The Washington Inquisitor
Defense Contracts
Coverage of the largest defense contracts and contractors: major awards and programs, bid protests, cost overruns and audits, and the companies’ money and influence in Washington, built on federal spending data, Pentagon contract announcements and GAO and inspector general reports.
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Defense contractor PACs gave $10.4 million to federal candidates this cycle, FEC records show
PACs of 12 major defense contractors gave to 431 candidates in both parties, with about 59% going to Republicans, who hold majorities in both chambers.
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Pentagon awards $3.7 billion in medical supply contracts to Cardinal Health, McKesson and Concordance
The Defense Logistics Agency’s medical-surgical prime vendor awards made up most of about $4.6 billion in contract actions the Pentagon announced Oct. 27.
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Space Force awards first operational space-reserve contracts, worth $1.37 million, to six tracking firms
Space Systems Command issued its first operational Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve contracts to six space-tracking companies, a total of $1.37 million, as questions over wartime terms remain open.
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Air Force adds three small businesses to $5.4 billion adversary-air contract; orders so far total $96 million
KestrelX, A2G International and Fleet Adversary Support and Training joined the Air Force’s Contracted Air Support vehicle. Federal records show about $96 million obligated on orders to date against the $5.4 billion…
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GAO denies MIL Corp. protest of $156.1 million Navy IT task order to BAE Systems
GAO upheld the Navy’s finding that The MIL Corporation’s offer failed a master’s degree requirement for a key position, leaving a $156.1 million NAWCAD IT task order with BAE Systems.