Issues, trends, contracts and other news related to the U.S. federal government.
Artificial intelligence policy is changing rapidly at the international, federal, and state levels — and those changes are beginning to directly affect how government agencies adopt AI and how government contractors develop,…
State Laws around AI State attorneys general continued using existing consumer-protection, privacy, discrimination and deceptive-practices laws to oversee AI, even without comprehensive state AI statutes. Reuters The growing state-by-state regulatory patchwork remained…
State Laws around AI New York imposed a one-year moratorium on environmental permits for new hyperscale data centers. The state will use the pause to create standards addressing electricity rates, water, environmental…
Google has decided to not bid for the Pentagon's $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract known as JEDI. According to published reports, a Google representative stated that the contract may…
General Dynamics Mission Systems received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to supply more than 140 CM-300/350 V2 Air Traffic Control (ATC) radios, replacing existing ATC radios currently operating at U.S.…
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $480.6 million contract modification to continue the development of the lead Columbia-class submarine, the nation’s next-generation sea-based strategic deterrent. Electric Boat is…
The "minibus" appropriations, or spending bill, that was passed by Congress and is expected to be signed by President Trump, avoids a government shutdown for the moment. The bill is one of…
The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine will receive $162 million for upgrades in the 2019 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill. Source: Defense bill with $162M for Maine shipyard upgrades sent to Trump…
This post originally appears in SmallGovCon Despite a longstanding and very common misconception, the VA’s SDVOSB verification requirement doesn’t apply to non-VA SDVOSB contracts. As the SBA Office of Hearings and Appeals…
GDIT to support the operation, maintenance, enhancement and sustainment of Postal Service applications. General Dynamics Information Technology has been awarded a contract for Enterprise Information Technology Program (EITP) Technical Support Services (TSS)…
