Contracts
Marines using cheap commercial tech to hide command posts in plain sight
Command posts must be survivable to be effective, one commander says.
Contracts
GAO rules FBI protests are premature
Ernst & Young, General Dynamics and Qbase have been told to wait until the agency eliminates bidders from the competition for spots on a $5 billion IT pact.
Contracts
Protest decision details why pricing matters in OASIS+
Bidders for this massive professional services vehicle have to provide finer details on their rates, a move one protestor is opposing in court and is detailed in this denial by the Government Accountability Office.
Contracts
January's 20 most talked-about contract opportunities
GovTribe's most recent analysis of its website traffic highlights these competitions as of heightened interest for contractors.
Contracts
DOD’s AI adoption efforts are starting to pay off, Pentagon official says
The Defense Department considers emerging technologies at “the center of how we think about planning for what the future of the military should look,” according to the head of the Pentagon’s Force Development and Emerging Capabilities office.
Companies
Applied Insight builds national security footprint through acquisition
The relationship with Zavda started out as a traditional type, evolved into partners in a joint venture and is now a business combination.
Companies
Crimson Phoenix buys fellow intelligence tech integrator
The Godspeed Capital-backed company also hires a new chief financial officer with experience at other similar private equity-held contractors.
Contracts
Army reveals first solicitation for $4B in R&D services recompetes
Small businesses now have a final solicitation they can read through and respond to, with the full-and-open portion still waiting in the wings.
Companies
Lynx acquires defense platform software specialist
The OceanSound Partners-backed company adds a business whose products are in use on aircraft and command-and-control systems.
Companies
Air Force starts the bidding for $300M virtualization contract
The service branch's research laboratory will choose a single company to research and develop software for remote access functions.
Companies
Enlightenment Capital unveils new space company
Auria came together through a series of acquisitions over the past two years to create a software development specialist for several aspects of space.
Opinion
Why 2024 will be a year of revolution in digital citizen services
The provision of thoughtful and effective citizen services remains a cornerstone of good governance and societal progress, with advanced technology a big part of that.
Companies
Inside General Dynamics IT's 'Digital Accelerators' initiative
The company's strategy for focusing on some of the federal market's hottest technology priorities helped net close to $2 billion in contract awards for 2023.
Companies
General Dynamics promotes two-decade vet to finance chief
Current CFO Jason Aiken has worked for one year in both that position and as head of the technologies segment.
Companies
Education withholds payments from student loan servicers
The department says Maximus' Aidvantage subsidiary, EdFinancial and Nelnet are not sending timely and accurate statements to borrowers.
Companies
Finance and tech mark the week in exec moves
RTX and General Dynamics were far from alone in detailing senior leadership appointments for the government market to take note of.
Companies
RTX promotes insider to lead defense hardware segment
The company has another senior leadership change in the works amid the transition to a new CEO.
Companies
2023 was just the start of generative AI’s rise, government and industry leaders say
Generative artificial intelligence is not just a buzzword. The number of use cases is going and looks poised to keep doing so.
Opinion
Recent signs show the government is getting open source right. Is your organization?
White House and OMB initiatives are driving security concerns around open source because while it is a powerful tool, it needs to be managed effectively, our expert writes.
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