Podcasts about GSA

The Trump administration unveiled an artificial intelligence chatbot Tuesday that it views as a new front door for services from the federal government. America.gov, which launched Tuesday morning, opens with a search bar inviting users to ask anything — from booking a campsite at a national park, to getting a passport for their child, to replacing their Social Security card. “Whatever you need from the government, start here,” the homepage says. “Under the hood, America.gov is an extraordinary use of AI designed to improve your life. It's trained specifically on one official source of truth: The United States Government,” Joe Gebbia, the U.S. Chief Design Officer and co-founder of Airbnb, said during the launch event in Washington, D.C. According to remarks Gebbia made to CNBC's Squawk Box on Tuesday, the platform is powered by Google's Gemini and Elon Musk's Grok. The initiative comes as the Trump administration has, generally, sought to increase the use of AI in government and decrease restrictions on the technology. Google has extended its OneGov deal with the General Services Administration for its artificial intelligence Gemini, according to a Tuesday website update. The deal, which charged $0.47 per agency for one year for Gemini for Government and gave 20% off list for first-party cloud services, was set to expire Wednesday but will now last until Nov. 15. The deal includes Gemini, Google AI platform and tools, FedRAMP High authorized Google Cloud Platform products and builds upon a previous 71% discount Google Workspace agreement, the website says. GSA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Google declined to comment. The extension follows a recent OneGov extension for Anthropic's Claude and a new deal for OpenAI's ChatGPT models. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

For the U.S. federal government in the age of AI, data policy is critical to building better outcomes for the American people. That's the chartering mission of the Federation of American Scientists' new Data Policy Institute, which is led by former U.S. Chief Data Scientist Denice Ross. Ross sits down with FedScoop Senior Reporter Madison Alder to discuss her time supporting the federal government's data utility and accessibility as U.S. chief data scientist and how her new role within the Federation of American Scientists continues that effort, particularly as many federal datasets have vanished from the public domain. A coalition of dozens of software developers and former government employees is calling on the General Services Administration to reverse recent actions related to the U.S. Web Design System, warning that its current direction could have widespread impact on website accessibility. In an open letter shared exclusively with FedScoop, the coalition warned GSA leaders that recent moves to put the lead official at USWDS on administrative leave, implement new leadership, remove contributors to a public GitHub repository for the system, delete public comments and add in new AI programs have put the system and thousands of websites it powers “in jeopardy.” Those actions leave agencies with a difficult question: “Can we continue to treat USWDS as trusted government infrastructure?” the signatories wrote. “Given the removal of experienced community maintainers and user comments from public discussions, we believe the answer, currently, is no.” To remedy the situation, the signers asked GSA to take seven actions, including restoring access to USWDS GitHub for community maintainers, bringing back former leaders and staff, communicating openly, and maintaining “rigorous manual accessibility testing and documented quality assurance.” The takeover of USWDS described in the letter unfolded rapidly over the past several weeks. It more or less began with a move to place USWDS lead Anne Petersen, the final remaining member of the legacy team, on administrative leave at the beginning this month, and a flurry of activity in the GitHub page. Those tensions boiled over last week when a newcomer to the project, Ryan Parker, stated plans to “automate as much accessibility testing as possible across current and future USWDS versions.” The Federal Aviation Administration is asking Congress for an additional $30 billion to reach its modernization goals tied to the overhaul of air traffic control systems and aviation infrastructure. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., introduced the Modern Skies Act on Monday, which lays out the plan including efforts to implement a common automation platform and cloud computing infrastructure. The bill is backed by nearly 60 organizations, including Airlines for America, the Association of Value Airlines, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association. Schmitt appeared Monday alongside representatives from the trade groups, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy at a news conference announcing the plan at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

In Episode 687 of Caching in the NorthWest, the Pacific Northwest's geocaching podcast, we explore EarthCaches: the geology-based geocaches that send you to waterfalls, basalt columns, glacial erratics, volcanic landscapes, and coastal formations instead of a hidden container. LANMonkey joins Chris of the NorthWest and witzend to talk through how to find EarthCaches, how to research the geology before you go, how to answer logging tasks correctly, and how to communicate with cache owners so your log stands. Whether you're a beginner geocacher wondering how EarthCaches work or an experienced cacher looking to sharpen your earth science skills, this episode is packed with practical tips for EarthCaching in Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and beyond. Join us live every Thursday at 7PM PT and find all episodes at https://CachingNW.com. LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Co-Host LANMonkey on Geocaching.com: https://www.geocaching.com/p/?u=LANMonkey  EarthCache Resources EarthCache Program (Geological Society of America): https://www.geosociety.org/what-we-do/in-the-field/earthcache  EarthCache Submission Guidelines: https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/fieldexp/EarthCache/guidelines/home.aspx  EarthCache FAQ: https://rock.geosociety.org/earthcache/faq.htm  New Hiding Guidance for EarthCaches (Geocaching HQ Blog): https://www.geocaching.com/blog/?p=133006 

Login-dot-gov now widely accepts mobile driver's licenses for identity verification, partially in an effort to combat artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes, according to a General Services Administration press release Tuesday. The agency previewed this capability in December 2025, though GSA aimed to make it available by this summer. However, Login is currently only supporting mobile driver's licenses in Google Wallet or Samsung Wallet, and “is in the process of adding support for additional mDL sources.” “​​The new process grants users greater control over their privacy, as they can preview and share only the specific attributes required for verification rather than their entire document,” the release said. Mobile driver's licenses use “cryptographic verification to confirm that a digital credential is valid and has not been altered,” but using them is not mandatory for Login users, it said. “This approach provides additional protection against fraud techniques such as AI-generated deepfakes and counterfeit identity documents,” the release said. As of March, 20 states and one territory offer mobile driver's licenses, the release said, making them available to about 71.5 million people, with 8 million current users. Over 30,000 veterans' health data was exposed in a June cybersecurity incident at the genetic testing laboratory Baylor Genetics, and the Department of Veterans Affairs said the company didn't meet its notification expectations, according to an email sent by an agency official Monday and viewed by FedScoop. Names, dates of birth, medical testing information, lab test results, health insurance data and partial Social Security numbers were accessed by an “unauthorized third party” around June 15, according to the email from the VA notifying congressional staff. However, Baylor reported that it is “not aware of any identity theft, fraud, or misuse of personal information related to this incident at this time,” the email said. “Upon learning of the incident, VA took immediate actions to ensure that affected Veterans are protected, by evaluating Baylor's notification process and compliance with its contractual and security responsibilities,” it said. VA met with Baylor and determined the company's initial notification and information sharing “did not meet VA's expectations for timely, complete, and appropriately coordinated notifications,” it said, and specifically briefed providers with its Pharmacogenomics and Medical Genetics programs. “VA worked with Baylor to improve the notification process and revised Baylor's Interconnection Security Agreement to address delays in Baylor's sharing of breach-related information with VA,” the email said. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

Jason Workmaster, member at Miller & Chevalier, joins Off the Shelf for procurement potpourri, highlighting some of the current developments in federal procurement policy, law, and operations.Workmaster gives his assessment of the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (the RFO), ad shares his thoughts on whether the RFO, specifically the FAR Part 15 rewrite, will reduce the risk of protest. He also provides his insights regarding a series of policy and contracting issues surrounding GSA's Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program, including the potential outcome surrounding GSA's RFI targeting resellers.The discussion turns to the so-called “MAS Blogger's” recent post regarding the use of e-Commerce platforms to fill MAS orders. Other topics include the role of bid protests involving Other Transactions Authority (OTAs) and Commercial Solutions Openings (CSOs).Finally, Workmaster covers a recent decision addressing the constitutionality of the role of relators under the Civil False Claims Act.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you want to know how to get a GSA schedule, this episode explains why the government is consolidating nearly all of its buying onto GSA and why getting on a schedule now gives small businesses first access. Host Eric Coffie breaks down, from a former government end-user's seat, how agencies built their own vehicles like NASA SEWP and DLA TLS, why GSA is now taking control of them, and how upcoming on-ramps, including a summer schedule for service-disabled veterans, open a door that used to stay shut. He also walks through the real math on staffing a contract: a 25% fee on a $100K seat, paid off in about six months, with the rest of the base year and beyond as profit. Listen for the timing move most contractors will miss until it's too late. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Why agencies ignored GSA and did their own thing 00:44 Not all portals are open: the Navy's Seaport 01:00 Staffing math: 25% fee on a $100K seat 01:40 Organic staffing to pay off the fee fast 02:40 How to vet and negotiate a staffing agency 03:34 Pricing the staffing fee into your bid 04:30 The GSA consolidation shift is coming 05:00 On-ramps: Oasis Plus and the summer SDVOSB schedule 05:25 Why short-notice bids scare off most vendors 06:23 GSA taking over NASA SEWP and DLA vehicles 07:47 What GSA schedules were always meant to do 08:15 Why you'll need a schedule under this administration Market Intelligence gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

This week on the Queer News podcast, our top story pays respects to Sophie Lee, and Asia Williams, two black trans women killed in Baltimore this year. In politics, A group of LGBTQ+ middle schoolers sue their school board, and we cover the mass arrests at a lgbtq+ led protest in Istanbul. In culture and entertainment, the queer trans project supplies more than 500 gender-affirming supply kits to Floridian youth, and Chicago's International Film Festival Returns in October with a stunning lineup of queer films. Let's get into it! Want to support this podcast?

The NIH IT Acquisition and Assessment Center, or NITAAC, found there was better than 90% duplication of what it offered and what was already available through IT contract vehicles managed by GSA and NASA.For the first time since NITAAC cancelled CIO-SP4 in February, Ricky Clark, the director of NITAAC, gives Federal News Network executive editor Jason Miller exclusive details about what went into the ultimate decision to end this five-year saga.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Is your agency ready for the quantum revolution? Quantum computing promises incredible breakthroughs, but it also brings new challenges to federal cybersecurity. In this week's episode of Feds At The Edge, we explore how agencies can proactively prepare for the quantum future and protect sensitive data today. While a Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computer (CRQC) may still be on the horizon, adversary tactics like "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" (HNDL) make quantum readiness an immediate priority. U.S. GAO's Marisol Cruz Cain and Leidos' Joe Kovba, along with Rosa Underwood from GSA and Richu Channakeshava of Palo Alto Networks, break down the timeline, discussing how advances in quantum processing will challenge current RSA and Elliptic Curve asymmetric encryption standards. More importantly, our experts share actionable insights on migrating networks to post-quantum standards - such as FIPS 203, FIPS 204, and FIPS 205 - and strategies for balancing this vital operational shift with limited resources and competing cyber demands. Tune in on your favorite podcast platform to hear how agencies can begin preparing today for the cybersecurity challenges and opportunities of the quantum era.

GovCon consulting starts with one skill most people skip: finding the opportunity before you ever find the client. In this episode, consultant Zach Golden walks through a real day in the life, showing exactly how he sources federal opportunities, uses sources sought notices to open doors, and turns a single environmental remediation bid into a new teaming relationship. If you want to consult in government contracting but think you need deep industry expertise first, this one rewires how you approach the whole business. In this episode you'll learn: How to find clients and opportunities at the same time by leading with a live sources sought notice instead of a cold pitch The exact outreach email Zach sends to environmental firms, referencing a real 115th Fighter Wing soil remediation requirement, and why he follows every email with a phone call Why teaming and subcontracting with GSA schedule and IDIQ holders is exploding as spending tightens, and how to position yourself in that market How to sound like an authority in an industry you know nothing about by being honest about where your expertise actually lives (the federal side) Why Zach avoids pricing at all costs and focuses on proposal assembly and technical approach writing to make sure every "shall" requirement gets covered EPISODE CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Finding clients and opportunities at the same time 1:00 - Teaming with GSA and IDIQ prime contractors 1:52 - Choosing an industry and finding a source 2:37 - The exact sources sought outreach email that works 3:53 - Following up by phone and explaining contract vehicles 4:59 - Building prospect lists from the small business database 5:18 - Winning clients in industries you know nothing about 5:43 - Construction ebbs and flows every contractor understands 6:40 - Being honest that your expertise is federal, not technical 7:13 - Checking contract language on annual amounts 7:45 - Why Zach avoids pricing and focuses on technical writing 8:24 - Covering every "shall" in proposal assembly Mindy gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

OpenAI has made a new OneGov deal with the General Services Administration to supply artificial intelligence to all government employees, kicking in after the current $1 per-agency deal ends at the end of the month, the agency announced Thursday. ChatGPT models will be available to the federal government through discounted, consumption-based pricing, the release said, and will last until Dec. 31, 2028. GSA Administrator Ed Forst said the deal supports the government's AI initiative in that it “enhances federal performance, reduces administrative burden, and ensures that agencies can devote more time to delivering results that directly benefit the American people.” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the company is “honored to continue collaborating with GSA.” “Giving public servants secure access to the best AI tools can help government be more efficient, strengthen cybersecurity, and improve the services people rely on,” he said in the statement. Federal agencies will have access to half-off token-based usage across ChatGPT models, including those in FedRAMP-authorized environments, the release said. There will also be no platform-access fee and no spend commitment, so agencies only pay for what they use, it said. Access will be available through federal, state, local and tribal governments through OpenAI directly, through resellers, and supported cloud marketplaces, the announcement said. Agencies can no longer include the Trump administration's “loyalty question” in job listings after a federal court granted a stay motion to block its use in civil service applications. In an order issued Friday, the District Court for the District of Massachusetts sided with the plaintiffs in American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Kupor, ruling that workers applying to agency positions faced irreparable harm in having to answer the question. Within seven days, the Office of Personnel Management is required to provide notice of the stay to all heads or acting heads of departments and agencies that used the question in the hiring process. An OPM spokesperson said the agency does not comment on ongoing litigation. The case, filed in November 2025, challenged a key piece of the OPM's so-called Merit Hiring Plan, which was issued in May of that year. The plan detailed steps aimed at reforming the federal hiring process, including the creation of an essay question in agency job listings that asked applicants how they would “help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role.” Candidates were also asked to identify “one or two relevant Executive Orders or policy initiatives that are” significant to them. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

President Donald Trump has escalated the trade war against Canada. He is now directing GSA and USTR to take $50 billion worth of Canadian goods off the market. Michelle Rook is finding out how this impacts the American farmer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's episode covers a Pentagon directive on supplier cost and pricing, GSA's announcement about suspected procurement fraud, a federal court ruling in the Anthropic case, a new class deviation overhauling Cost Accounting Standards thresholds, and SBA's proposed restructuring of small business size standards, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.

