Accenture Federal’s new CEO eyes AI-driven transformation during Trump 2.0
Accenture Federal’s new CEO eyes AI-driven transformation during Trump 2.0
Companies
Stoke Space collects $260M in Series C capital
The company started in 2020 and has approval from Space Force to bid for future launches of small payloads.
Companies
BigBear appoints McAleenan as chief executive
Kevin McAleenan becomes the artificial intelligence integrator's third CEO since its public listing in 2021.
Contracts
Biden signs executive order inspired by lessons from recent cyberattacks
The order gives CISA more eyes to hunt cyber threats on government networks and directs agencies and contractors to be more transparent about the security of their software stockpiles.
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Companies
US ‘has to win’ the AI innovation race, OpenAI exec says
Senior Vice President of Global Affairs Chris Lehane commended a recent executive order opening federal land to AI data center development and posited ways to encourage states to back AI development.
Companies
SEEQC closes $30M investment round
Booz Allen Hamilton’s venture capital arm and NordicNinja led the round for SEEQC, which started in 2019 with the idea of integrating classical and quantum computing techniques.
Companies
Loft Orbital captures $170M in Series C investments
The company has fetched $300 million in external capital since it opened for business in 2017 with the idea of integrating and operating customer payloads in its satellites.
Contracts
Polaris protests hit double digits
The challenges center around how the General Services Administration evaluated bids and looked at past experience.
Contracts
Biden orders federal land to be leased for AI data center development
The executive action will leverage federally protected lands to develop data centers capable of supporting AI software, with a priority on incorporating clean energy sources.
Opinion
COMMENTARY: AI security can’t be an afterthought
As companies rush to adopt artificial intelligence, protecting systems from devasting jailbreak attacks must be a top priority, writes Alan Pelligini, CEO of Thales North America.
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Companies
Overland AI closes $32M Series A round
Byron Boots and Stephanie Bonk started the company in 2022 to design technology that helps ground vehicles operate in complex environments and for one person to control fleets of them.
Companies
Crimson Phoenix acquires geospatial tech provider
The Godspeed Capital-backed company is looking to grow its lineup of artificial intelligence-powered data labeling tools for use by intelligence agencies.
Companies
Industry execs push for mission-focused cyber strategies, not just compliance
Cybersecurity investments should focus on operational efficiency and threat prevention, as a group of participants put it during an industry roundtable.
Companies
Global space economy tracking toward $944B by 2033: report
Emerging tech, government investment to fuel space spending.
Contracts
Naval Warfare Center launches development of new OTA
The center is looking for a consortium management firm to recruit members and management procurements.
Companies
Oddball gets new private equity backer
Started in 2016, Oddball works with federal agencies on tech design and deployment efforts to aid in how they deliver citizen services.
Companies
Booz Allen agrees to pay $15.9M settlement over subcontractor’s fraud scheme
Former executives at QuantaDyn, an Air Force official and two former Booz Allen Hamilton program managers ran a decade-long conspiracy to influence contract awards.
Podcasts
WT 360: Jacobs remains tech-focused after services spinoff
Jacobs executive Shannon Miller explains how the company is doubling down on digital solutions for critical infrastructure, sustainability and life sciences programs after divesting its federal services units to Amentum.
Contracts
Polaris protests start to multiply
More disappointed bidders join the group of those arguing the General Services Administration did not properly evaluate their proposals for the small business IT contract.
Contracts