Contractors face mounting uncertainty as shutdown aftermath lingers
Contractors face mounting uncertainty as shutdown aftermath lingers
Contracts
Navy seeks bids for $350M 'Seabed to Space' tech recompete
This multiple-award effort supports intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems on afloat vessels worldwide.
Contracts
Expanded ‘non-traditional’ contractor definition dropped from final NDAA
The Senate provision would have created a new pathway based on research-and-development cost allocations, which benefit firms doing mostly fixed-price work and pursuing Other Transaction agreements.
Contracts
DISA preps $600M enterprise storage recompete
The Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking an on-demand managed service with usage-based pricing.
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Companies
Radiant closes $300M Series C round to aid small nuclear reactor production
The five-year-old startup is designing its portable microreactor to meet increasing electricity demand and help mitigate stresses on the grid.
Companies
TMMG receives private equity backing
Artinia Group has lined up two other partners for this investment in TMMG as the 17-year-old company seeks to further expand across U.S. ship fleet readiness programs.
Contracts
House passes measure to help reduce federal software spending
For the second straight Congress, lawmakers in the lower chamber have advanced legislation to impose heightened transparency requirements on government software spending.
Companies
ISACA to take over CMMC authorization program
The group's new official title is Cybersecurity Assessor and Instructor Certification Organization.
Companies
Arcfield enters the seas via acquisition
This is purchase number three for Arcfield since its formation in 2021 and with the backing of Veritas Capital's fund for the middle tier.
Companies
A trio of C-level moves to note at Booz Allen, Leidos and SAIC
Booz Allen Hamilton's chief financial officer is heading to a new industry altogether, while Leidos and Science Applications International Corp. detail their tech and growth chief hires.
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In this roundtable recap from the Google Public Sector Summit, leaders share real-world AI use cases, challenges, and strategies for scaling secure, equitable solutions.
Contracts
Bid protests hit decade-low and undermine calls for ‘loser pays’ reforms
New data from the Government Accountability Office shows protests have declined 40% since 2016, while half of all cases result in relief for contractors or corrective actions by agencies.
Companies
Industry calls for US leadership in AI as a democratic imperative
Top tech firms are hoping a planned AI Export Program out of the Commerce Department will foster international consensus when it comes to promoting “democratic” AI frameworks and preventing “overly prescriptive” regulations.
Opinion
How small businesses can adapt to new 8(a) and procurement realities
Understanding contracting officer motivations and pressures and strategically aligning your interests with theirs is more important than ever, writes BD and capture expert Ezekiel Russell.
Contracts
NDAA would let large contractors keep ‘non-traditional’ status indefinitely
This change would allow companies with billions in Pentagon contracts to maintain non-traditional status by keeping research-and-development cost allocations below a $1.1 million threshold.
Contracts
Commerce awards $150M advisory support pact
The Commerce Department lists customer experience management and enterprise architecture as key areas it wants industry support in developing strategies for.
Companies
NextPoint Group gets Godspeed's backing
The 21-year-old company works on software development and other IT-related efforts for defense and intelligence agencies.
Contracts
Lawmaker looks to shake up VA’s software management
Legislation from Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., prioritizes waste reduction when it comes to the roughly $1 billion that VA spends annually on software assets.
Podcasts
WT 360: How GovCon is crossing the bridge from 2025 to 2026
Stephanie Kostro, president of the Professional Services Council, joins Nick and Ross to unpack the trends and topics of GovCon in 2025 that will carry over into 2026. The post-shutdown catchup and prospects of another funding lapse among them.
Contracts
Air Force reopens $972M Northrop contract after conflict-of-interest allegations
Protests from Science Applications International Corp. and HII prompted the service to conduct an investigation after accusations that Northrop would be evaluating its own work.
Companies