Ken Dodds, executive vice president and general counsel at The Coalition for Common Sense in Government Procurement, joins Off the Shelf for a timely and in-depth discussion of the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) proposed rule amending the size standards. The proposed rule makes significant changes to the size standards. For example, the size standard for IT services goes from $34 million to $531 million and the size standard for consulting services goes from $24.5 million to $295 million. Dodds discusses the implications of the proposed changes, including the impact on competition across the federal market as well as the potential impact on current small, medium, and large businesses.He also provides a tutorial on the basics of the non-manufacturer rule, including what happens when the rule is waived for a procurement. Finally, Dodds shares his thoughts on GSA's proposed AI clause versus commercial practice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The General Services Administration has removed the AbilityOne Commission and National Prison Industries' exception from the Trade Agreements Act for all of its contracts. In a deviation to GSA's acquisition regulations, the agency will now require the commission and all of its non-profits like SourceAmerica and the National Industries for the Blind, to only use products from countries that have existing trade agreements with the U.S. This means there are 78 countries, including China, Vietnam and Thailand, that the AbilityOne Commission and NPI can no longer import products from. This deviation comes on the heels of a letter from GSA to AbilityOne seeking more information about the products they are selling through the schedule contracts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The General Services Administration is seeking to combat identity fraud by adding more device fingerprinting to Login-dot-gov, the government's unified account manager, according to contracting documents posted Tuesday. The “sophistication and volume” of fraud attempts have grown as the service's user base and agency adoption have expanded, the request for information said. While Login-dot-gov already uses fingerprinting within its identity verification flow, “there is an opportunity to enhance the platform's comprehensive fraud prevention strategy,” documents said. “This capability is essential for detecting sophisticated fraud attacks including account takeover, synthetic identity fraud, automated bot activity, residential proxy abuse, and emerging agentic [artificial intelligence] threats,” they said. Device fingerprinting identifies visitors through browser, device and network signals rather than just traditional identifiers like IP addresses or cookies, the request said. The solution GSA is exploring would integrate fingerprinting into account creation and sign-in, provide real-time risk signals for fraud detection and identify returning devices, “even when users attempt to evade detection through VPNs, residential proxies, incognito browsing, cookie clearing, or browser tampering,” the documents said. Homeland Security Investigations is failing to provide its agents with the tech toolbelt needed to address fentanyl entering the U.S., according to an inspector general report published last week. The watchdog found that HSI, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement division, spent millions to develop data analysis and information-sharing tools that underperformed and went unused. The primary technology in question is the HSI-built Repository for Analytics in a Virtualized Environment platform, referred to as RAVEn. The platform was created to host a suite of data-analysis tools that were designed to support criminal investigations. DHS poured more than $150 million into the endeavor and deployed the technology in November 2022. Just three years later, HSI began decommissioning it. “One officer described RAVEn as ‘atrocious,' and another stated the platform hindered drug investigations instead of helping them,” the inspector general office said in the report. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

The GSA Multiple Award Schedule opens a bidding channel outside SAM.gov, where some contracts draw as few as four bidders, and a vendor can register without a prior federal win. Eric Coffie walks through why he moved to the GSA Schedule after three years of bidding on SAM.gov with no traction, how long approval actually takes, and how the Schedule builds a path toward a quarter to half a million in sales and larger vehicles like OASIS and 8(a) STARS. What you'll learn in this episode: Why GSA Schedule contracts often draw fewer bidders than the same work posted on SAM.gov The real GSA approval timeline right now, three months for one SIN and six to nine with the current backlog Why submitting all your SIN codes at once beats filing a modification later How getting vetted on the Schedule positions you for OASIS, Alliant 3, and 8(a) STARS How to use FPDS to check how many vendors actually bid before you pursue an opportunity Chapters: 0:00 - GSA Schedule versus bidding blind on SAM.gov 1:14 - Debrief lessons from a second-place USDA bid 2:30 - Why approvals now need manager sign-off 4:00 - Three years on SAM.gov with no traction 4:48 - Finding four-bidder opportunities inside FPDS 6:20 - Submit every SIN code at once, not later 7:50 - Building toward a half-million and OASIS Mindy gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them.   Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

Throughout 2026, you cast your nominations for the FedScoop 50, and the results are in. Hundreds of top executives from across the government tech landscape are now up for vote to see who will be honored among this year's FedScoop 50. Voting is open now and runs through September 25. Make your voice heard to help us select who will be recognized on this year's list. One of those nominees in the prestigious Golden Gov category for this year is VA Deputy Secretary and currently acting CIO Paul Lawrence. Lawrence joined the Daily Scoop Podcast to discuss his top priorities in both roles, namely the continued rollout of the department's modernized electronic health record with Oracle. Sam Corcos, the Treasury Department's chief information officer who entered the federal government as a member of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, has taken on three roles within the General Services Administration. Corcos now serves as acting director of Technology Transformation Services, acting deputy commissioner for the Federal Acquisition Service, and acting assistant commissioner of Login-dot-gov, according to the GSA. “As a current federal agency CIO, Sam Corcos has led complex technology operations and worked across government to advance the President's technology priorities,” a GSA spokesperson told FedScoop. Before Corcos was made Treasury CIO in May 2025, he was co-founder of Levels, a health tech company. Since joining Treasury as a special adviser in March 2025, Corcos has sought access to government data and, according to Wired, made efforts to unify the API at the IRS. “The Trump Administration is focused on making government more effective, efficient, and responsive, and TTS will continue to be an important part of that effort. We are confident that Sam will help advance that mission,” the spokesperson said. Outgoing federal CIO Greg Barbaccia has led TTS since February and Greg Hogan has overseen Login-dot-gov since April. Lawmakers are pushing back on Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to equip in-the-field agents with gloves that deliver electric shocks. Members of the House Committee on Homeland Security sent a letter last week to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, urging him to intervene and halt the procurement. The signatories included Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, the committee's top Democrat, as well as Reps. Luis Correa of California and Shri Thanedar of Michigan, ranking members of the Border Security and Enforcement, and Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability subcommittees, respectively. The representatives warned of the technology being “incorrectly used or abused by officers resulting in injury or death,” per the letter. In acquisition planning documents published earlier this month, DHS said it intends to invest up to $20 million into Compliant Technologies' Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter devices for Homeland Security Investigations officers and Enforcement Removal Operations agents. The contract is expected to be awarded later this year. “ICE is constantly assessing the needs of our officers in the field to ensure they have the tools and equipment necessary to safely arrest and remove criminal illegal aliens from our country,” a DHS spokesperson said in an email. “Every decision is made with careful consideration and appropriately reviewed to ensure that any technology ICE utilizes is consistent with all applicable law enforcement policies and standards.” The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

Every motor pool eventually hits the same wall: you either buy enough vehicles to cover your busiest day, or you accept that some days you'll come up short. On this episode of The Fleet Success Show, host Marc Canton (VP of Product and Consulting at RTA Fleet) sits down with Sebastian Reszka, who leads public sector sales at Uber, to talk about a third option: using Uber for Business as a flex layer on top of your existing motor pool. Sebastian explains what Uber for Business actually offers government and education fleets, how billing, vehicle-class restrictions, time windows, and destination controls work, and why Uber aims to roll a new program out in under a week. Marc and Sebastian also get into RTA's 80/20 rule of thumb for motor pool sizing, real public-sector rollouts (GSA, Long Beach, Portland), and whether micro-mobility (yes, scooters) is coming to fleet programs next. Timestamps 00:00 Cold open 00:17 Welcome and introductions 01:27 Sebastian's path to Uber's public sector team 04:27 What Uber for Business actually offers fleets 05:43 What is a "motor pool," for anyone new to the term 07:45 The "virtual fleet" concept: augmenting, not replacing 09:02 RTA's 80/20 rule of thumb for motor pool sizing 10:26 How a rollout actually works 12:22 Is the driver included? Clearing up a common assumption 14:54 The managed vs. unmanaged travel program analogy 16:05 Program controls: billing, vehicle class, time, destination 17:15 The data advantage over expense reimbursement 20:24 The "second most common expense line item" joke 21:25 Monthly invoicing and tax exemption for public agencies 22:16 Where Uber for Business is available (70+ countries) 24:11 Why public-sector interest is accelerating 25:05 Real rollouts: GSA, Long Beach, and Portland 26:29 Why universities are one of the fastest-growing segments 27:47 Could scooters and micro-mobility be next? 30:12 Marc's advice: pilot it, don't dictate it 32:07 "Be the service provider, not the fleet czar" 33:42 Why Uber wants to meet fleet software where it already lives 35:22 How fast a program can actually launch 35:48 How to get in touch with Sebastian's team Got a question for Marc or Sebastian, or an idea for a future episode? Email podcast@rtafleet.com. RTA Fleet360 helps public fleet leaders eliminate fleet blind spots with software built specifically for how public fleets operate. Learn more at rtafleet.com. #FleetManagement #PublicFleet #MotorPool #UberForBusiness #GovernmentFleet #FleetSuccessShow Looking to take the next step to fleet success? Start by requesting your free copy of The Fleet Success Playbook. Written by fleet professionals for fleet professionals, the Playbook breaks down the four key pillars of fleet success, and gives you the tools you need to build a truly great fleet. Request your free (yes, really, free!) copy here: https://rtafleet.com/resources/fleet-success-playbook?utm_source=simplecast&utm_medium=footer_notes&utm_campaign=episode_213 Control fleet chaos with RTA Fleet360, proven software designed by fleet managers for fleet managers: https://rtafleet.com/book-a-demo?utm_source=simplecast&utm_medium=footer_notes&utm_campaign=episode_213

The AbilityOne program is coming under new scrutiny for allegedly skirting the Buy American Act and other federal acquisition regulations. The General Services Administration is asking the commission and its partners like the National Industries for the Blind to submit a report by mid-November detailing how they are ensuring they are following federal acquisition laws and regulations. Federal News Network's Jason Miller joins me now to discuss GSA's concerns and what the AbilityOne Commission is doing about them, .See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we take a look at Microsoft Global Secure Access (GSA). It's been a few years since it was announced, and it's time to refresh our thinking on what GSA is today, how companies can use it, and what a rollout in 2026 would look like. Join us in discussing GPUs, VPNs, and what a delivery project would include!(00:00) - Intro and catching up.(03:56) - Show content starts.Show links- Global Secure Access deployment guide- Private Access deployment plan- Global Secure Access operations guide- Enable Intelligent Local Access- Configure Private Access for Active Directory domain controllers (preview)- What is Global Secure Access (licensing overview)- Break-glass script for compliant network policies- Our previous take: Episode 201- Give us feedback!

