Contracts

NASA lays out its plan for rapid spacecraft contract on-ramp

Companies interested in becoming part of the program will have 30 to 45 days to get their bids in after the solicitation goes out.

Companies

Lockheed acquires stake in one of its component suppliers

The defense giant deepened its relationship with a company that uses 3D printing to make certain products for flight applications.

Top 100

BAE moves to make its tech partnership net reach further

Company No. 24 on our 2023 Top 100 rankings has put a more formal structure around the teaming function of its strategy.

Companies

CISA to launch new cyber supply chain resource hub

The new resource center gives federal agencies and industry stakeholders access to tools as they work to fulfill new cyber supply chain risk management mandates

Companies

Computing and AI feature in this week's major venture investments

AEI HorizonX's newest investment targets a computer programming language specialist, while Lockheed Martin's venture capital arm continues its backing of a company focused on trusted artificial intelligence.

Companies

Client Solution Architects hires new finance chief

CSA made this key hire to support its organic and inorganic growth pursuits.

Contracts

Court fight over $60B Veterans Affairs IT vehicle starts taking shape

All protests involving the T4NG2 contract are now a single case at the Court of Federal Claims.

Contracts

Army picks two finalists to replace Bradley vehicle

The two competitors will now be tasked to turn their digital designs into prototypes.

Opinion

All employees need customer engagement training

Customer engagement training is as important as ethics and compliance training. Every employee plays a role in fostering relationships, safeguarding reputation and securing future opportunities.

Companies

Mercury's board ends formal sale process, appoints interim CEO

This leadership transition comes nearly a year after the company signed cooperation agreements with a pair of activist investors.

Companies

Broadtree Partners acquires its second GovCon company

The private equity firm will combine this newest purchase with the first government services company it purchased two years ago.

Companies

Anduril acquires solid rocket motor maker

The defense technology startup wants to change the fact that today the U.S. military has two primary suppliers of this key propulsion technology.

Companies

Congress needs ‘private sector buy-in’ to address cyber workforce shortage

Organizations are working to educate and train the next generation of professionals to fill critical cybersecurity vacancies, but observers also note private sector firms need to change their hiring practices to integrate this pool of talent into the workforce. 

Contracts

The benefits of posting 'OPC' on LinkedIn

Sharing “other people’s content" across your network weaves you into a rich feed and the larger conversation.

Top 100

The newly minted 'RTX' lays out its post-reorg blueprint

With a new structure in place, the global aerospace-and-defense company highlighted its priorities that include the U.S. military's complicated network vision known as "JADC2."

Contracts

Air Force chooses 46 firms for nearly $1B weapons testing tech contract

Awardees will compete to provide "highly-specialized technologies" for the testing and evaluation work.

Contracts

SAIC's $1.3B Treasury cloud win is now official

With all protests denied, the program to take Treasury into a multi-cloud environment can now move ahead.

Contracts

VA expects Oracle Cerner to deliver on health record contract despite layoffs

Lawmakers and Veterans Affairs Department officials expect the work to continue as planned, but internal communications indicate that Oracle Cerner laid off the clinical team that worked to implement new electronic health record systems.

Companies

Propulsion tech maker fetches $13M from Lockheed's venture arm, other investors

Agile Space Industries is looking to scale up its production operations and test infrastructure.

Contracts

GSA activates 5-year option on Alliant 2 IT vehicle

A final solicitation for the upcoming third iteration of this governmentwide contract remains under construction.