GovWin Recon - March 13, 2025

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Budget Overview: House passes GOP funding bill to avoid government shutdown H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Agency News: VA grants researchers 90-day reprieve from layoffs, but their futures remain uncertain DHS brings back one of its federal advisory committees EPA begins eliminating offices as DOGE tightens grip on nearly all agency spending GSA tees up internal demo days following cuts to tech staff Whitehouse / Administration: Nominations Sent to the Senate (EO) Ensuring the Enforcement of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c) (EO) Council on Environmental Quality Rescinds NEPA Regulations Trump’s US chief technology officer pick would serve dual-role Pres. Trump makes new nominations to OMB Gov’t Performance / Management: GAO Reports an Estimated $162 billion in Improper Payments Across the Federal Government in Fiscal Year 2024 Program Integrity: Agencies and Congress Can Take Actions to Better Manage Improper Payments and Fraud Risks	Guidance Regarding Redesignating CHCO Positions Education Department to slash nearly one-third of its workforce with sweeping RIFs Education Dept cuts workforce by nearly 50% in mass layoffs GAO Reports Federal Protective Service: Actions Needed to Address Critical Guard Oversight and Information System Problems Disaster Resilience: FEMA Should Improve Guidance and Assessment of Its Revolving Loan Fund Program National Nuclear Security Administration: Explosives Program Is Mitigating Some Supply Chain Risks but Should Take Additional Actions to Enhance Resiliency Legislation: H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Senate VA Committee leaders back separate bills to limit agency’s workforce cuts Border technology bill passes the House Top Republican and Democrat plan competing bills to curb VA firings, protect veterans Professional Services: NASA Seeks Comments on Draft RFP for Program Analysis & Control VI Contract Research and Development: On-ramp work begins for $10B military medical research contract (requires subscription)
Federal IT: *State of the Federal IT Market: Business Opportunities Continue to Flow 3 Tech Deep Dives That CIOs Must Absolutely Make When firing isn’t a fix: Why government needs more tech experts Artificial Intelligence: AI in the New Administration: The Future of the CAIO | March 19 Preparing for the impact of AI in government contracting projects AI’s Next Frontier Is Applications: How to Stay Ahead From bureaucracy to brilliance: AI in federal IT Canada, other allies play a key role in some military AI experiments Cybersecurity: CSF 2.0 Webinar Series: Implementing CSF 2.0—The Why, What, and How Mission-Critical Information Technology: Agencies Are Monitoring Selected Acquisitions for Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks  v		Cybersecurity In Construction: How To Effectively Mitigate Cyber Risk    Republicans urge Trump admin to launch offensive cyber operations against China NIST Finalizes Guidelines for Evaluating ‘Differential Privacy’ Guarantees to De-Identify Data Celebrating 1 Year of CSF 2.0 Draft CSF 2.0 Quick Start Guide: Cybersecurity, ERM & Workforce Development Creating a cybersecurity standard of care: The future of software liability Health IT: Electronic Health Records: VA Making Incremental Improvements in New System but Needs Updated Cost Estimate and Schedule Shrinking tech team endangers a nationwide disease tracking system at CDC Emerging Technology: Why post-quantum security planning must start today (requires subscription)
Leadership Changes: Joanie Barr Named SVP of Business Operations at Koniag Government Services Shield AI hires former Splunk chief as CEO (requires subscription) Mergers and Acquisitions: Rocket Lab Eyes Mynaric Acquisition Contracts, Awards and Protests: Defense Contract Awards			Contracting / Acquisition: Navigating the Transition the Return to Office Trend Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Key Takeaways from the Recent Final Rule on the FAR’s Suspension and Debarment Procedure Trump’s ‘pincer maneuver’ reshapes federal contracting landscape (requires subscription) How 2016 NDAA transformed OTAs into key defense contracting tool
Defense: *U.S. Special Operations Command Account Planner On-ramp work begins for $10B military medical research contract (requires subscription)

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The SLED and Canadian teams are providing updates and analysis on key Trump Administration actions impacting state and local and Canadian contractors. Learn more about their insights through the following links:

Impacts on the Canadian public sector

• Impact of Trump Administration 2.0 on Canada-U.S. Supply Chains

Impacts on the State and Local markets

• The Impact of Trump's 2025 Executive Actions on State, Local and Education (SLED) Government Funding
• Headwinds Facing the SLED Market in 2025
• What's in Store for SLED Government Contracting in 2025?
• Statewide Examples of DOGE-Like Government Efficiency Initiatives