In this episode of The CX Tipping Point Podcast, Martha Dorris sits down with Erik Arnold, Director of GovWizely, to explore how search and artificial intelligence are reshaping the way people find and interact with government information.Drawing on his extensive experience in search technology, including his work with USA.gov and Search.gov at the General Services Administration (GSA), Erik shares insights into the critical role search plays in connecting the public with trusted, authoritative information across government agencies.Martha and Erik discuss the potential for AI to move government services beyond simply providing information toward delivering more seamless, integrated experiences. They explore how AI could help agencies break down data silos, automate complex processes, and better support people through important life events—such as navigating a name change across multiple government systems.The conversation also examines what it will take to successfully implement AI in government, from adopting product-focused and agile approaches to addressing workforce and cultural change. Erik offers his perspective on how AI may reshape government jobs, emphasizing that the technology is more likely to transform roles and responsibilities than simply reduce headcount.Tune in for a thoughtful conversation about the evolution of government search, the future of AI-enabled services, and what agencies can do today to create simpler, more connected experiences for the public.Connect with Erik Arnold: erik@govwizely.comThank you for listening to this episode of The CX Tipping Point Podcast! If you enjoyed it, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners!Stay Connected:Follow us on social media:LinkedIn: @DorrisConsultingInternationalTwitter: @DorrisConsultngFacebook: @DCInternationalResources Mentioned:Citizen Services Newsletter2024 Service to the Citizen Awards Nomination Form

Special thanks to Allocore for supporting this episode. Ensuring politicians remain accountable to those who vote for them is no easy feat, but our guest this episode may have the solution. On this episode of the GovNavigators Show, Robert and Adam try not to have too much fun talking with John Bernard, Founder, President, and CEO of America's Pulse, as he takes us through his project to measure state performance and connect citizens' priorities directly to their elected officials. Plus, learn how America's Pulse is building a direct-input democracy that extends beyond elections, and how you can use it to make your voice heard. Show Notes Allocore.com Washington Post: Divers recover a bottle of Guinness from a 162-year-old shipwreck OMB: TikTok Memo M-26-17 White House: Expanding Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime Nextgov/FCW: Palantir calls on GSA to withdraw draft AI acquisition rule Washington Technology: Palantir's no-bid pipeline just got bigger Treasury: FinCEN Permanently Ends Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for Millions of Small Business Owners Amazon: Government That Works: The Results Revolution in the States Amazon: Business at the Speed of Now  America's Pulse: Americaspulse.org Harvard University: The 3.5% rule What's on the GovNavigators' radar?  August 20th  AWS and Carahsoft Missions Made Possible: A FedTech Innovation Summit, Arlington, VA August 24th  A Hole in One with ACT-IAC, Leesburg, VA August 26th-27th  AFCEA and INSA's 2026 Intelligence and National Security Summit, Bethesda, MD August 27th  The MeriTalk Mission Room on Agentic AI and the New Federal Workflow, Washington, D.C. August 27th  Potomac Officers Club 2026 Navy Summit, Falls Church, VA 

Some OneGov artificial intelligence deals will be extended and some companies will be offering new deals for others, a General Services Administration official said last week. Birgit Smeltzer, director of the agency's Office of IT Products, asked for people to “keep working with us” as GSA negotiates bargains. “Some of the [original equipment manufacturers] have already agreed to extend some of the limited-time offers, and some are looking at producing new offers for us,” she said. “We continue to work very closely with the OEMs to get extension of those offers, or maybe get new offers in place. We look very much at what makes sense for the government and what may not have taken flight so much, and put some offers out there that work for our agencies.” Smeltzer told FedScoop that some of the OEMs include the AI offerings, as well as other deals, but did not say when the new deals will be announced. Three popular deals — for OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude — are expiring next month. Touting prices as little as $0.47 to $1 per agency, the barrier to entry to state-of-the-art technology has all but vanished — by design. Founded in response to President Donald Trump's executive order for more “cost-effective” solutions in federal contracts, the GSA has said OneGov deals accelerate AI adoption across agencies. Smeltzer also said the AI limited-time offers alone have saved the government $1.4 billion, and some agencies have used the deals to negotiate their own contracts outside of GSA. Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg's new instruction for the Pentagon to provide nearly $244 million through March for undisclosed Palantir products was influenced by the Trump administration's Business Operators for National Defense program, according to two sources who said it also illustrates the government's plans to further fast-track the tech giant's military offerings. The somewhat vague, one-page memorandum — entitled “Funding Palantir” — was issued Aug. 4 and viewed by DefenseScoop last Wednesday. “Palantir is providing valuable support to improve efficiencies with the defense industrial base,” Feinberg wrote. “Their efforts are improving Department of War and prime contractor understanding of delays in production and maintenance of critical munitions and delivery vehicles, which are already resulting in process improvements.” Officially changing the Defense Department's name requires an act of Congress, but President Donald Trump rebranded DOD as the Department of War last year. In the memo that surfaced last week, Feinberg directed the under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment and the Pentagon comptroller to “fund up to $243.9M for Palantir services through March 31, 2027” and to “work with the Military Departments to identify funding options for the period April 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028, as needed.” The deputy secretary did not indicate what specific Palantir products and services this fresh funding would enable and advance, or identify which pools of money across the agency the investments would flow from. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

Federal agencies signal upcoming contract dollars through the president's budget months before a solicitation ever posts, and the FY2027 budget was published just weeks ago. Tracy Marcinowski, a former Air Force contracting officer who rose to Assistant Commissioner for Acquisitions at GSA's Public Building Service, a $4 billion organization, walks through how a small business reads that budget to find where the money is going before competitors do. What you'll learn in this episode: Why a signed GSA schedule or OASIS Plus contract can carry zero obligated dollars, and what you still have to do after you win one How to read the president's budget to spot which agencies and programs will have money next year Where federal spending data went after SAM.gov absorbed FPDS and USASpending, and how to pull it now Which GSA vehicle actually fits your business, and why the schedules are often the wrong first move The right people to reach inside an agency, program managers and requirements owners, not the CEO Chapters: 0:00 - Tracy Marcinowski's path from Air Force to GSA 3:00 - Why the government does not buy everything 9:00 - The vendor who pitched the wrong buyer six times 11:30 - Who inside an agency actually shapes requirements 15:30 - Choosing a contract vehicle that fits what you sell 17:30 - Starting research with the president's budget 23:30 - Why GSA is the easiest agency to break into 25:00 - CMMC, NIST, and Department of War requirements 32:30 - Action steps for a first-time small business Mindy gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

This week on the Queer News podcast, fIn politics, trans troops continue fighting for their right to serve in the military and Iowa teachers receive a settlement after being suspended for a drag show. In sports, Cleveland announces a new WNBA team and transphobes have entered the WNBA chat. And last but not least, In culture and entertainment, the thrive fund has opened grant applications for gender-affirming care and you might meet the criteria. Let's get into it! Want to support this podcast?

GSA published a draft AI acquisition rule to standardize federal procurement of AI systems, including documentation, testing, and data governance clauses. Palantir asked GSA to withdraw the draft, citing risks to proprietary information and concerns about data rights. The company urged outcome-based requirements focused on performance, limitations, and safeguards. GSA requested public input on scoping disclosures and aligning the draft with existing cybersecurity and software assurance requirements. Procurement experts warned about potential conflicts across agencies and pricing risks tied to data rights. The final rule will influence proposal strategies, compliance investments, and pricing models for government contractors. Learn more on this news by visiting us at: https://greyjournal.net/news/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

GSA Schedule contracts account for most federal spending that never appears on SAM.gov, which surfaces only about 25 percent of all government contracts. Eric Coffie breaks down how a small business with $250,000 in annual sales qualifies for the GSA Schedule, why every award makes you the prime, and how to price a bid you will be locked into for five years. What you'll learn in this episode: Why SAM.gov shows only 25 percent of contracts and where the other 75 percent live The $250,000 in yearly sales that is the lowest barrier of entry onto a GSA Schedule Why a GSA Schedule award makes you the prime, so you cannot join as a subcontractor How to set labor category pricing you will be locked into for a full five years Why GSA opportunities often draw only 3 or 4 bidders, and how that helps you win Chapters: 0:00 - GSA purge of 570 inactive schedule holders 1:30 - The $250K sales barrier to qualify 2:50 - Why schedules hold contracts SAM.gov never shows 4:00 - Prime only, why you cannot subcontract on 5:20 - Locking your pricing in for five years 6:40 - Fewer bidders and how pricing gets checked 8:00 - Doing the math so you can live with it Mindy gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

Large prime contractors that are locked out of small business set-asides need a small business subcontractor to even bid on certain federal opportunities, and a non-exclusive partnership lets one small business support several primes on the same deal. Ryan Atencio breaks down how consistent visibility with contracting officers and primes turns cold outreach into primes calling him first, even before his GSA Schedule was active. What you'll learn in this episode: Why non-exclusive partnerships let a small business subcontractor work with multiple large primes on the same opportunity without picking sides How a GSA Schedule creates a live opportunity feed so you stop missing federal work that drops without warning Why large businesses need a small business partner to even qualify for certain set-aside opportunities How partnering with a tribal 8(a) entity opens sole source contracts that are closed to everyone else Why offering first right of refusal to primes turns a one-way ask into a two-way business relationship Chapters: 0:00 - Why visibility and relationships decide who gets the call 0:00 - Missing a GSA opportunity before the schedule was active 0:00 - Why non-exclusive partnerships protect a small subcontractor 0:00 - What large primes actually want from a small business partner 0:00 - Using a woman owned small business to shape the statement of work 0:00 - Why a tribal 8(a) partner unlocks sole source awards 0:00 - Business development, capture, and sales as one discipline Mindy gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

Throughout 2026, you cast your nominations for the FedScoop 50, and the results are in. Hundreds of top executives from across the government tech landscape are now up for vote to see who will be honored among this year's FedScoop 50. Voting is open now and runs through September 25. Make your voice heard to help us select who will be recognized on this year's list. One of those nominees in the prestigious Golden Gov category for this year is Department of Energy CIO Dawn Zimmer. Zimmer joined the Daily Scoop Podcast to discuss how the agency is balancing innovation and security in the age of AI, what the Genesis Mission means for her office, how AI adoption is going across the department and much more. A senior General Services Administration technology official has been placed on administrative leave after criticizing the government's veterans' hiring preference on his personal LinkedIn page, the agency confirmed Monday. Pete Waterman, director of FedRAMP and a career GSA official, said in the July post that his office needs experienced tech professionals, but federal hiring is “terribly broken.” “Veterans preference is brutally unfair when taken to the extreme of blocking any consideration of non-veterans, but we're seeing that everywhere these days,” he wrote. “The future for FedRAMP is pretty dark if we can't hire experts from private sector who have actually worked on cloud services.” GSA Administrator Edward Forst said in a statement that “we categorically and completely disagree with a senior employee's recent remarks denigrating veterans preferences in hiring,” noting that veterans represent about 30% of GSA's workforce. “GSA has zero tolerance for comments that disparage or disrespect America's veterans,” Forst said. “The men and women who have worn and continue to wear our nation's uniforms deserve our respect and unwavering support.” Veterans' preference requires federal agencies to prioritize hiring qualified veterans before civilians. OpenAI's self-reported breach in which an agent escaped testing and autonomously hacked the open-source AI tool company Hugging Face is generating interest in a congressional investigation. In a Friday open letter, dozens of public interest groups, progressive organizations, and academics urged lawmakers to open an investigation into the incident to determine whether stronger safeguards and independent oversight of AI model development and testing is needed. They called the incident “a historic inflection point” for AI. The letter comes after OpenAI's July 21 disclosure of the breach added fuel to the fire of preexisting concerns about the capabilities of the ever-learning technology. According to the ChatGPT maker's statement, an agent driven by several of its models found a way to break free of a testing sandbox, gain internet access, and discover ways to breach Hugging Face — all in an effort to cheat on a benchmarking test. OpenAI has been working with Hugging Face and third-party organizations to investigate and analyze the incident. The organizations that wrote the letter argued the incident arose from OpenAI's own choices on system capabilities and testing design, including decisions it made on objectives for the agent and safeguards to prevent any issues. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every Monday-Friday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast  on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify and YouTube.

Greg Barbaccia's impending departure from the federal chief information officer role after 18 months in it is one of a handful of headline topics that got industry's attention over the past six weeks. As NextGov/FCW's executive editor, Jessie Bur captains a team of reporters who cover developments across the government landscape with an eye toward those that overlap with our areas of interest here at WT. Jessie joins Nick and Ross for this episode to take a tour around the world of Fed Tech news and happenings, starting with Barbaccia's pending exit from government and ending with the CMMC security standard's very murky future. Their discussion agenda also includes the GovExec news team's sit-down discussion with Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-Virginia), whose district includes many federal employees and contractors. Artificial intelligence storylines and the OneGov technology acquisition program enter the chat too. Greg Barbaccia to leave federal CIO role at end of August HUD CIO tapped to lead Interior tech shop, people familiar say Interior CIO Paul McInerny exits position Transportation's tech chief Pavan Pidugu to depart in September Inside the federal CIO's culture-first approach Lawmaker warns of administration's ‘fetishization' of Silicon Valley startups Connolly's successor, James Walkinshaw, looks to carry on his IT and workforce legacy Energy expects $74M in annual savings from new AI and data tools AI, once relegated to helping hackers with certain tasks, can now power every stage of a cyberattack 7 tech companies commit to protect consumers from rising electricity prices Anthropic hires Teresa Carlson as public sector lead Anthropic held cyberthreat briefings with agency CIOs last month GSA is eyeing OneGov savings beyond software and tech, official says OneGov's discounted deals are ‘a first step' to longer-term contracts, officials say Nearly 3.4M users across government can use AI through OneGov, GSA official says CMMC suspension caught industry off guard, but the reasons did not Not again! CMMC's comprehensive review is déjà vu all over again DOD suspends CMMC Phase 2, launches 60-day ‘reform' review

Today on the Federal Drive with Terry Gerton The Defense Department has paused part of its cybersecurity certification program, but contractors still have cybersecurity obligations. So who's currently responsible for proving compliance As agencies rethink cybersecurity requirements, they're also working through how to manage risks associated with artificial intelligence. GSA's latest AI contract clause is getting a better reception from industry, but key questions remain If there's a common thread running through debates over cybersecurity requirements, AI rules, and other acquisition policies, it's uncertainty. Contractors are still trying to understand what government expects of themSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

