WT 360: Nextgov/FCW’s Alexandra Kelley on the government’s breakup with Anthropic
WT 360: Nextgov/FCW’s Alexandra Kelley on the government’s breakup with Anthropic
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Trump’s new cyber strategy details more offensive response to cyber threats
“Unlike other Administrations, the Trump Administration will not tinker at the edges and apply partial measures and ambiguous strategies that neglect the growing number and severity of cyber threats,” the strategy said.
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Inadev appoints former Attain exec Agarwal as CEO
Inadev's strategy highlights artificial intelligence, analytics, cloud engineering and other emerging technologies as core focus areas.
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DCS acquires research and development firm
DCS is using this transaction to grow a portfolio of applied R&D and tech transition efforts at the Air Force, plus other agencies involved in aviation and space.
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Cisco: Modernizing
Federal AI success demands secure, high-performance networks. Discover why legacy infrastructure falls short—and what modern architectures must deliver.
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Private sector, former military leaders urge Congress intervene in Pentagon-Anthropic dispute
Over 30 former military officers and individuals working in tech sent a letter to congressional leadership expressing concern over the Pentagon-Anthropic dispute and asking for lawmakers to take action to reign in executive power and set AI guardrails.
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The Pentagon’s investment deals draw congressional scrutiny
DOD weapons buyer Michael Duffey testified about the decision to invest $1 billion in L3Harris.
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Federal acquisition is getting a shared services makeover
A new office focused on procurement tools and training could streamline and reshape how agencies buy goods and services.
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B/Core acquires another intelligence community specialist
NewSpring Holdings first entered its investment in B/CORE in 2023 and has since supported a handful of acquisitions to build a larger IT and digital transformation provider.
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Sierra Space and Vast detail their Series C investment rounds
National security space opportunities are a common thread between both companies as In-Q-Tel continues its involvement in one of them.
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SBA boots 628 more companies from 8(a) program
Total termination actions now represent 18% of the small business contracting program as the Trump administration's crackdown continues.
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House amendment responding to Pentagon-Anthropic conflict fails committee vote
Lawmakers split over an amendment to the Defense Production Act from Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., that would have prohibited the government from blacklisting firms opposed to their tech being used in certain situations.
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Noda AI, Smack Technologies detail their Series A capital rounds
Autonomous system management and frontier artificial intelligence are the key tech areas of focus here.
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CMS launches effort to unify Medicare claims processing systems
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services releases a final solicitation in search of software vendors that could participate in a challenge-based competition.
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Energy announces $352M in funding for frontier science
The agency will make funding available to research teams looking to solve the scientific challenges underpinning next-generation energy technologies.
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Blue Fire Equity builds out defense-intel holdings with Jovian Concepts acquisition
This is the private equity firm's first acquisition as it targets prime contractors serving classified customers.
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One SEWP VI protest down, nine remain
NASA's corrective action on METGreen Solutions signals the agency may need to resolve more challenges to stay on schedule in awarding the IT vehicle.
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XTec acquired by Germany-headquartered security tech firm
Giesecke+Devrient is using this transaction to establish a larger foothold in North America and add a company that supports 105 agencies in credentialing employees and contractors.
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DIA starts the bidding for $14B analysis, support contract
The Defense Intelligence Agency is hiring a group of companies to aid in the research, development and sustainment of new and existing systems that feed into military intelligence efforts.
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Agencies begin to shed Anthropic contracts following Trump’s directive
Officials from the departments of Treasury, State and Health and Human Services confirmed they would be acting to comply with the White House mandate.
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