TOP 100: How Serco Inc. uses its pivot to position for Trump priorities
TOP 100: How Serco Inc. uses its pivot to position for Trump priorities
Companies
Industry calls for more research funding, public-private partnerships in the National AI Strategy
AI heavy hitters cited robust research funding, participation in standards development, and public, private and academia collaboration in comments sent to policymakers.
Contracts
CBP starts to prep industry for IT, agile software recompete
Known in the shorthand as BEAGLE, this program focuses on the modernization of back-office applications through quicker processes.
Companies
PCI Federal acquires infrastructure services provider
Street Legal Industries counts the Energy Department as its largest customer and the one it is closest to by geography.
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Designing for the harshest conditions—the science of ruggedization
AI at the edge demands more than performance—it requires rugged systems built to survive heat, shock, and harsh military environments without failure.
Contracts
Democrats raise alarm over AI-driven contract cuts at VA
Connecticut Democrat Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the ranking member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, said DOGE’s use of an AI tool resulted in the “wholesale slashing” of VA contracts.
Top 100
Pockets of progress: Diversity gains slow among the 2025 Top 100
The representation of women has grown among the largest companies, but the number of Black executives has declined.
Companies
Voyager fetches $383M in public offering
Substantially all of the proceeds will go toward Starlab, which the six-year-old company is offering NASA as a replacement for the International Space Station.
Companies
The onus is on industry to explain commercial best practices
Assuming government leaders know what those practices are and how they work is not a good idea, according to the General Services Administration's chief acquisition officer.
Companies
AWS GovCloud gets high-level security approvals for Anthropic and Meta AI models
Select versions of the Claude and Llama foundation models will be available for public sector customers via the AWS GovCloud.
Companies
Anduril's Series G round and more venture moves to highlight
The venture arms of Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed Martin, Science Applications International Corp. and RTX feature in this snapshot of new investment rounds focused on automation, facility access, semiconductors and space.
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RTO Mandate Calls for Infrastructure Upgrades
As federal employees return to offices, modern collaboration tools are key to replacing outdated systems and boosting efficiency, flexibility, and secure communication.
Companies
Navigating change: a view from the front row
Carahsoft's founder and president Craig Abod shares insights on the ongoing shifts in the federal market and how they are reshaping the contractor landscape.
Companies
Strategic discipline drives Leidos’ continued Top 100 dominance
For Company No. 1 on our 2025 Top 100, its NorthStar 2030 strategy guides major portfolio decisions ranging from its Antarctica exit to the Kudu Dynamics acquisition.
Contracts
Army chooses 18 for $3B energy services recompete
The Army awards this fourth iteration of its Energy Savings Performance Contracts program.
Contracts
Omni Federal awarded $427M background check IT modernization contract
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency sought a managed service provider amid ongoing efforts to enroll all federal employees in continuous vetting.
Companies
IBM bets on novel error-correction for scalable quantum computing
The company’s forthcoming quantum processor, IBM Starling, was unveiled today, with officials saying it promises efficiency without burdensome overhead.
Companies
2025's Top 100 rankings reveal a market in major upheaval
The first year-over-year decline in prime contracts since 2016 signals a growing divide between civilian and defense spending. Even before Trump's priorities kick in.
Opinion
ANALYSIS: Where true bid protest reform should start
Challenges occur in a mere 2.2% of all federal contracts, a number that could go even lower with more training of acquisition professionals and higher-quality debriefings.
Contracts
Patent Office seeks to grow AI innovation ecosystem, cut application backlog
Automation, new code, workflow improvements and secure cloud access are key focus areas in a Patent and Trademark Office's sources sought notice.
Companies
CAE's chief executive transition and more moves to note
Several key hires and promotions in functions such as operations, business development and technology also feature.
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