GSA is taking another run at what could become the federal government's first acquisition clause focused specifically on large language models. After significant industry pushback, the agency revised its proposal and is now reviewing feedback on a new draft. Here to breakdown the feedback from last week's public listening session is Dan Ramish, partner at Haynes Boone.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on the GovNavigators Show, Robert and Adam welcome Dana Fowler, member of the GovNavigators Network, to walk us through her career path and offer insights on government performance reform. Dana details her interesting start in the federal government as “basically a deckhand on a fishing boat,” before moving onto the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the CDC, the Performance Improvement Council within GSA, and the Department of the Interior, in a performance management field she never expected to be a part of. The show raises the importance of leveraging data for decision-making, measuring the right things for the right reasons, and the value of an outside perspective. Plus, Dana gives us a peek into her new projects that work on government reform from the outside, using the knowledge she's collected as a “practitioner” within. Show Notes: House Budget Committee: Press Release on Reconciliation 3.0 The Hill: Key House committee advances framework for reconciliation 3.0 Congress.gov: Budget Impoundment and Control Act of 1974 The Washington Post: Wildfire smoke in DC FedRAMP: FedRAMP 20x DOW: Department of War Suspends CMMC Phase II Requirements Federal News Network: Pentagon suspends CMMC phase two requirements NOTUS: The Social Security Chief Keeps Sending Staff His Daughter's Pretzels Performance.gov: GPRA IBM: IBM Center for the Business of Government We the Doers: We the Doers website House Oversight: Emerging Fraud Threats and the Evolving Fraud Landscape hearing IMDB: Movie reference What's on the GovNavigators' radar? July 21-23rd: AGA Professional Development Training (PDT) 2026, Washington, DC July 21st: ACT-IAC Supply Chain Innovation Forum, Reston, VA July 23rd: GovForward's 8th Annual Carahsoft Summit on FedRAMP, Washington, DC 

