GovCon Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

A McAleese & Associates report on President Joe Biden’s proposed $850 billion budget for the Department of Defense offers a look at how much funding will go to service branches and programs in fiscal year 2025.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The Coalition is thrilled to unveil the agenda for the governmentwide day of our 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? ! Join us as we dive into what lies ahead for federal procurement in 2025 and beyond! Click here to register. Click here to register. November 19 : Small Business Summit – Reston, VA.

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ExecutiveBiz

APRIL 1, 2024

According to Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch of Viasat , the commercial satellite communications industry views the inclusion of a $134 million line item for commercial satcom integration within the proposed fiscal year 2025 Pentagon budget as a positive development. "We're

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Most recently, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) noted in its 2025 Homeland Threat Assessment that, “domestic and foreign adversaries almost certainly will continue to threaten the integrity of U.S. critical infrastructure, in part, because they perceive targeting these sectors would have cascading impacts on U.S.

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Federal News Network

JUNE 4, 2024

It has gotten a little bit tighter this year and is expected to do the same next year with the bipartisan budget agreement that came out of the debt ceiling crisis that we had back — I guess it was around last summer. The post Why most government contractors are feeling confident about 2025 first appeared on Federal News Network.

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Federal News Network

MARCH 5, 2024

Even as Congress takes up spending bills for a fiscal year already half over, budget watchers are preparing for release of the administration’s 2025 wish list. With all the votes in the president’s budget. So, there’s really a lot of interest in what’s in this FY 25 budget.

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Government Contracts

JUNE 11, 2024

6 jury selection date has been set in a federal corruption case accusing a former Connecticut state budget official, lawmaker and beleaguered attorney of extortion and bribery in connection with millions in school finance projects.

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GovTribe

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget allocations bring modest increases in defense and technology spending, but overall, growth is limited — just a 1% rise in discretionary spending caps from last year ( Committee for a Responsible Budget ).

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GovCon Wire

JULY 23, 2024

A new McAleese & Associates report indicates that the Senate Armed Services Committee’s $875 billion annual defense policy bill reflects a 3 percent increase, or $25 billion, from the White House’s proposed $850 billion budget for the Department of Defense.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement is excited to see everyone next week at the Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? on November 20-21 at the Fairview Park Marriott in Falls Church, VA!

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GovCon Wire

AUGUST 21, 2024

The Pentagon’s fiscal year 2024 budget reached approximately $841.4 billion for FY 2025. The sprawling Department of Defense relies on extensive funding to support the military services and other defense agencies. billion in fiscal year 2024, and it has requested $849.8

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Coalition invites you to explore the agendas and register for the 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? ! Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. What’s next for the budget and Federal market?

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission expects to make its first artificial intelligence use case inventory public before 2025, according to Mark Gray, the agency’s chief information, AI and data officer. Additionally, Gray said the FTC is moving to apply its existing data governance structure to AI governance.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 16, 2024

According to the survey, 50% of respondents said their agencies are actively developing their post-quantum cryptography readiness strategies and 35% are defining their plans and budgets. Based on those figures, the White House later concluded that the approximate funding needed for the transition between 2025 and 2035 would be $7.1

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The theme of this year’s two-day conference will be “ The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? ” Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. What’s next for the budget and Federal market? What’s next for interagency contracting?

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Import and Trade Remedies

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

A timeline for a potential anti-dumping investigation initiated on 1 January 2025 may be as follows: To date, the Commission very rarely imposed duties retroactively. This makes contingency budgeting all the more important.

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FedScoop

JUNE 4, 2024

Working under the threat of technology-related budget cuts that has elicited concern from both sides of the aisle , the Department of Veterans Affairs has managed to make progress on several tech priorities, the agency’s artificial intelligence chief said last week. I wish we could do more,” he said. What is your response to them?

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FedScoop

JUNE 6, 2024

Cuts to programs for ocean observation, weather research, and staffing for the National Weather Service were a focus for House lawmakers at a hearing this week on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s budget request. NOAA’s budget request seeks $6.6 billion in discretionary appropriations, an increase of $224.8

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Following up, in September 2023 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued its memo, Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience , which provides a robust policy framework for the next decade of digital modernization across government, and lays out a roadmap for delivering online information and services that meet Americans’ expectations.

