Leonardo DRS to acquire Raft for $450M
Leonardo DRS to acquire Raft for $450M
Companies
Antares fetches $470M to move on military base reactor push
The three-year-old startup wants to get ahead of the government's own deadline for operating a nuclear reactor on military property.
Contracts
DISA launches market research for combatant command migration
The Defense Information Systems Agency's sources sought notice references a protest by General Dynamics IT without naming the company.
Companies
Carlyle Group buys data protection tech maker
Secturion Systems is also bringing aboard a new chief executive as part of this transaction, which is Carlyle's first in its middle-market play.
Sponsor Content
Securing the government mission: Leveraging agentic AI for cybersecurity
Discover how AI powered cybersecurity helps government organizations outpace threats, automate defenses and build resilient security operations.
Contracts
A playbook for thriving with OneGov and the FAR Overhaul
Contractors who cling to labor hours and PowerPoint pitches will almost certainly lose out. But the government’s requirements process still looks like the biggest bottleneck to change.
Contracts
General Dynamics IT protest sinks DISA’s plan to expand Enclave
The Defense Information Systems Agency agrees to conduct market research and redo its acquisition strategy after GDIT challenged plans to expand the IT services contract’s scope.
Rankings
Fast 50 nominations are open — Will your company make the cut?
Washington Technology is now accepting entries for our 2026 ranking of the government market's fastest-growing small businesses.
Contracts
Beyond the platform: What the unmanned systems boom means for the GovCon market
We explore how Ukraine and Iran are rewriting the rules and reshaping opportunities at our Aug. 14 Power Breakfast.
Companies
Booz Allen's view of itself in a world of more direct tech contracts
In talking with Wall Street, Booz Allen Hamilton CEO Horacio Rozanski advocates for his company remaining a key part of making commercial products work for agencies.
Opinion
More satellites will not save us
The West is winning the numbers game in space but is missing the point. Real resilience depends on autonomy and ground-segment survivability, writes Graeme Ritchie, CEO of Shield Space.
Sponsor Content
From Policy to Practice: Operationalizing Zero Trust for the Federal Government in the Age of AI
Discover where federal AI security stands and how agencies can close Zero Trust gaps with stronger governance.
Podcasts
WT 360: Our breakdown of the federal CIO’s departure, OneGov’s future and whatever CMMC will look like
NextGov/FCW’s executive editor Jessie Bur joins Nick and Ross to go around the world of Fed Tech, starting with the federal chief information officer’s pending exit and ending with the CMMC security standard’s murky future.
Contracts
Navy preps recompete for American Systems software engineering contract
The service branch wants to use a cost-plus structure and sees fixed-price as potentially being too expensive.
Companies
Tech, finance and growth leadership moves across the market
A trio of board appointments also feature in this listing, along with one company's designation of key executives for its Golden Dome pursuits.
Companies
ODRG bulks up national security portfolio with ASET Partners acquisition
ODRG adds enterprise IT, geospatial intelligence and cybersecurity capabilities with additional national security and homeland defense customers.
Contracts
Pentagon awards Oracle up to $7B in software consolidation deal
The agreement merges Oracle's product and licensing services into one contract, which the Defense Department estimates will result in at least $441 million in savings.
Contracts
VA awards Salesforce $1.6B contract for veteran care and services
The contract adds to existing Salesforce deployments for suicide prevention, health care communications and more.
Companies
Bluestone backs Delphinus Engineering as Navy sustainment player eyes growth
This investment brings new capital for acquisitions and capability expansion, as well as a new CEO from within.
Contracts
Selective Service System seeks software to aid the draft
If the military draft were to ever come back, this software would be used to quickly evaluate staffing and resource requirements.
Opinion
The Army changed how it buys but most contractors haven’t changed how they sell
Compressed acquisition timelines are rewarding contractors who invest in customer intelligence months before an opportunity appears. Not the ones who mobilize after it lands, writes growth expert Nic Coppings.
Companies