Inside GovCon: Weekly Highlights ( SEP 04, 2025 - SEP 11, 2025 )
From regulatory shifts to key contract awards, here’s what shaped the GovCon landscape this past week.
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September 11, 2025
GSA ANNOUNCES INITIAL AWARDEES FOR OASIS+ CONTRACTS ACROSS MULTIPLE CATEGORIES
The General Services Administration (GSA) announced apparent awardees for its OASIS+ contract program across unrestricted and various small business categories, designed for federal agencies' integrated service-based solutions.
GENERAL ATOMICS AWARDED $14.1 BILLION AIR FORCE CONTRACT FOR MQ-9 REAPER DRONE SUPPORT
General Atomics' aeronautical systems business unit secured a $14.1 billion Air Force contract to support the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, including development, procurement, sustainment, and foreign military sales.
NAVY AWARDS $15 BILLION CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO 10 FIRMS FOR GUAM AND PACIFIC PROJECTS
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific awarded a $15 billion multi-award construction contract to 10 companies for projects in Guam and the broader Pacific area, with an initial task order for a school facility at Andersen Air Force Base.
PENTAGON RELEASES FINAL RULE FOR CYBERSECURITY MATURITY MODEL CERTIFICATION (CMMC) PROGRAM
The Pentagon issued the final Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) rule (48 CFR) for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, effective in November, mandating cybersecurity assessments for contractors handling sensitive unclassified information.
TEXTRON'S ATAC WINS $198 MILLION MARINE CORPS CONTRACT FOR F-35 PILOT TRAINING SUPPORT
Textron subsidiary Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) won a $198 million Marine Corps task order to provide adversary air (ADAIR) flight services for F-35 stealth strike fighter training on the East Coast.
UES SECURES $747 MILLION AIR FORCE CONTRACTS FOR EM SPECTRUM RESEARCH PROGRAM
UES was awarded contracts totaling $747.1 million by the Air Force for research under the High Performance Electromagnetic Spectrum Survivable Materials Advancement (HELMSSMAN)
program, focusing on electromagnetic spectrum effects on materials and systems.
WHITE HOUSE PROPOSES SHORT-TERM SPENDING BILL TO PREVENT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN BY JANUARY 31
The White House is advocating for a four-month stopgap spending bill, extending through January 31, 2026, to prevent a government shutdown as Congress struggles to pass comprehensive fiscal year 2026 appropriations.