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FedScoop

JUNE 26, 2024

31, 2025. , 31, 2024 and subsequently put into effect by the end of 2025, OSTP noted that some agencies have already posted plans for policy development. All “covered agencies” have submitted their plans for policy development to both OSTP and the Office of Management and Budget, per the report.

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GovCon Wire

MARCH 15, 2024

federal government not having yet passed a full-year defense appropriation for fiscal year 2024, the Navy has ironed out its request for FY 2025, including a sizable amount for its contribution to the Department of Defense’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative, DefenseScoop reports. Despite the U.S.

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FedScoop

MAY 10, 2024

The NRC’s congressional budget justification for fiscal year 2025 carved out over $4 million for AI-related funds. Staff reported that the broad approach to AI research is “preparing the agency to use AI to increase staff knowledge and experience for future regulatory reviews and oversight.”

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Whistleblower Network News

APRIL 26, 2024

On April 4, Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on the Budget, wrote a letter to Gary Gensler , the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressing concerns about delays and lack of transparency in the agency’s whistleblower compensation.

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FedScoop

MARCH 28, 2024

Modernizing the governmentwide compliance program for cloud services has been top of mind for Washington IT leaders in recent years, most notably with the passing of the FedRAMP Authorization Act in 2022 and the release of an Office of Management and Budget draft policy memorandum on overhauling program operations and governance in 2023.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Join us at the Fall Training Conference, Nov 20 – 21 The 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. What’s next for the budget and Federal market?

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Federal News Network

MAY 7, 2024

Appropriations arriving six months late for the current fiscal year and Congress futzing over next year’s budget, which will also arrive late. We went from 2024 straight into 2025. It is that most magical time of the year. Interview Transcript: Tom Temin And this is becoming routine. And that’s right.

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Victoria Houed, director of AI policy and strategy to the undersecretary for economic affairs at the Department of Commerce, said the agency is aiming to publish that guidance by the end of the year or, if not, January 2025. It’s such a resource-heavy initiative that we don’t have the budget to do,” she said.

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FedScoop

JUNE 14, 2024

Acknowledging that the authorities of the SEC and CFTC can be questioned due to their independent statuses, the report recommends the codification of President Joe Biden’s AI executive order and subsequent Office of Management and Budget guidance , extending both documents to independent agencies to “ensure consistent application of AI policy.”

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AWS Public Sector

APRIL 12, 2024

With many constraints and demands on local budgets, getting additional resources can be difficult—forcing educators to do more with less. That’s why AWS is committed to advancing AI skills for educators, through initiatives like AI Ready , a commitment to offer free AI skills training opportunities to 2 million people globally by 2025.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Prepare for 2025: Post-Election Federal Procurement Insights at the Fall Training Conference The 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond.

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FedScoop

APRIL 9, 2024

As the IRS’s Direct File pilot approaches the end of its 2024 runway, a new watchdog report finds that the tax agency’s cost estimates for the program were incomplete and would need “a comprehensive accounting” ahead of a potential takeoff in 2025.

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GovSpend

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

million public meetings transcribed, this tool allows users to search for meeting content discussing relevant topics like budgets, vendor evaluations, and upcoming opportunities. Beta testing for the integration is set to begin in November, with a wider release expected in early 2025. With over 1.3 What’s on the Horizon?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

20-21 The 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. What’s next for the budget and Federal market? is less than one month away!

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Register for the Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? The Coalition invites you to register for the 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? ! What’s next for the budget and Federal market? What’s next for GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program?

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The Coalition invites you to register for the 2024 Fall Training Conference – The 2025 Federal Market: What’s Next? ! Attendees will gain insights into policy shifts, the budget outlook, and the overall procurement state of play in 2025 and beyond. What’s next for the budget and Federal market?

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FedScoop

APRIL 18, 2024

Martorana said in an interview with FedScoop after the Tuesday event that she believes that as the Office of Management and Budget and GSA disclose when tech projects across the federal government are in operation, Congress will recognize that the TMF “is a wonderful funding vehicle.” We haven’t identified this whole ecosystem yet.”

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GovSpend

JUNE 20, 2024

The last extension in FY 22 extended the program through September 30th, 2025, and showcased the federal government’s enduring commitment to fostering innovation and entrepreneurial advancement. to the SBIR program if their extramural research and development budgets exceed $100M.

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