Federal Workforce Research

The U.S. military faces structural limits in sustaining Indo-Pacific forces due to vast distances, a fragile sealift fleet, and legacy supply mindsets. Leidos and Rune fuse AI stacks to close the gap.

The Pentagon accepts applications for the 12-month paid Cyber RAP through July 17, 2026. This civilian-only registered apprenticeship builds cyber skills without degree requirements, amid clearance delays.

Asylon receives Phase 3 MARIA contract from WR-ALC to advance autonomous robotic inspection of aircraft at Robins Air Force Base, addressing depot maintenance backlogs through drone and ground robot systems.

Anduril Industries and Poland's PGZ agreed to build Barracuda-500M cruise missiles in Bydgoszcz, extending US mass-producible missile production to Europe and shifting defense engineering to software-defined integration.

Article examines unverified claims that SpaceX's Transporter-17 carried the first commercial nuclear-powered satellite, covering fission basics, regulatory gaps, Starshield's role, and talent shortages.

GSA hired only four career employees in December 2025 while government-wide separations outpaced hires nearly 3:1. GAO found GSA cut Public Buildings Service staff by nearly half without workforce planning, risking the Federal Buildings Fund's ability to manage 359 million square feet of federal spa

The Air Force's BIM program is driving a hiring surge to replace legacy base networks with modern infrastructure for CJADC2. General Dynamics IT won the first $131M task order under a $12.5B IDIQ, while DoD civilian IT hires spike. BIM integrates with ABMS digital infrastructure to enable contested

Maxar Technologies split into Vantor (intelligence) and Lanteris (space systems) after Advent International acquisition. The article examines how the separation creates two distinct hiring pipelines from the same talent pool, compares structural models from Boeing and SAR providers, and analyzes tra

The B-21 Raider entered initial production in 2024 with first delivery in 2025. The Air Force is using Direct Hire Authority to rapidly staff mechanic positions at Ellsworth AFB for 2027 operations. Northrop Grumman's pipeline includes a national apprenticeship program, legacy maintenance training v

The Office of Personnel Management has extended blanket Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) through 2026, streamlining federal workforce restructuring. Agencies can now use a standardized template linked to the Deferred Resignation Program (DRP), eliminating individual case-by-case approvals

CACI rehires Tom Kirkland as Executive Vice President of Electronic Warfare after his Pentagon tenure as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for EW. He will lead CACI's EW division as the DoD accelerates investment in cognitive EW, electromagnetic maneuver warfare, and spectrum dominance, driven b

EPA is cutting 3,700 positions (23% of staff) through voluntary exits and RIF, eliminating its Office of Research and Development. The agency must oversee $103B in IRA and infrastructure grants with a gutted scientific workforce, shifting oversight to contractors.

Federal agencies cut 317k jobs, boosting contractor reliance. GSA's OneGov initiative and SAP deals aim for 2027 IT modernization.

The Air Force awards Boeing the NGAD EMD contract for the F-47 sixth-gen fighter, amid budget constraints and hiring challenges affecting development.

In December 2025 the Navy cut 3,706 civilian jobs across its four public shipyards, prompting congressional action and concerns over private‑sector capacity to replace the workforce.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports a 44% surge in applications from Jan-Apr 2025, driven by up to $60K incentives. Tech contracts like BEAGLE and Smart Wall support modernization efforts targeting veterans and officers.

The DoD's Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract with AWS, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle supports the Pentagon's plan to deploy AI-driven warfighting tools by 2026, focusing on enterprise cloud expansion and software modernization.

Anduril secures Air Force CCA production contract, expands in Israel, partners with AWS, and impacts US defense workforce dynamics.

CBP's early-2025 hiring surge draws 34,650 applications, adds $60K bonuses, $190B DHS funding, and faces tech procurement and workforce gaps.

GSA’s OneGov strategy, launched April 2025, consolidates federal IT purchasing into a single buyer model, offering discounts and streamlined procurement. The initiative is backed by a sweeping FAR overhaul and faces workforce reductions in GSA’s Technology Transformation Services.

Lockheed Martin acquires Ultra Maritime for $3.5B to advance autonomous undersea warfare, accelerating Orca XLUUV development and AI-driven sensor networks.

The Navy met its FY2025 IT recruitment goal early, awarded a $350M cyber contract to Lockheed Martin, and spurred job growth in Florida's Space Coast as part of a broader cyber defense initiative.

Booz Allen Hamilton and OpenAI partner to enable secure deployment of frontier AI models in U.S. government classified networks via model distillation, air-gapped hosting, and SCIF integration, marking a breakthrough for defense and intelligence missions.

The DoD is reshaping its workforce to support the Replicator initiative's goal of fielding thousands of autonomous systems by 2025. Anduril leads CCA production, while contractors like Leidos expand AI capabilities to meet growing demand for autonomous technologies.