Inside GovCon: Weekly Highlights ( DEC 12, 2025 - DEC 18, 2025 )

SIKORSKY WINS $433M BLACK HAWK PRODUCTION MODIFICATION

Sikorsky secured a $433.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Army to fund Program Year Five of the Black Hawk multi-year contract, which covers the delivery of nine UH60M and 15 HH-60M helicopters.

BAE AWARDED $118M CONTRACT FOR NAVY DESTROYER OVERHAUL

BAE Systems received a $117.7 million modification from the U.S. Navy to perform depot-level modernization, maintenance, and repair on the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98).

INDUSTRY CONCERNED OVER DOD'S INCONSISTENT SOFTWARE SECURITY STANDARDS

Defense vendors noted a general lack of consistent and standardized methods for software attestation processes within the DoD, making it unclear what evidence or documentation is required for compliance.

NAVY ISSUES RFP FOR POTENTIAL $350M SEABED TO SPACE ISR CONTRACT

The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific) is soliciting proposals for multiple indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts valued up to $349.9 million for developing and fielding intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems.

SBA LAUNCHES COMPREHENSIVE AUDIT OF ALL 8(A) PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

The Small Business Administration (SBA) initiated a "full-scale audit" of all active 8(a) participants, demanding extensive financial and operational records for the last three fiscal years by a strict deadline of January 5, 2026.

SENATE APPROVES $901B DEFENSE BILL, DEMANDING HEGSETH RELEASE BOAT STRIKE VIDEO

The Senate passed the annual military policy bill, authorizing $901 billion in defense programs and including a measure that threatens to withhold a quarter of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget until he provides video of boat strikes.