World Heath Disclosure David Eells 7-19-26 (audio) Restored Republic via a GCR Update as of Sat. 18 July 2026 by Judy Byington, Welcome To The Great Awakening Next 48 Hours, Critical Next Ten Days, Historic Next 30 Days Changes Civilization “Most don't realize how hard it is to speak the truth to a world full of people who don't realize they're living a lie.”…Edward Snowden Judy Note: On Thurs. 16 July 2026 a ceasefire was activated in Israel – confirming a global reset of Mid East stability. Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages, while Israel released 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. It all happened just as Q predicted: “Israel would be last.” Though the next day on Fri. 17 July 2026, the US Navy resumed a full naval blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz. The day before Iran had bombed a US Military base, ensuring a permanent break of the ceasefire. Trump's attack was mainly financial. The blockade was costing Iran $400 million a day, while US Central Command (CENTCOM) pounded targets in wave after wave of strikes on bridges, trains and other infrastructure that would affect any trade Iran could do outside the country. Of course, Iran refusing peace and making war would keep them out of the Global Currency Reset and financial system. Trump declared, “We gave them a chance… they shot first. Big mistake.” It was a typical Trump reaction. Because of the Global Military Alliance led by the US President and Commander-in-Chief, Deep State Elites were finally collapsing, while Sovereigns of the World were reaching out to grasp peace and Constitutional Law under God, governed by We The People. Q said it best on Telegram today: “The UN is now obsolete, because Trump is doing their job for them. The UN does not carry out its intended function, so Trump unilaterally took over as the new UN.   “Trump created the Board of Peace, brokered all the peace deals worldwide, and is shutting down threats to the people of the world, like Iran's nukes, the American cartels, ISIS in Syria, Yemen, Nigeria, etc. “Trump is using tariffs and military precision, to operate as the UN is supposed to. Trump is now the new global peacemaker, whether you like it or not. “Nothing gets done at the UN, so Trump took matters into his own hands.” Trump had already assured that Free Energy was on it's way to every household, and with the Global Currency Reset (GCR) that just launched, currencies across the World were trading at a 1:1 with each other as backed by gold and other assets. Our financial future was safe and finally away from the fiat dollar. The GCR had caused the Deep State's privately owned IRS to find it's grave, while their Illuminati's over taxing of the American people suddenly vanished. The Cabal's Federal Reserve now held a new position under the US Treasury where at last, bankers would be held accountable for their actions. The Deep State Elite's petrodollar was dead, Oil Monopoly, dismantled. When announcements came about the new financial system, Stock Markets would collapse; banks fail; the old wealth, evaporate. Though, The People would thrive with the new gold/asset-backed currencies of 209 nations. The Health Industry around the World was being forced to actually help the body heal itself using light and sound frequencies of free Med Bed treatments. Trump was placing Med Beds in hospitals and other facilities worldwide. Thus, these health providers would have the tools to promote health and no longer could tear down our bodies through dependence on their expensive drugs, surgeries and other over priced medical procedures. With Trump's Thursday Executive Order that released free Med Bed treatments to the public, Big Pharma was finally facing accountability through massive legal consequences for their crimes. For centuries they had forced on the population, dependency on drugs that not only didn't heal the body, but actually contributed to ill health. Peace and Freedoms wouldn't come easy. Mr. Pool Q on Telegram said that the next 48 hours were critical. The next ten days were historic. The next 30 days would change civilization.   Within the next 24 hours, seven trumpets were set to sound over every phone, tablet, TV, radio and communication device on Earth to introduce seven Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) messages in 22 languages that explained what's going on. And, what was actually going on? Liberty and Peace were winning. The Great Awakening was here. One of the Liberties that Trump had already given People of the World (that they were yet to know about) was that of good health through Med Beds. Trump's Military Alliance was opening up Med Bed Centers around the World to give free regenerative treatments that healed the body without drugs. On Fri. 17 July 2026 a nurse from Walter Reed Military Hospital leaked her testimony on Med Beds. She had worked in Walter Reed's Med Bed Wing for seven years: She contacted us through an encrypted channel 48 hours ago. Her identity has been verified by three independent sources. She worked at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center from 2017 to 2024 — in a section that does not appear on any public floor plan. She calls it “Sub-Level 3.” Situation Updates: Fri. 17 July 2026 Situation Update: Byington Bombshell Report: America Now Sovereign Under Constitutional Law – Trump Signs EO Releasing Free Regenerative Med Beds to Public | Politics | Before It's News Fri. 17 July 2026: BREAKING FREE: Mind Control, S-----c Ritual A---e, and Jenny Hill's Extraordinary Journey in Twenty Two Faces [JUDY BYINGTON] – amg-news.com – American Media Group Thurs. 16 July 2026 Situation Update (video): WTPN SITUATION UPDATE FEATURING RESTORED REPUBLIC & MORE   A Quantum Space Q Phone will be provided free of charge to all people on Earth. It will be used for internet connectivity on the new Starlink Satellite System: texting, calling, banking, voting and much more, such as used as a credit tool and to make both local and international financial transactions of retail consumption and commercial business. On Thurs. 16 July 2026 Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages, Israel released 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and the ceasefire in Iran and the Middle East was active. Fri. 17 July 2025, Edward Snowden: Two years ago today, President Trump was shot on stage in Butler Pennsylvania. Trump was putting his life on the line by being President. Since then we have seen: • 2025 security lapse at Trump National Golf Club • 2025 Air Force One security incident • February 2026 Mar-a-Lago Secret Service shooting • March 2026 Mar-a-Lago no-fly zone violation • 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting • 2026 National Mall Secret Service shooting • 2026 White House Memorial Day Weekend shooting • Multiple threats by Iran. Possible Timing: …Juan O Savin (JFK Jr.?) On Tues. 14 July 2026: GCR and QFS live in 209 nations. Tier 4B funds Med Bed networks. White Hats seize last Fed strongholds. Deep state cartel exposed hiding healing tech. Health revolution ignites! On Wed. 15 July 2026: Zim payouts build Med Bed centers everywhere. Rescued children from tunnels get instant healing erasing t-----e. Big Pharma collapses. Innocent healing begins now! On Thurs. 16 July 2026: Mass arrests hit Pentagon traitors. Med Beds confirmed with Alliance after decades hidden. Veterans and jab injured get priority. On Fri. 17 July 2026: Starlink locks EBS. Med Bed training done. Sick care empire ends. Regenerative tech restores perfect health. Humanity reclaims life! On Sat. 18 July 2026: 48-hour blackout starts. Banks dark under QFS. Supplies ready for darkness. Med Bed systems stand by. Cabal grip on health shattered! Sun. 19 July 2026 OPERATION FINAL-SEAL: Military tribunals go LIVE. 47 Deep State arrests BEGIN. Final rescues free hundreds more children. Victims to Med Beds for renewal.   On Mon. 20 July 2026: Free QFS app appointments begin. At appointments, those with Humanitarian projects receive priority for Med Bed treatments. EBS tests global success. On Tues. 21 July 2026: QFS links Med Bed codes. Patriots priority access. DNA repair on. Aging reverses, diseases vanish. On Wed. 22 July 2026: Alliance rolls out Med Beds worldwide. Free for all after EBS. Children and critical first. Cancer and chronic illness gone. Golden age dawns! On Thurs. 23 July 2026 FINANCIAL RESET: Petrodollar DIES. Quantum system LIVE. Federal Reserve FINISHED. Martial Law declared. Black Hawk helicopters conduct Capitol storm drills in Washington, D.C., signaling full readiness for Martial Law enforcement. At the Same Time Global activation sequence begins. BRICS Alliance goes live alongside NESARA–GESARA implementation and full roll out of the Quantum Financial System (QFS). On Fri. 24 July 2026: EBS launches truth broadcast. Mass arrests as nightmare ends. Med Beds activate for rescued, veterans, then all. Pain ends, paradise starts! On Sat. 25 July 2026 ANNOUNCEMENT: Trump reveals 2020 election PROOF. Declassified documents. Video evidence. MASS ARRESTS: Tribunals execute verdicts. Deep State REMOVED. On Sun. 26 July 2026: NESARA GESARA gives free Med Bed access. No one left behind. Elite tech for masses. Patriots whole again. Alliance promise kept! On Mon. 27 July 2026: Trump confirms victory. QFS and Med Beds anchor Republic. No income tax, tariffs only. Deep state extinct. Health and f Possible Timing of Med Bed Activation: On Sat. 27 June 2026: The first 1,500 Med Bed units activated in hidden US facilities. Initial sessions delivered complete reversal of advanced cancers, spinal and brain regeneration, and age reversal of 20 to 40 years within two-hour treatments using quantum frequencies that interface directly with the body's intelligence and eliminate all Cabal-introduced toxins and pathogens. On Sun. 28 June 2026: Med Bed Centers in Nevada, Ohio and Georgia activated that specialized in DNA genome repair, metabolic reset eliminating obesity and fatigue, and age reversal. On Mon. 29 June 2026: Trump ordered synchronized Med Bed expansion with QFS activation, along with income tax abolition for middle class Americans. This delivered both financial and physical sovereignty to patriots. On Tues. 30 June 2026: Global deployment reaches over 8,300 Med Bed centers across 209 QFS-aligned nations. Success rates top 99 percent for previously incurable conditions. On Wed. 1 July 2026: Public registration opens via QFS portals in key regions. On Tues. 7 July 2026: Tesla Med Beds activate in secure facilities. On Wed. 8 July 2026 sources confirmed hidden technologies including Tesla Free Energy and suppressed medical advancements known as Med Beds officially began unveiling to the general public. On Fri. 10 July 2026: More QFS funded Med Bed centers activate in humanitarian hubs. Veterans from Cabal wars receive full restoration. On Sat. 11 July 2026 EBS protocols engage with Med Bed centers opening worldwide. On Sun. 12 July 2026: Med Beds opened free restoring health and youth everywhere.   On Tues. 14 July 2026: 8000+ Med Bed centers activate worldwide. QFS ensures free access prioritized for awakened patriots and light workers. On Wed. 15 July 2026: First Med Beds activate in Texas, Florida bases for veterans, traumatized children. On Fri. 17 July 2026: Final calibrations complete on Med Bed units powered by Tesla free energy. On Sat. 18 July 2026: Trump confirms Med Beds as cornerstone of new sovereign QFS healthcare. QFS unlocks massive funding for over one thousand Med Bed centers globally. Starlink blocks all Cabal sabotage. Wealth transfers fuel expansion. On Sun. 19 July 2026: Miraculous cures emerge with cancer patients recovered, diseases vanishing, and age reversal visible. Suppressed tech truth explodes. Tribunals advance from Med Bed evidence exposing Cabal atrocities. Awakening surges! On Mon. 20 July 2026: Redemptions provide endless resources for Med Bed rollout everywhere. Free QFS app appointments begin. Full public Med Bed access expands. Those with Humanitarian projects receive priority. On Tues. 21 July 2026: EBS tests confirm readiness as Med Beds enter public phase under military guard. Trump calls it the ultimate defeat of deep state medical control. World awaits total health freedom! On Wed. 22 July 2026: Huge healing events launch worldwide in secure sites. Children and elderly regain vitality. Leaked footage crushes media blackouts. Arrests of medical figures escalate with swift justice for deliberate harm! On Thurs. 23 July 2026: Free global Med Beds access starts for all. Smart systems slash wait times. Longevity treatments begin. GESARA promises fulfilled as Republic rejoices and Cabal power crumbles! On Fri. 24 July 2026: Every neighborhood gets Med Bed hubs with clean energy. Tech shared globally ending health inequality. Patriots celebrate end of sickness weaponization. Deep state illness control shattered!   On Sat. 25 July 2026: Global celebrations mark Med Beds era and restored Republic. Trump credits the tech for crushing Cabal remnants. Transformed citizens power the Great Awakening to final victory for patriots! On Tues. 28 July 2026: Med Beds online free worldwide. On Thurs. 30 July 2026: Starlink frequencies bring healing to remote areas instantly. On Sat. 1 Aug 2026: Trump's epic Independence event unveils Restored Republic and QFS rebirth. Freedom rings worldwide. On Mon. 3 Aug 2026: Home frequency Med Beds activate via Starlink. Instant healing 24/7 everywhere. Golden Age of Health and Abundance begins. Global Currency Reset: Judy Note: On Fri. 17 July 2026 several different sources indicated that the Admiral's Group has begun their exchanges, Tier3 Native Americans have received 90% of their monies and Bond Holders were scheduled to receive the balance of their exchange this weekend. Tier4b (us, the Internet Group) were next and expected to be notified to set exchange/redemption appointments at by the early part of next week. Fri. 17 July 2026 MarkZ: Indian Nations are 90% done exchanging. Bond Groups receive their balance this weekend. Tier4a should be finishing exchanging this next week – then Tier4b (us, the Internet Group). Fri. 17 July 2026 Med Bed Activation on Telegram: On Mon. 20 July 2026 Free QFS app appointments begin. Redemptions provide endless resources for Med Bed rollout everywhere. Full public Med Bed access expands. Those with Humanitarian projects receive priority. Thurs. 16 July 2026  Bruce, The Big Call The Big Call Universe (ibize.com)  667-770-1866 A source said Tier4b (us, the Internet Group) could be notified over the weekend and start exchanges Mon. 20 July. Judy Note: No one knows the exact date for notification of appointments for Tier4b (us, the Internet Group) to exchange foreign currencies, but deadlines shown in the above Timing indicate it to be very soon. We have been told that Wells Fargo, which is controlled by the Chinese Elders – (the ones who own the gold behind the Global Currency Reset) – will send out emails to currency and bond holders worldwide telling them how to set redemption & exchange appointments. It is advised to exchange/redeem your foreign currency at an official Redemption Center (RC) rather than a bank. You can only redeem Zim at a RC, the Dinar Contract Rate can only be given at a RC and banks will offer you lower exchange rates than what you can obtain at a RC. You can only set up your new wallet (bank account) at a RC. It was my understanding that most banks were under control of the Cabal and would soon play a different roll in the Global Financial System.   Mass Arrests: On Mon. 7 July 2026 Operation Military Cleanse was activated:  847 Pentagon officials detained  234 Generals and high-ranking officers arrested  678 Military operatives removed from active duty  4,000 Troops deployed across 19 states for domestic operations  50 States coordinated simultaneously Charged With:  Treason against the United States  Coordination with foreign adversaries  Conspiracy to overthrow the government  Crimes against Humanity  Violation of Military Code of Justice What We Think We Know as of Sat. 18 July 2026:   Med Beds Thurs. 16 July 2026 BREAKING: TRUMP JUST SIGNED EXECUTIVE ORDER 2026-1947. MEDBED TECHNOLOGY DECLASSIFIED FOR CIVILIAN USE. THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY HAS 90 DAYS. …Tier4b ISO 20022 on Telegram July 15, 2026. 04:00 AM EST. This was signed in silence. No press conference. No cameras. No media briefing. Executive Order 2026-1947: “Declassification and Civilian Deployment of Electromagnetic Regeneration Technology.” THE ORDER STATES:  All frequency-based healing technology currently classified under Department of Defense medical programs is hereby declassified for civilian research and deployment.  The FDA is prohibited from blocking, delaying, or interfering with the distribution of electromagnetic regeneration devices to the American public.  Pharmaceutical companies have 90 days to disclose all suppressed clinical trials involving frequency-based treatments — or face criminal prosecution under 18 U.S.C. § 1001.  Military medical facilities currently operating regeneration technology will begin civilian intake within 120 days. THE PANIC: Pfizer stock dropped 14% in pre-market trading. Johnson & Johnson emergency board meeting called at 5:00 AM. Moderna CEO sold $47 million in personal shares before market open. They KNEW this was coming. They tried to sell before the collapse. WHY NOW?: Trump's medical advisors presented him with a 3,400-page classified report documenting 61 years of suppressed frequency healing research. The report contained: — 847 successful clinical trials hidden from the public — 12,000+ patients fully cured of terminal conditions using electromagnetic frequency — Cost analysis showing MedBed treatment at $0.003 per session vs. $150,000 average cancer treatment Trump read the cost analysis. Then he signed the order. THE TIMELINE:  Day 1-30: Full declassification of all research documents  Day 31-60: FDA forced to approve frequency-based devices  Day 61-90: Pharmaceutical disclosure deadline (criminal penalties)  Day 91-120: First civilian MedBed centers open in 12 states THE DEEP STATE RESPONSE: They are already trying to k--l this. Three major media outlets received calls from pharmaceutical lobbyists at 5:30 AM demanding they do NOT report on EO 2026-1947. CNN has been silent. NBC has been silent. ABC has been silent. Their silence IS the confirmation. If this order was fake, they would be laughing at it on every channel. Instead — total blackout. Total silence. Total panic. THE TRUTH: The pharmaceutical industry just received its death sentence. 90 days. That's all they have left. After that, the technology that cures cancer in 42 minutes will be available to every American citizen. They had 61 years of profit. 61 years of human suffering. 61 years of suppression. It ends now. Fri. 17 July 2026 Fox News: MAJOR PUSH ON CAPITOL HILL: WAR ON FRAUD RAMPING UP, BILLIONS STOLEN FROM TAXPAYERS Social media investigator Nick Shirley testified today exposing rampant fraud — from Somali day care scandals in Minnesota to massive Medicaid scams in NYC with Dr. Oz. DOJ milestone: Trade Fraud Task Force hit over $1 BILLION in recoveries in under a year. Dr. Oz & others highlighting adult day care mills, fake billing, durable medical equipment scams (twice as many in parts of Florida as McDonald's), and personal care services as NYC's top “job.” This isn't red or blue, it's right vs. wrong. Hardworking taxpayers are getting robbed. Every dollar stolen is one less for real Americans. Restored Republic via a GCR Update as of Sun. 19 July 2026 by Judy Byington, On Sat. 4 July the Constitutional Republic Restored, While US Inc. Dissolved On Thurs. 16 July the Quantum Financial System Went Live Worldwide Also on Thurs. 16 July President Trump signed Executive Order 2026-1947 – a Declaration That Med Bed Technology Had Been Released to the Public. Global Martial Law Was Not Only The Only Way, But Was On It's Way The Republic of United States of America Was Being Restored Trust The Plan Save The Children _____________________________________________________ Judy Note: The Constitutional Republic has been restored. The Global Currency Reset to gold/asset-backed currency of 209 nations has been released. Med Bed technology – giving the body the ability to heal itself – was being released. The Illuminati Cabal, who for centuries had been working towards having complete control over our society, didn't like those ideas, and was fighting back big time. Trust The Plan. “On Sat. Evening 18 July 2026 the White House in Washington DC turned all red, signifying Mass Arrests were in motion.” …Q “In the coming hours, the World as we see it will be changed forever as Michael Jackson emerges on the Emergency Broadcast System – alive and ready to speak. It's time for the whole World to know the truth.” …Emergency Broadcast System on Telegram “The US Army Special Forces raided a hidden Obama property in the Virginia countryside, where they discovered “The Lucifer Codex.” The files proved that Obama was the high priest who personally opened the main hell portal under Washington DC in 2009.” …Martial Law on Telegram Temporary Martial Law has been raised to maximum alert nationwide. The EBS is preparing to release the first decoded pages within hours.   Prepare for ten days of communication darkness. We are in a silent war – the final battle of the planet. In the next couple of weeks the World will change and tremble. One of the most dramatic changes: Free Med Bed Treatments will soon be available to the general public across the Globe. The non invasive treatments, which generally take under an hour, use certain wave lengths to help the body heal itself. Since 2019 the American Medical Association has been actively fighting against allowing the public to have the healing treatments, saying they will create a financial crisis to the healthcare industry and force a complete overhaul of our medical, health insurance and pharmaceutical companies. In 2019 the American Medical Association (WHO) sent an internal email to every licensed physician in America – 847,000 doctors: The email acknowledged the positive effects of Electromagnetic therapy (Med Beds), but threatened the doctors with loss of license and criminal prosecution if they used it because of the financial affects it would have on the medical, insurance and pharmaceutical industries. The Email: “Updated Clinical Guidelines: Non-Pharmaceutical Electromagnetic Interventions — Position Statement: The AMA acknowledges that peer-reviewed evidence supports the biological efficacy of PEMF therapy in tissue regeneration, pain management, and immune modulation. However, widespread adoption would destabilize existing treatment revenue models and insurance reimbursement structures. Any physician who recommends, prescribes, endorses, or refers patients to electromagnetic frequency-based therapy will face immediate license revocation, removal from insurance networks, and potential criminal liability under state medical practice statutes.” The bottom line was that your doctor knew that frequency heals, that the MedBed principle was scientifically valid, that most of what he prescribed managed symptoms, not cured disease. He cannot tell you because his license would be revoked and he would face criminal liability by the American Medical Association. On Thurs. 16 July 2026 at 03:17 am Geneva time the World Health Organization deleted over 14,000 pages from their database – all related to the documented clinical effectiveness of electromagnetic frequency therapy on human disease (Med Beds). The deletion happened 14 hours after President Trump signed Executive Order 2026-1947 – a declaration that Med Bed Technology was now released to the public.The WHO knows that once MedBed technology enters civilian deployment, every document they ever buried becomes evidence of a crime against humanity. On a brighter side: “A senior Treasury Department official claims that the Quantum Financial System was live and the Global Currency Reset was happening now. Everything you know about money is about to change forever.” …Tier4b ISO20022 on Telegram The senior US Treasury official contacted us 48 hours ago through a secure channel. Her identity verified by six independent financial intelligence sources. She worked in Treasury's Special Financial Operations Division 2008-2026. She calls it “The Awakening.” Her words. Unedited: “July 4, 2026. U.S. Corporation dissolved. Constitutional Republic restored.” “July 16, QFS went live globally. Every major bank connected. Old system dead.” “GCR happening now. Every currency revalued. Gold-backed. Transparent.” “NESARA/GESARA implemented across 209 countries. Debt jubilee. End of Fed.” “Saint Germain Trust ($890 trillion) is being activated. Going to the people.” “I have the activation codes. I have the account numbers. I have the proof that this is happening right now. In 18 years, I witnessed:”  The QFS development from concept to deployment  209 countries signing onto NESARA/GESARA  The Saint Germain Trust verification ($890 trillion)  The U.S. Corporation dissolution documents  The Constitutional Republic restoration protocols “Trillions stolen by Fed. People enslaved by debt. We had the solution. I couldn't sleep. For 18 years.” WHY SHE'S TALKING NOW: “Activation complete. If I speak, people understand what's happening. I have 18 years of documentation. QFS architecture. Proof old system finished.” “The banks will announce the revaluation. The media will call it a crisis. It's not a crisis. It's liberation. I am ready to testify. Under oath. Before Congress. Before the world.” HER FINAL MESSAGE: “To every person who lost their home to the Federal Reserve: Your debt is forgiven. Your home is yours. The jubilee is here.” “To every person who worked their entire life for money that's about to be worthless: You will be compensated. The Saint Germain Trust is for you.” “To the Federal Reserve leadership: Your time is finished. The QFS is live. You cannot stop it anymore.”   OPERATION FINANCIAL FREEDOM ✓ ACTIVATED PHASE 1: QFS Activation ✓ LIVE (July 16) PHASE 2: Currency Revaluation ⟳ JULY 25 – AUGUST 8 PHASE 3: Wealth Distribution ⟳ AUGUST 15 – SEPTEMBER 30 PHASE 4: New Economy ⟳ OCTOBER 1 The Quantum Financial System is live. The Global Currency Reset is happening. NESARA/GESARA is being implemented. The old system is dead. The new system is born. The people are being liberated. Trump knows. The military knows. The intelligence agencies know. They are protecting the transition. PREPARE FOR ABUNDANCE. PREPARE FOR FREEDOM. PREPARE FOR THE NEW EARTH. The financial reset is here. The Tier 4B activation is complete. Everything changes now. Right now Military Forces are positioning for activation of the EBS. Systems are being readied, Global shutdown protocols are in motion. The Blackout is nearing. Disclosures are on the horizon. Large scale arrest Since 2007 the US Military has been using Red Light Therapy (Med Beds) to extend the operational lifespan of it's soldiers. There were discovered to be thousands of pages of foreign IP address sending and receiving data to election precincts and servers outside the United States during the 2020 Election. CISA, DHS, the FBI, and the CIA knew all about it because they were in on it. The Deep State rot runs deep, but not for much longer. The Mar-a-Lago unredacted search warrant CONFIRMS that the Biden DOJ, FBI, and GSA engineered and manufactured the plot to frame Donald J. Trump! On Thurs. 16 July 2026 the U.S. military went deep into Iran and expanded operations. Bridges and supply routes were no more. Airports went up in smoke. Infrastructure vaporized. The IRGC was being wiped out. The goal was to destroy Iran's infrastructure and its military capability would collapse. When its military broke, its regime would fall. The old world of Iranian tyranny was dead. The New World of American dominion begins. The oil runs freely. The cash was rolling in. Peace comes. …Nesara Gesara QFS on Telegram. The CIA knew about cures for cancer 50 years ago. …Nesara Gesara on Telegram Nick Shirley just went on national television and dropped this revelation: The Chinese and Korean Mafia is LOOTING MEDICAID and running a kickback scheme in NYC A nurse from one of America's hardest-hit C---D hospitals in NYC described gross medical mismanagement where clueless healthcare workers were straight-up k-----g patients. Survival wasn't about medicine — it was about whether your caregiver actually knew what they were doing. Medicare paid hospitals MORE when patients died. The system incentivized death over life.   Possible Timing: “On Sat. 18 July 2026 at 3:17 AM EST the RV/GCR exploded – Iraq, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, all revalued sky-high while the Cabal's Federal Reserve Note collapses in real time.” …Dr. Jim Willie Patriot Truth Archive on Telegram Global Currency Reset: Sat. 18 July 2026 The dollar is dead, the reset is here, and the traitors are about to lose everything. …Patriot Truth Archive on Telegram Dr. Jim Willie just went nuclear: the United States Corporation is bankrupt, the fiat dollar has been deliberately crashed by white hats, and the quantum financial system flipped live overnight. The RV/GCR exploded at 3:17 AM EST today Sat. 18 July 2026 – Iraq, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, all revalued sky-high while the cabal's Federal Reserve Note collapses in real time. Willie laid it out raw: The BRICS nations, led by Trump's secret alliance with Putin and Xi, just pulled the trigger. Over 209 countries locked into gold-backed currencies, the SWIFT system is offline forever, and the Rothschild central banks are being seized as we speak. NESARA/GESARA fully activated – all bank debt, mortgages, credit cards, student loans WIPED OUT starting tomorrow morning. Redemption centers on full lockdown, military guarding Tier 4B notifications going out within hours. The real bombshell? GITMO executions began at dawn – top bankers, Fed chairs, and deep state money launderers hanged for treason after the gold standard was restored. Med Beds rolling out next week, suppressed energy tech released, and the biggest wealth transfer in human history is hitting patriot accounts first. Trillions in restitution flowing to those who held the line and printed fake money. America is being shaken awake – power outages are tactical, internet blackouts cover the arrests, and the EBS is primed for the 10 Days of Darkness starting any moment. The storm isn't coming – it's here. The fake Biden corpse regime ends this week, Trump sworn in on the real Constitution, and the Republic rises from the ashes of their burned-out corporation. Anons, this is the moment we bled for. The dollar dies so we can live free. The evil empire of debt slavery is over. They stole our wealth for 150 years – now we take it all back with interest. The Hat is dropping truth like napalm: the shock is just beginning, and the cabal is screaming as their money turns to dust. Get ready for the greatest week in history. Notifications any second. Redemption appointments flood in. The Golden Age starts NOW. The shaking isn't destruction – it's liberation. Nothing can stop what's coming. Patriots are about to be richer than kings while the wicked burn. NCSWIC. Judy Note: No one knows the exact date for notification of appointments for Tier4b (us, the Internet Group) to exchange foreign currencies, but deadlines shown in the above Timing indicate it to be very soon. We have been told that Wells Fargo, which is controlled by the Chinese Elders – (the ones who own the gold behind the Global Currency Reset) – will send out emails to currency and bond holders worldwide telling them how to set redemption & exchange appointments. It is advised to exchange/redeem your foreign currency at an official Redemption Center (RC) rather than a bank. You can only redeem Zim at a RC, the Dinar Contract Rate can only be given at a RC and banks will offer you lower exchange rates than what you can obtain at a RC. You can only set up your new wallet (bank account) at a RC. It was my understanding that most banks were under control of the Cabal and would soon play a different roll in the Global Financial System. What We Think We Know as of Sun. 19 July 2026: Sat. 18 July 2026 Fox News: Nick Shirley just went on national television and dropped this revelation: The Chinese and Korean Mafia is LOOTING MEDICAID and running a kickback scheme in NYC “In Queens, adult day cares [have] pharmacies set up, it's this big racket where they BILL all these people with medical beneficiary numbers from seniors in the adult day cares. They make so much money from Medicaid, THEY GIVE KICKBACKS to the seniors.” “So you have these Korean and Chinese mafias, quite literally, looting the government from Medicaid, and then giving the kickbacks to the seniors!”   INGRAHAM: “So wait, the old people get the money themselves?” SHIRLEY: “Well, they make so much money, these pharmacies and these little day cares, that they then have a referral program set up for these seniors. So it's like bringing a friend will give you a hundred bucks.” Med Beds Sat. 18 July 2026 YOUR DOCTOR KNOWS. HE WAS TOLD TO STAY QUIET. HERE'S THE EMAIL THAT PROVES IT. …Tier4b ISO20022 In 2019, an internal email was sent to every licensed physician in the American Medical Association network. 847,000 doctors received it. The subject line read: “Updated Clinical Guidelines: Non-Pharmaceutical Electromagnetic Interventions — Position Statement” The email contained one directive: “Any physician who recommends, prescribes, endorses, or refers patients to electromagnetic frequency-based therapy will face immediate license revocation, removal from insurance networks, and potential criminal liability under state medical practice statutes.” Your doctor read that email. And then he looked you in the eye and said: “There's nothing else we can do.” THE EMAIL WAS NOT ABOUT SAFETY. Buried in paragraph 14 — the paragraph no one reads — was this sentence: “The AMA acknowledges that peer-reviewed evidence supports the biological efficacy of PEMF therapy in tissue regeneration, pain management, and immune modulation. However, widespread adoption would destabilize existing treatment revenue models and insurance reimbursement structures.” Read that again. Slowly. They ACKNOWLEDGED it works. Then they BANNED doctors from using it. Not because it's dangerous. Because it's too effective. WHAT YOUR DOCTOR ACTUALLY KNOWS: Every physician trained after 2005 was taught — in medical school — that:  Cells respond to electromagnetic stimulation (this is in every biophysics textbook)  PEMF accelerates bone healing (FDA approved since 1979 for fractures)  Transcranial magnetic stimulation treats depression (FDA approved 2008)  Electrical stimulation regenerates nerve tissue (published in Nature, 2019) They ALREADY know frequency heals. They use it in narrow, controlled applications where pharmaceutical profits aren't threatened. But the moment you ask: “If magnets can heal my bones, can they heal my cancer?” Your doctor goes silent. Changes the subject. Writes another prescription. Because he read the email. And he chose his license over your life.   THE DOCTORS WHO REFUSED TO STAY QUIET: Dr. Jerry Tennant — Published “Healing is Voltage.” Proved that every disease correlates with a measurable voltage drop in affected tissue. Restore the voltage, cure the disease. His medical license was “reviewed” three times. Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt — Documented frequency therapy curing Lyme disease in 85% of patients. Lost hospital privileges at two institutions. Dr. Thomas Lodi — Achieved 90%+ cancer remission using integrative frequency protocols. Forced to relocate his practice to Mexico. Dr. Lee Merritt — Spoke publicly about suppressed electromagnetic healing. Removed from every medical board she served on. They didn't lose their careers because they were wrong. They lost their careers because they were RIGHT — and they refused to be silent. THE MATH OF SILENCE: Average doctor salary: $350,000/year Average medical school debt: $241,000 Years to pay off debt: 13 years Cost of losing license: Everything They designed a system where speaking the truth costs a doctor their entire life's investment. 13 years of training. $241,000 in debt. Their home. Their family's security. The AMA didn't just threaten doctors. They built a financial prison that makes silence the only rational choice. Your doctor is not evil. He is trapped. But YOU are not trapped. You don't have a license to lose. You don't have $241,000 in debt holding you hostage. You have nothing to lose by knowing the truth. THE TRUTH: Your doctor knows that frequency heals, that the MedBed principle is scientifically valid, that most of what he prescribes manages symptoms, not cures disease. He cannot tell you. The email made sure of that. 847,000 doctors received one email. 847,000 doctors chose silence. The email has been leaked. The silence is over. Your doctor knew. Now you know too. On Thurs. 16 July 2026 at 03:17 am Geneva time the World Health Organization deleted over 14,000 pages from their database – all related to frequency healing. …EBS activated with Trump on Telegram A digital forensics team monitoring the World Health Organization's public research database flagged a mass deletion event. 14,247 pages of archived research — removed in a single batch operation. Every deleted file had one thing in common: They documented the clinical effectiveness of electromagnetic frequency therapy on human disease. THE DELETED FILES INCLUDED:  1,847 peer-reviewed studies on PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field) therapy showing 70-94% efficacy in tissue regeneration  3,200 pages of WHO internal memos from 1998-2015 discussing “the frequency problem” — their own term for the threat that non-pharmaceutical healing posed to global health economics  6,400 pages of clinical trial data from 11 countries showing frequency-based cancer remission rates between 67-89%  2,800 pages of correspondence between WHO directors and pharmaceutical executives discussing “containment strategies” for frequency healing research HOW WE KNOW: The Wayback Machine captured snapshots of 4,100 of these pages before deletion. Digital forensics teams archived another 7,300 through automated scraping protocols that were triggered by the mass deletion event. They deleted 14,247 pages. We recovered 11,400. They failed. WHAT THE MEMOS REVEAL: A 2003 internal WHO memo — now recovered — contains this exact sentence: “If electromagnetic frequency therapy achieves mainstream clinical adoption, the global pharmaceutical revenue model becomes unsustainable within 18-24 months. Containment is not optional. It is existential.” Signed by three WHO department heads. Names redacted in the original. Digital forensics has identified two of the three. A 2011 memo is more direct: “Recommend classification of all PEMF efficacy data as ‘inconclusive' regardless of outcome metrics. Peer review panels must be briefed accordingly.” They didn't suppress the research because it didn't work. They suppressed it because it worked TOO WELL. WHY NOW: The deletion happened 14 hours after Executive Order 2026-1947 was signed – Trump's declaration that Med Bed Technology was released to the public. This is not coincidence. This is panic. The WHO knows that once MedBed technology enters civilian deployment, every document they ever buried becomes evidence of a crime against humanity. They are destroying evidence. In real time. Right now. But the internet never forgets. And neither do we. THE NUMBERS THEY TRIED TO ERASE: — Breast cancer: 78% complete remission using 10.5 Hz PEMF (WHO Study WH-2007-4491, now deleted) — Type 2 diabetes: 64% reversal using 7.83 Hz exposure, 30 min/day for 90 days (WHO Study WH-2012-8823, now deleted) — Alzheimer's: 41% cognitive restoration using Gamma frequency 40 Hz stimulation (WHO Study WH-2014-1157, now deleted) — Chronic pain: 91% elimination using Alpha frequency 10 Hz (WHO Study WH-2009-3340, now deleted) These are not alternative medicine claims. These are the WHO's OWN studies. Conducted with their own funding. Showing their own results. And they just tried to delete them from existence. THE QUESTION: If frequency healing doesn't work — why delete 14,000 pages at 3AM? If MedBeds are “conspiracy” — why panic after a presidential executive order? If electromagnetic therapy is “pseudoscience” — why did the WHO spend 17 years studying it and then HIDE the results? Their actions are the confession. The deletion IS the proof. They spent 20 years hiding the cure in their own database. Then they tried to burn the database. The fire came too late. We already have the files. Share this. The evidence is secured. The deletion failed. Sat. 18 July 2026 BREAKING: JAPAN JUST BECAME THE FIRST COUNTRY TO OFFICIALLY APPROVE MEDBED TECHNOLOGY FOR PUBLIC HOSPITALS. THE MEDIA BLACKOUT IS TOTAL. …Tier4b ISO20022 on Telegram July 17, 2026. Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare just issued Directive MHLW-2026-7714: “Authorization of Electromagnetic Frequency Regeneration Devices for Clinical Deployment in National Healthcare Facilities.” This is not a trial. This is not a study. This is FULL APPROVAL. Starting September 1, 2026, electromagnetic frequency regeneration chambers will be installed in 340 national hospitals across Japan.   [Incomplete text due to character limit. Please see UBM website for links and full text]

