A Continuing Resolution Is (Probably) on the Horizon
At this point, anyone keenly watching the budget process every year can tell you the likelihood of a continuing resolution (CR) being passed as opposed to a new budget by Oct 1st is all but guaranteed. CRs act as a temporary stopgap designed to avoid a government shutdown. However, it also locks funding to the previous fiscal year’s level and prevents new projects from getting started. Projects then remain under operations and maintenance until a new budget, with new requirements, is passed.
The DoD’s Matchmaking Platform for IT Companies
The Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) recently introduced the Digital OnRamp Platform, designed to connect private sector organizations with DoD opportunities. It’s scheduled for release in the fall of 2025, and leverages advanced AI and large language model (LLM) technologies to simplify and enhance the process of matching private sector capabilities with defense needs
The DoD’s Latest Supply Chain Cybersecurity Strategy
The DoD is rolling out aggressive updates to its supply chain cybersecurity framework. If you sell software, services or infrastructure into the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), expect tighter requirements, faster timelines and zero tolerance for compliance gaps. These changes affect your ability to win and keep DoD contracts—especially with new programs like:
Forging the Future: The Army Transformation Initiative
On Thursday April 30th, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth released a memo for the U.S. Army to undergo a “comprehensive transformation”.
ICYMI: NASCIO’s 2025 Mid-Year Conference Rundown
The 2025 National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) Midyear Conference took place in Philadelphia, PA where state technology leaders shared insights into their top technology priorities for this year. Some of the key focus areas included AI with emphasis on generative AI, data management, governance and quality and cybersecurity and risk management.
Federal IT Procurement Centralization: GSA’s Role
The White House recently introduced a major change in how the federal government plans to procure goods and services in its ongoing effort to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse. In an Executive Order published on March 20, 2025, it calls for all federal procurement to consolidate under General Services Administration (GSA) management. This essentially centralizes all federal agencies’ purchasing of technology products and services to one agency.
IT’s Role in the 2025 Student Experience
This year, higher education is undergoing a transformative shift and education institutions must now keep pace with the expectations of the modern world. Emerging and innovative technology is at the forefront of this transformation, with a focus on boosting flexibility, expanding access to student services and enhancing the individualized student experience with more personalized learning options.
Two New Federal Memos Embrace Emerging Tech and Efficiency in AI
In the first week of his administration, President Trump issued the “Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence” executive order (EO).
Fast Flux
On April 3, 2025, the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency released a joint cybersecurity advisory alongside the National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre on a cyberattack technique known as “fast flux.” In a cyberattack using fast flux, cyber attackers rapidly change Domain Name System (DNS) records to obscure the locations of malicious servers and create resilient command and control (C2) infrastructure, thereb
DISA’s Latest Data Strategy
In March 2025, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) released its FY25-FY27 data strategy. The strategy consists of three lines of effort (LOE) and follows DISA’s Data Strategy Implementation Plan for FY 2022-2024. IT Companies interested in contracting with DISA should be aware of the data strategy as the strategy will influence DISA’s IT procurement decisions over the next two years.