Department of Homeland Security
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Awards
AWS Wins $2.56B DHS Cumulus Single-Award Cloud IDIQ — First Agencywide Hyperscaler Deal for Homeland Security
Amazon Web Services was awarded a $2.56B single-award IDIQ contract by the Department of Homeland Security on June 15, 2026, under the Cumulus cloud program — the first agencywide enterprise cloud vehicle in DHS history, covering IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, and professional services.
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Policy
Senate Democrat Presses Pentagon on Safety Risks of 90-Day Autonomous Weapons Policy Rewrite Under NSPM-11
Senator Ruben Gallego sent a June 12 letter to Defense Secretary Hegseth demanding answers on civilian harm mitigation as NSPM-11 compresses a rewrite of DoD Directive 3000.09 into 90 days while rescinding Biden-era AI oversight requirements.
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Enforcement
ICE Awards BI2 Technologies $25.1M Sole-Source Contract for 1,570 Iris Scanners
ICE awarded Massachusetts-based BI2 Technologies a $25.1 million no-bid contract for 1,570 handheld iris scanners and support services, citing the firm as the only source of handheld iris scanning equipment that meets ICE's operational specifications for biometric identification.
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Protests
GAO Denies Servexo Protest Over USDA Security Contract at NBAF
The GAO on June 8, 2026 denied Servexo Protective Services' bid protest against the USDA's $25,519,755 award of a security guard contract at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, finding the agency's price reasonableness determination and technical evaluation were reasonable.
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Awards
CBP Awards Anduril $363 Million for AI-Enabled Extended Range Sentry Towers Along Southwest Border
CBP awarded Anduril $363M for 200+ autonomous Extended Range Sentry Towers on the southwest border. Awarded December 2025, publicly disclosed June 12, 2026; 40+ units already delivered.
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Awards
ICE Issues $50M–$100M Sole-Source Pre-Award Notice to TRM Labs for Crypto Analytics Support
ICE issued a June 10, 2026 pre-award notice for a sole-source award to TRM Labs worth $50M–$100M, covering blockchain analytics and cybercrime support for the Homeland Security Task Force Cyber Disruption Center.
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Awards
Pentagon Validates CACI's SkyValor as Joint-Force Counter-Drone Platform After Border Testing at MCAS Yuma
The Pentagon has validated CACI International's SkyValor counter-UAS system for deployment across the entire Joint Force following a two-day evaluation at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in mid-May 2026. No contract value was disclosed.
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Policy
GAO finds DHS acquisitions $11.4B over cost projections — and the oversight office that should catch it was dissolved
A new GAO report finds DHS's 27 major acquisition programs are $11.4B over original cost projections. The department's central oversight office was dissolved in October 2025, creating a gap that wasn't partially filled until May 2026.
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Awards
CBP Solicits $50M–$100M Small-Business Follow-On for Border Surveillance Lifecycle Maintenance
CBP is soliciting a small-business firm to run a centralized Lifecycle Maintenance and Sustainment Working Group covering Integrated Surveillance Towers and Modular Mobile Surveillance Systems. Estimated value is $50M–$100M; incumbent CGI Federal holds the current contract.
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Awards
USCIS Plans $100M+ Small-Business Set-Aside for Immigration Biometrics IT Under New IBIS Program
USCIS is planning a full small-business set-aside exceeding $100M to develop and sustain the Immigration Biometrics and Identity Services system — covering AI/ML, biometrics, cloud DevSecOps, and entity resolution for immigration processing. Solicitation expected October 2026.
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Policy
Trump EO Mandates Fixed-Price Contracting as Federal Default, OMB Guidance Due June 14
President Trump's April 30 executive order makes fixed-price contracts the federal procurement default and requires OMB guidance by June 14, agency-head justifications for large cost-reimbursement awards, and a 90-day review of the 10 largest non-fixed-price contracts at every agency.
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Protests
Court of Federal Claims Tosses CSI Aviation Protest of $915M ICE Deportation-Flight Award to Salus, Citing Lack of Standing
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims dismissed CSI Aviation's protest of a $915M ICE deportation-flight contract awarded to Salus Worldwide, holding CSI lacked standing because it never showed it could perform the work. The award stands despite a compressed, non-competitive procurement.