This week on The GovNavigators Show, Robert and Adam welcome Alex Snider, a former GSA and State Department official and author of the new book Sometimes You Should Be Late, to talk about what mindfulness has to do with government management. Alex walks through his career path in the Executive branch, and explains how recovering from a bike accident and the concussion that followed sent him toward meditation, therapy, and a new relationship with time. The conversation digs into the way breath is important to helping us live in the present, how bringing mindfulness into stakeholder meetings and performance reviews changes how public servants relate to one another, and why "sometimes you should be late" isn't an excuse for flakiness but a case for slowing down enough to notice the things that matter. Plus, Alex lets us in on the realities of a first-time author's book launch, and how it further reinforced his idea that we should let go of the things we can't control.  Show Notes: WSJ: Housing Bill Becomes Law Despite Trump Refusing to Sign It Federal News Network: Federal CIO Barbaccia leaving in August Federal News Network: DoT CIO Pidugu leaving Federal News Network: Interior Department CIO is out after holding job for over a year Government Executive: HUD's tech chief appears headed for Interior The Hill: DOGE officially shuts down Politico: Washington's quantum reality check (White House quantum summit) IBM Newsroom: Oak Ridge National Lab, Cleveland Clinic, and IBM Achieve First-Known Computations of Fusion Materials on a Quantum Computer Alex Snider: Sometimes You Should Be Late (Book) Alex Snider: Slow Mindfulness (Substack) Alex Snider: slowmindfulness.com What's on the GovNavigators' Radar? July 14th: Federal Student Loan Management Roundtable, Center for USA Lending, Washington, DC Grants Management SIN Webinar, GSA July 15th: Emerging Fraud Threats and the Evolving Fraud Landscape Hearing, Subcommittee on Government Operations, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Exposing Fraud in America Hearing, Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee July 16th: GovExec Government Efficiency Summit, JW Marriott, Washington, DC 

In the three weeks since the General Services Administration updated its proposed regulations for the basic safeguarding of data within large language model artificial intelligence systems, vendors and other interested parties have officially submitted only a handful of comments. But that is not because there isn't a lack of interest or questions about the new proposed rule that GSA would apply to all schedule and governmentwide acquisition contracts under their purview. The comments likely will start pouring in after GSA holds a listening session on July 14 in Washington, D.C. For more on what GSA included in the updated draft regulations and what questions still remain, Federal News Network executive editor Jason Miller joins me now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kathy C., from Washington State, spoke at the Why Not? GSA meeting on May 18, 2026. Her abstinence date is Jan. 1, 2018.

