service private debt collection program—the federal government's
"On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that he is officially withdrawing his selection of Dr. Casey Means to be the next U.S. surgeon general." https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-pulls-casey-means-surgeon-general-nomination.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=social_acct&utm_campaign=feed-part
GAO dismisses Trans-Care's allegations of bribery in a VA ambulance contract award, finding the fifth-lowest bidder lacks standing to contest the lowest bidder's responsibility when three unchallenged intervening bidders remain in line for award. https://washingtonhorizon.com/ambulance-management-services-ltd-d-b-a-trans-care-ambulance-b-423804-2/
Ambulance Management Services, Ltd. d-b-a Trans-Care Ambulance (B-423804)
You might care. Categories: Procurement integrity, IFB, interested party Date: 2 December 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423804 Trans-Care Ambulance protests the award of a VA contract for nonemergency ambulance transportation services to Heartland Ambulance Service under a sealed-bid IFB. The VA received six bids; Heartland was the