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  • SDVOSB seeking Partners for Army Logistics and RFID/IoT Modernization
  • SDVOSB seeking DHS Partners for Cyber, DevSecOps, and Data Projects

🐝The Morning Buzz:

• GSA prepping to move SEWP and CIO-SP3/SP4 under its management and Second New Protest Filed on $60B NASA SEWP VI GWAC
• #DOGE – Contracts terminated yesterday at CMS, NIH, and USCIS and Contract Cancellation Reports Updated Today: Commerce, HUD, DOI, DOL, State and DOT
• Matthew Miller: VA announces $52.5M in grant opps for community-based organizations providing suicide prevention services to Veterans at risk
• M&A: Cognyte Acquires Cyber Threat Intelligence Vendor GroupSense
• Pentagon backs SOCOM model for Cyber Command amid calls for separate cyber force
• Federal Bureau of Investigation focused Service-Disabled Veteran-owned small businesses to know – Meet them here.
• 🍊Turbulence and Opportunity in GovCon M&A – David Blackburn and GovCon M&A vet Adam McNair unpack the forces shaping government contracting deal flow in 2025 and beyond, drawing on McNair’s extensive buy and sell-side experience. Listen here.

The Juice🥤: These firms and agencies are gearing up to make a big impact in 2025 and beyond:

• Lunday picked to serve as next Coast Guard commandant
• Proven growth leaders join forces to launch GovAllies – Jordan Parsons as CEO, Wendy Myers as President and Chief Solutions Officer and Hany Malik as Chief Innovation & Research Officer
• Judy Chmelik announces launch of Woman-owned SDVOSB Valor Ventures Consulting
• M2i Global taps Former White House CISO and Trump Administration Official Camilo Sandoval as Senior Advisor
• Core4ce’s Advanced Cyber Solutions team Making Big Moves/Hires to drive Growth – adds industry vets Madeira, Brown and Anderson
• and several Growth-Minded Execs take on new challenges: Courtney Evans to drive DOD & IC success with GreyNoise Intelligence | J3 adds industry leader Kristin Hug | Max Shier Joins Amentum as CISO | Colleen Rooney now Chief Growth Officer at FHAS

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• US Army gets green light on $116M JRTC Information Technology support contract
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🎉 Events to get in on now:

• TODAY: HHS/CMS Online Happy Hour sponsored by GovCon Growth Solutions and Steer Operational Solutions
• Industry Day: USSOCOM SOF Global Services Delivery
• NIH CIT now locked in to join CMS/VA/DHS/EPA & NASA SEWP for the June 13th Advancing Federal Innovation Through AI, Agile Acquisition event. Details here.
• Is DoD a focus in FY26? Join top Army/DLA/Navy/Air Force/CDAO Leaders and industry innovators to discuss emerging priorities and opportunities for growth. Details here.

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