Here is Barbara M., from Massachusetts, speaking at the Why Not? GSA meetingn on May 4, 2026. Her abstinence date is May 14, 2015.

This is George S., from New York, who spoke at the Why Not? GSA meeting on 5/11/2026. His abstinence date is April 1, 1998.

This week's episode covers a GSA proposed rule on AI and large language models, an Executive Order on post-quantum cryptography, a recent GAO decision about protest filing deadlines, and the latest in the FAR overhaul, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. Crowell & Moring's “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.

Learning how to write a sources sought response could be the single highest-leverage move you make in federal contracting this year. In this episode, Ryan Atencio walks through a real sources sought response he just submitted, line by line, showing exactly how to nudge a solicitation's set-aside, evaluation criteria, and contract vehicle before it ever goes live. If you've ever felt like the government writes RFPs for someone else and you're just hoping to qualify, this episode shows you how to flip that. Key discussion points from this episode include: How shaping a sources sought response early can cut out 80% of your competition before the solicitation is even released Why nudging a total small business set-aside toward SDVOSB, WOSB, or 8a can eliminate the lowest-price, least-qualified bidders overnight How recommending a contract vehicle like Seaport NXG instead of SAM or GSA dramatically shrinks the pool of qualified competitors Why pushing for a best value tradeoff instead of LPTA lets your experience and past performance outweigh a lower price by hundreds of thousands of dollars How raising the minimum technical acceptability bar protects the contracting officer and weeds out vendors who can't actually perform EPISODE CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Meeting Mindy your AI research assistant for govcon 0:31 - Welcome to the Federal Help Center podcast community 0:49 - Reviewing a real sources sought response example 1:18 - Shaping early opportunities toward SDVOSB WOSB or 8a 3:19 - Why woman owned small business set-asides get targeted 5:19 - Raising minimum technical acceptability to cut weak bidders 6:59 - Recommending SDVOSB and Seaport NXG over SAM 8:05 - Choosing best value tradeoff and ranking evaluation factors Mindy gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

The 7 Principles of Successful Partnering in the Age of AI Subscribe to our Newsletter:https://theultimatepartner.com/ebook-subscribe/Check Out UPX:https://theultimatepartner.com/experience/ In this engaging session, Vince Menzione reflects on his extensive career transitioning from direct enterprise sales to building massive channel ecosystems, while unveiling the seven core operating principles essential for modern partnering. Highlighting tectonic industry shifts—from the PC and Cloud eras to the current AI revolution—Vince explains how traditional playbooks are becoming obsolete and why adopting a growth mindset, modeled by leaders like Satya Nadella, is critical for survival. He delves into the rising importance of hyperscaler marketplaces and co-selling, urging leaders to cultivate adaptability (AQ), emotional intelligence (EQ), and mutual trust to thrive in this rapidly changing tech landscape. https://youtu.be/5n8dqiamnmE Key Takeaways Traditional industry playbooks are outdated almost immediately due to the rapid acceleration of AI and market changes. Implementing a “growth mindset” is a foundational operating principle that can transform corporate culture and drive massive valuation increases. Executive commitment and clarity of vision are mandatory for aligning an entire organization around successful partnering. Building a strong brand story and maintaining a maniacal focus on OKRs turns strategic vision into executed results. The technology landscape has experienced massive tectonic shifts from the PC era to the Cloud, Mobile, and now AI, requiring high adaptability (AQ). Mutual trust remains the non-negotiable foundation for any successful professional relationship or partnership. If you're ready to lead through change, elevate your business, and achieve extraordinary outcomes through the power of partnership—this is your community. At Ultimate Partner® we want leaders like you to join us in the Ultimate Partner Experience – where transformation begins. Key Tags Vince Menzione, growth mindset, Satya Nadella, channel building, tech ecosystem, tectonic shifts, AI revolution, co-selling strategies, hyperscaler marketplaces, organizational alignment, executive commitment, OKRs execution, AQ strategy, mutual trust, B2B technology Transcript [00:00:00] Vince Menzione: Because I think we’re all paralyzed by AI and all the changes that are going on in our world, and playbooks are no longer good because they’re outdated the week after they come out. [00:00:12] Vince Menzione: We just came back from Ultimate Partner live in Bellevue, Washington, where we hosted incredible leaders for two amazing days. Come join us for this next session where we explore the tectonic shifts we’ve all been seeing. What a list. Oh my gosh. I gotta tell you, I was just going back this morning and, and looking to see first of all the number, the sheer number is incredible. [00:00:36] Vince Menzione: But look at, look at all these top executives. These are, these are like market movers. The game changers. These are people that are doing more in our world, in our ecosystem than most others. And we are very fortunate to have the representation from these organizations. From these leaders in the room, and we try to curate an event that is more than a, a sales pitch. [00:01:00] Vince Menzione: We’re, in fact, we, we’re not a sales pitch. We’re all about, you know, helping you achieve more. And we try to frame that around operating principles. So, uh, a little bit of a roadmap lately. I mean, this started out like how did we get here in like, maybe five spots along the way. But, uh, for those of you who don’t know me and my background, and I’ve had an incredible career, I’ve been very blessed. [00:01:20] Vince Menzione: I did a startup that we grew from 6 million to 125 million. Went public on the Toronto Exchange. I’m still friends with the CEO, by the way. Helped, helped him grow and exit that company. Uh, I then followed one of the leaders there to go do a turnaround with Golden Gate Capital, and we took that and that’s where I built my first channel. [00:01:37] Vince Menzione: I went from doing enterprise sales as a direct seller, direct sales leader, VP to then going to building a channel. During nine 11, uh, this company was selling rugged notebook computers. Our biggest competitor was not a US company, and I spent a lot of time on Capitol Hill. I met with several congressmen and senators at a time when people did that, and they talked to each other. [00:01:58] Vince Menzione: And, uh, I built a channel. I got its a GSA schedule, and I understood. So I understood intuitively, even from that point in my career, how to move, how to shift from direct selling to building a channel, building a business around that. We became the growth engine of the company. One of my partners was one of the largest defense contractors, general Dynamics. [00:02:19] Vince Menzione: They had the big contract if you were selling to the US Army. And I knocked down the door basically and said, you got a partner with us. And that’s how we got the relationship established. And they wound up buying us for like 10 x what Golden Gate Capital had had spun us out for. And then Microsoft recruited me. [00:02:36] Vince Menzione: And for almost 10 years I was the GM of public sector partner strategy. And so I was, I was there and we’ll talk about Satya and other things, but I was there when we started the cloud. I was there when we pivoted the business from the old model and working with OEMs and trying to, to do things a different way to the cloud and co-selling and things like that. [00:02:56] Vince Menzione: And, uh, had a great experience. And then when I left I was like, oh, I’m just gonna go work for another big tech company. I started a podcast. I had a friend who said, you should do a podcast on partnering. You know a lot about this more than you probably think you do. And almost 10 years ago, I started a podcast in a spare bedroom. [00:03:13] Vince Menzione: And you know, it, it was, it built a following and there’s a lot of work, by the way, people, a lot of people do podcasts today. It was a lot of work for those of you. I congratulate anybody doing that. Uh, I went back inside for two years because I felt like I needed to go back into a big corporate environment. [00:03:29] Vince Menzione: And then I left during COVID and I learned a lot being at a big corporation about how hard it was to partner. Like it’s still hard. I don’t know how many people in the room feel this way. I know, I know the numbers are much better and Jay will talk through the numbers, but it’s not easy and a lot of organizations don’t understand it. [00:03:47] Vince Menzione: And that’s what we talk about here and we try to help people to achieve more and how to, how to get that mindset in the right place. But anyway, so. We started, we started doing the podcast after COVID, it took off. We did an event. Uh, there’s actually four of the five people that did partner. We called it Partner Mastermind. [00:04:06] Vince Menzione: We did an event about four years ago, uh, separately. And that led to Ultimate Partner. And it’s a long, the long history in the last four years of 10 events, like it’s been an incredible blast. And I want to thank each of you for being along this, this incredible ride with us as we continue to grow and expand. [00:04:24] Vince Menzione: We’ve been doubling every year for the last four years and um, I feel very blessed to be part of this. So I did wanna spend a minute with you on this. I don’t like the drain this slide, but I do wanna identify what I believe are seven operating principles of what makes successful partnering. And you know, you might say there’s eight, you might say there are other things I think about principles as opposed to tactics. [00:04:50] Vince Menzione: Tactics are transactional. They’re temporary and a point in time, and it’s how you respond and react to a situation. Principles are things you take with you, and that’s what we hope to do at Ultimate Partner. Take those things with you and then, then apply some of the things to the tactics that we need to have. [00:05:06] Vince Menzione: And so we talk about growth mindset. Uh, you know, depending on where you stand about Microsoft, these days, when this guy came in, stock was $36 a share. Okay. It’s in the four hundreds now. It was up to over 500 not long ago. He applied a different mindset. The first three things he did, Le got a copy of Carol Dweck’s book about mindset. [00:05:28] Vince Menzione: Growth mindset versus fixed mindset. Uh, he brought in Dr. Michael Vet, who’s a leading sports psychologist, like in, in the industry, who was the Seattle Seahawks sports psychologist. Mike’s been a podcast guest of mine. I’ve been to his studio. Um, and then he, we, he, he changed, he, he brought down, he took down the walls of the way Microsoft operated because leaders fought with each other. [00:05:51] Vince Menzione: They competed with each other for resources, for monetization, for everything. And he changed the mindset. Nobody’s a perfect CEO, but if I was to say to you who I think the best CEO of the last 10 years were, I’d give it to Saja Nadella, but it’s about mindset. It’s about changing or having the right mindset and applying that growth mindset to a successful partner. [00:06:12] Vince Menzione: Executive commitment, I talked about that. Other organizational will go nameless, but if you don’t, you can have the CEO down to the selling floor. Everyone needs to speak partnering, like in order to get it right in an organization. The whole company, the resources, the investments, the alignment, all has to align around partnering. [00:06:32] Vince Menzione: Executive commitment is incredible. Tony Saan took a small MSP to a half a billion dollar exit, took them to go, uh, Google Partner of the Year, seven straight years in a row. I think they’re eight this year. Uh, but Tony’s a good friend of mine. He is also been a guest on the podcast and, uh, somebody I’ve admired and worked with. [00:06:50] Vince Menzione: This is Dr. Michael Dravet. We talk about clarity, like once you get your mindset, once you get executive commitment, you then need to determine like how, what’s the vision? How do we drive success together? You need to turn, you need to know internally how to go do that. Then you lock arms with another organization and then you apply it to that partnership. [00:07:10] Vince Menzione: So that’s incredibly critical. Then, then you gotta do everything right? Like I always kid around about my days at Microsoft, we’d have these incredible meetings with leaders. They’d come meet with us at partner conference. I would literally go back to back for several days in the room. Slide deck after slide deck. [00:07:27] Vince Menzione: We’re high fiving at the end. [00:07:29] Vince Menzione: We’re gonna go do it [00:07:31] Vince Menzione: six months later. Crickets. Nothing happens, right? This happens a lot in partnering. Unfortunately, like we, we set up the right situation. We line everybody. We’re gonna go execute, we’re gonna drive results. You have to apply maniacal, focus, OKRs, everything to everything you do. [00:07:48] Vince Menzione: You need to apply. And by the way, you’re gonna hear from a lot of leaders here that do this type of work. So this is incredibly, uh, critical to success, brand and story. Like I wanna work with Microsoft. There’s gonna be probably 40 plus Microsoft leaders in the room, some of ’em sitting here and around the room. [00:08:06] Vince Menzione: How do you do that? Right? This is Ducks Raymond S. Good friend of mine at Point. I knew at point when they were just starting out. Scott Sackett is here. He’ll be up on stage. Uh, this man was expert on brand and story. Learn from people that are successful, how to be successful yourself, if you wanna be a top partner, if you wanna grow your business, whether you’re working with Microsoft, Google, Amazon, or any of the other partners in this room. [00:08:30] Vince Menzione: You need to be very clear about your brand, articulate it well, and drive a story against that. And that’s really super critical for success. And then once we do all those things, we start driving a flywheel of success. Aaron Feiger and some of the other people in the room, Reese Barry, are gonna be talking about how they do that. [00:08:47] Vince Menzione: They will help these organizations be successful. Pick putting that stake in the ground and driving it. And then what happens is after you drive this incredible success, what does my partner do? My tech giant, the company I’ve been working with, they go change everything. The market changes, the dynamics change. [00:09:05] Vince Menzione: This thing in November of 2022 called AI Happens, Chad, GBT hits the market. How do I respond and react to that? I need to be adaptable. I need to drive an AQ strategy on top of my EQ and iq, and we’ll talk more about that. So these are the operating principles, and we lay it out as a, as a diagram. And by the way, you see mutual trust. [00:09:26] Vince Menzione: Trust has to be in every room without trust, you have no partnerships, without trust, you have no business success. Like you can get buy in business, you can get buy in life, but trust is foundational. And I was very blessed to have that like grain ingrained in me as a young boy. Uh, so that’s our, that’s our operating principles. [00:09:48] Vince Menzione: Um, I’m working on a book right now. It’s almost done though. We’re, we’re talk, we’ll talk about that more, but that’s, that’ll be in the book. Um, and then we’ve been talking about tectonic shifts and I don’t know who said it first, Jay or, or me, but I know who you said it in the studio several years ago. [00:10:04] Vince Menzione: Jay’s been in our, our Boca studio many, many times. But we’ve been talking about tectonic shifts and Oh my gosh, right? So think about, I want everybody to think about this for a second. If you’ve been around tech for a while. We’ve gone through several, like these 10 year phases, the PC era, the cloud era, the well, the cloud. [00:10:23] Vince Menzione: We had client server, pc, client server, we had cloud, we had mobile, and now we hit ai. Those eras all took a period of time, right? They didn’t happen overnight. Like there was a trend like five, six years, seven years, maybe eight years, and then COVID happened, and I believe that COVID was the acceleration point because. [00:10:44] Vince Menzione: We were all forced to do things we didn’t do before. People went out and bought PCs that didn’t have them. Kids had to learn from home. Healthcare was administered tele telehealth, we didn’t do telehealth before. We had like 5% of the population to telehealth before that, uh, our work environment changed, right? [00:11:02] Vince Menzione: We were doing Zoom calls or teams calls back when I was at Microsoft Days, but the world started doing it. Our life started to change. That’s why being in the room places like this is so important. And so that really has accelerated everything. And this, you know, all these things have been accelerating over time and these are significant shifts. [00:11:22] Vince Menzione: We have the three leaders of the three marketplace organizations coming on stage here. Uh, the three hyperscalers, because marketplace went from, we were talking about it like, this is really cool. You need to go do it. A few years ago. So Microsoft lowering the rates on it, and then everything changed and then everybody started accelerating and it became the fungible token. [00:11:43] Vince Menzione: ’cause we used to, we used to partner, we used to take spreadsheets and put ’em up against each other and try to figure out deals and fax copies of deals that came in and say, we want credit for this one. And then Marketplace became a way to create a fun non fungible token. And really drive your success. [00:11:59] Vince Menzione: And so we have all the leaders that are running marketplaces in this room, by the way. So this is gonna be like the most incredible rich conversation. Co-selling. Co-selling is a, you know, a non-starter day. You have to co-sell it. People, we used to do vendor channel, which means I had somebody selling my stuff that’s not happening anymore. [00:12:19] Vince Menzione: And Jay, we’ll talk about the seven seats at the table. But this is all, these are all the things that have been changing. And of course, ai. I think that we are sitting here and I, I, I’ll share, and I’m stressing this, like this is, you need to be in this room because you’re gonna hear from leaders about what the next steps are. [00:12:35] Vince Menzione: ’cause I think we’re all paralyzed by AI and all the changes that are going on in our world and playbooks are no longer good because they’re outdated the week after they come out. So I need to, I need to follow this in real time. I think this is super important that you do, and it’s why we exist and it’s why this time is like no other. [00:12:53] Vince Menzione: I think, you know, we said maybe a generation, maybe it’s a lifetime in terms of the shifts that we’re seeing. So I, I kind of started here and I wanted to end here, uh, just because the light doesn’t go out. That’s what it’s all about. And this is it. This is it for me, right? This is my, my last run. I’m not gonna go work for a company after this. [00:13:16] Vince Menzione: I’m not gonna go into become a consultant. And I want this truly to be like special. And I want you to all feel like you’re part, you are part of it, and however much you wanna lean in and be part of it in the future, we want to grow this in the right way. I, I feel that we have an a unique opportunity. [00:13:34] Vince Menzione: Because we’re not a vendor, we’re not selling anything. I feel like we’re a platform. We’re that we’re that lighthouse and others can come in that are experts and I feel like more and more of ’em are showing up. And you know, the PDG guys did a great job today and others in the room and people that have been friends and supporting us for for years as on that sponsor slide. [00:13:56] Vince Menzione: And so we just want to continued this journey with each of you. Um, and so I want your feedback on what we’re doing. I want, I love your support. I love your passion. I love the fact that you’re still here in the room talking with, with or being here, listening to me today. Um, this is, that lighthouse is, you can see these pictures. [00:14:15] Vince Menzione: These are all family photos. Um, we go to that lighthouse, not because it’s a lighthouse, but uh, it happens to be like a landmark in our town. And, uh, it’s kind of cool. And actually the re Joe Namath has owns the restaurant across from the lighthouse, so we, we’ve got to see him a couple of times, which is kind of cool. [00:14:34] Vince Menzione: But I, I, I, I was posting this lighthouse when I started the podcast. And I was, yeah. ’cause that’s where I live and it’s my hometown. And I think about Dakota Rings and I think about other things. But, um, this is what matters. This is what matters is helping others. And we all are gonna need each other in this world because AI is gonna change our lives. [00:15:00] Vince Menzione: And dramatically it’s, I I think this is a once in a lifetime thing. But I think having people that you trust and being in the room with others where you can learn and grow and adapt, adaptability is so important. So, um, analog is the new digital as my, my good friend Gary V now says. And I think there’s this huge opportunity around what we do as ultimate partner to help everybody reach their pinnacle to everybody. [00:15:26] Vince Menzione: Be the ultimate partner. And I want to thank you for coming. I want your, thank you for your support, friendship, love. And, uh, you’re just an incredible group. Thank you. [00:15:41] Vince Menzione: Until next time, we’ll see you in person. Hopefully at our next event.

