Inside GovCon: Weekly Highlights ( SEP 19, 2025- SEP 25, 2025) )

CGI FEDERAL SECURES $214M CONTRACT FOR PASSPORT PERSONALIZATION FACILITIES SUPPORT

CGI Federal secured $213.8 million from the Department of State to manage end-to-end support for U.S. passport book print personalization facilities, including operations, staffing, and security.

SHUTDOWN LOOMS: GOVERNMENT AGENCIES UNCLEAR ON CONTINGENCY PLANS

Days before the government's funding deadline, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) website that typically posts agency contingency plans for a shutdown is completely blank, leaving the breakdown of furloughed versus excepted federal employees unclear.

MASS LAYOFFS ON THE TABLE: OMB DIRECTS AGENCIES TO PREPARE FOR SHUTDOWN RIFS

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sent a memo to federal agencies instructing them to prepare reduction-in-force (RIF) notices - a federal term for layoffs - for employees in programs with discretionary funding, in addition to standard furlough notices, if a government shutdown occurs.

CYBER WARFARE TRAINING GETS AN AI UPGRADE AS CYBERBIT ACQUIRES RANGEFORCE

Cyber bit acquired Range Force to form a combined company focused on delivering AI-powered operational cyber readiness platforms and related capabilities to government and commercial clients globally.

RAFT SECURES $349M USSOCOM CONTRACT TO BOOST BATTLEFIELD AI AND DATA DELIVERY

Defense technology company Raft secured $349 million from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to enhance the delivery of AI and edge-toenterprise data across the Department of Defense.

KAZAKHSTAN SEALS WABTEC'S RECORD $4.2 BILLION LOCOMOTIVE DEAL

Wabtec Corp. signed a deal worth $4.2 billion with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ) for 300 Evolution series locomotives and 15 years of servicing.