This week on Off the Shelf, Rob Burton, partner at Crowell & Moring LLP, joins host Roger Waldron to talk about the reorganization of GSA's Federal Acquisition Service (FAS).Burton outlines the six offices (Create, Deliver, Assist, Centralize, Optimize, and Transform) under the new FAS structure, highlighting the key features and functions of the offices. Of note, is the new Transform office that will focus on AI procurement and implementation. He also discusses the status of NASA SEWP, and outlines the next steps for the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul. Finally, Burton addresses the government's current procurement policy priorities. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on The GovNavigators Show, Robert and Adam welcome Larry Allen, Associate Administrator for GSA's Office of Government-wide Policy, now 15 months into the role. Larry brings a big update on the historic FAR overhaul, with the first four chapters expected to be out for public comment within the next two weeks. He describes the enthusiastic engagement from the acquisition workforce and shares what it will really take to relieve the burden on contracting professionals as agencies rebuild after staffing losses. The show digs into AI's growing role in acquisition, the administration's ambitious executive order agenda, and how GSA has maintained its momentum through the transition to a permanent administrator. Larry also covers the complete overhaul of the Federal Property Management Regulations, a revamp of the Federal Travel Regulations, and drops some breaking per diem news for FY27. Show Notes: GSA Office of Government-wide Policy: OGP Overview GAO: The Nation's Fiscal Health Report Social Security Trustees: 2026 Annual Report Summary FISA Section 702: U.S. Intelligence FISA Section 202 Overview Financial Data Transparency Act: Final Rule Details FAR Overhaul: RFO DEI EO 2025: Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs And Preferencing DEI EO 2026: Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors  Firm-Fixed Price Contracting EO: Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting  GSA: Edward C. Forst Sworn in as GSA Administrator GSA: Federal Managment Regulation GSA: Federal Travel Regulation EO on Gold Standard Science: Restoring Gold Standard Science House Armed Services Committee: FY27 NDAA House Version What's on the GovNavigators' Radar? June 16th: VeeamOn Tour DC 2026 at Convene, Washington DC (Adam moderating) Defense One Tech Summit, Arlington, Virginia June 22nd: National Academy of Public Administration Celebrating the American Public Servant Gala, Library of Congress (GovNavigators sponsor) June 23rd: ACT-IAC Insights to Action for Procurement Market Dynamics (Robert co-moderating) June 24th: Celonis Process Intelligence Day GovExec SAP NOW 250  

The USMNT U-19 camp wrapped up in Fayetteville- and there was a lot of Atlanta United presenceBraden Dunham, Cooper Sanchez, and Dominic Chong Qui all were called into campAdd to that, NE Revolution II and GSA product Javaun Mussenden was getting reps as well...Here's Jason with parts of those camp interviews...

Get the GovClose Certification: https://www.govclose.com/sales-certification Our students learn the government contracting skills to :1. Start their own consulting business that can earn up to $400k as a "solopreneur" advising businesses that sell to the government.2. Land high paying sales executive jobs with companies in the public sector.3. Increase government contracting revenue for companies selling to the US government.Watch: The rise of solo consultants and why it pays so well https://youtu.be/rTfC3ug9XusCHAPTERS0:00 Why most people get stuck on SAM.gov1:15 The hard truth about government contracting3:12 Two paths that do not require SAM.gov registration3:24 Path 1: Government contract consulting (how I made 7 figures)4:15 How to use USASpending.gov to find consulting clients7:24 How to niche down by industry and agency8:53 USASpending.gov vs SAM.gov — what the difference means for you10:13 What a government contract consultant actually does11:29 Consulting specialties: CMMC, proposal writing, GSA, post-award13:05 Why consulting opens doors beyond the hourly rate14:25 Path 2: Federal account executive roles ($200K-$346K/year)15:54 The salary data — federal AE vs medical device sales vs tech sales16:39 How consulting led me to a $320K W-2 role19:00 What most people do wrong (and what to do instead)22:50 Consulting rates: $5K-$10K per month per client23:37 Why the Air Force is now funding GovClose cohorts24:51 Who should NOT start a government contracting business--RESOURCES MENTIONEDGovClose Program Overview (free 20-minute training): https://www.govclose.comUSASpending.gov: https://www.usaspending.gov--ABOUT RICK HOWARDRick Howard is a retired USAF Lieutenant Colonel and former DoD acquisitions officer who managed over $82 billion in federal contracts. He is the founder of GovClose and the DoD Contract Academy, with 400+ graduates working as government contract consultants, federal account executives, and business owners winning federal contracts.--

Marketing a GSA schedule the right way can completely change how a small business grows inside federal contracting, especially when AI and cybersecurity are reshaping every RFI and RFP hitting the street. In this episode Zack Golden and the GovCon Giants team break down how active contractors, aspiring consultants, and entrepreneurs can position themselves around the hottest demand signals in the federal market right now, including AI governance, autonomous systems, and the massive Air Force Research Lab opportunity coming out of contract. Here is what you will learn in this episode: How to market a GSA schedule by expanding divisions, leaning into industry days, and using local site visits to win agency attention Why AI governance and AI security layers are showing up on nearly every federal RFI and RFP and how to position a client or your own company to capture that demand How to become a govcon consultant for AI and tech companies without burning out by managing one client to maintenance mode before signing the next How to build complementary teams by pairing AI companies with audit trail, robotics, and aerospace firms to deliver true turnkey solutions to federal buyers How to chase the $10 billion Air Force Research Lab AI IDIQ and other large vehicles by partnering with primes, IDIQ holders, and GSA schedule holders already inside the door EPISODE CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Meet Mindy your federal opportunity AI assistant 0:30 - Welcome to the Federal Help Center podcast 0:52 - Marketing a GSA schedule for small business 1:21 - Expanding divisions into cybersecurity and maintenance services 1:50 - Industry day strategy for GSA schedule holders 2:20 - Inside the OpenCube IQ AI tools and CRM 2:49 - Using AI agents for capability statements and FAR research 3:19 - Consulting opportunities with AI governance companies 3:48 - Why AI is the federal buzzword every agency wants 4:16 - Managing multiple consulting clients without burning out 4:44 - Building complementary teams around AI governance and audit trails 5:41 - Finding partner companies that compliment your AI offering 6:37 - Chasing the $10 billion Air Force Research Lab AI IDIQ 7:07 - Robotics autonomous systems and secured AI document platforms 8:03 - Adding AI offerings to existing GSA schedules and IDIQs Mindy gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

Washington Watch Reporter Mary Stackhouse reports on the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) involvement in the anti-fraud task force, the former CIA officer accused of stealing over $40 million in gold bars from the federal government, and

Guy Adami and Dan Nathan discuss an S&P 500 pressing all-time highs amid sticky inflation, a 10-year yield around the mid-4% range, and low near-term volatility despite an upcoming Fed meeting and PCE data. They review mixed retail signals (strength at higher-end brands versus Walmart's margin pressure and a strained lower-end consumer), debate the market's resilience, and focus on AI: Nvidia's explosive growth and concerns that soaring usage-based AI costs could challenge the “sanctity” of big-tech CapEx, alongside critiques of Meta layoffs and skepticism about SaaS firms overpromising AI. Guy then interviews Darrell Crate of Easterly, who outlines structural volatility, demographic-driven retirement needs, and hedged equity demand, argues small caps benefit from innovation, and describes Easterly Government Properties as a mission-critical government-lease REIT with an 8% dividend, no canceled leases, a $1.5B pipeline, and potential tailwinds from government efficiency initiatives and GSA changes. —FOLLOW USYouTube: @RiskReversalMediaInstagram: @riskreversalmediaTwitter: @RiskReversalLinkedIn: RiskReversal Media