Contracts

Peraton wins $1B Interior cloud brokerage contract

The scope of work involves acquiring and managing storage, application and other services across multiple hosting providers.

Companies

SAIC names new intelligence business leader

Science Applications International Corp. looks within its own executive ranks for this appointment.

Exclusive Contracts

INSIDER EXCLUSIVE: How DIU funnels commercial tech to end users

Catch up on our May 25 Washington Technology Power Breakfast that was a deep dive into the Defense Innovation Unit, the military's tech acceleration arm.

Top 100

General Dynamics IT ties growth outlook to investments and partnerships

Company No. 5 on our 2023 Top 100 has prioritized innovation laboratories, collaborations with commercial tech companies and a new consulting organization for collecting lessons learned in its strategy.

Companies

Cadmus touts $162M EPA safe drinking water support award

The private equity-backed consulting firm has worked on these Environmental Protection Agency programs for close to 20 years.

Companies

Noblis' venture arm invests in space data tech company

Noblis Ventures invests in early-stage, deep-technology startups with an eye toward further iterating those creations for government use.

Podcasts

WT 360: The tech and investment threads of Noblis 'Vision 2030'

Company No. 76 on our 2023 Top 100 rankings is both a newcomer and among a handful of nonprofit organizations on the Top 100. The latter status means the company takes a longer-term view of its strategy and investments, which Noblis' chief executive Mile Corrigan goes over in this episode.

Contracts

Interior starts the bidding for $2B cloud integration contract

Like its predecessor, this second iteration of the Foundation Cloud Hosting Services vehicle focuses on buying such support from federal technology integrators.

Opinion

Confronting the biases embedded in AI and mitigating the risks

The risk of bias is high in artificial intelligence systems and the explosion of AI should prompt a call-to-action to develop best practices.

Contracts

Protests loom on eve of T4NG2 proposal deadline day

With protests pending, the Veterans Affairs Department cannot make awards for this $60 billion vehicle that is its go-to technology transformation contract.

Top 100

Black executives hold few positions at Top 100 companies

Only 5% of executives at 2023 Washington Technology Top 100 companies are Black.

Companies

Lockheed, GlobalFoundries form secure chip manufacturing team

GlobalFoundries is among the handful of the world's largest semiconductor makers and for this partnership, is working with the globe's largest defense company on a more resilient chip ecosystem.

Opinion

TAKE OUR SURVEY: How healthy is the partnering paradigm

Washington Technology has launched a survey to explore the state of partnering in the federal market. Take the survey and make your voice heard.

Companies

CDW acquires public sector cloud specialist

The buyer is looking to add more of an artificial intelligence and machine learning bent into its cloud delivery model.

Contracts

VA CIO warns against sacrificing 'consistency' for more contractor diversification 

The Veterans Affairs Department is engaging more with smaller vendors to fulfill some of its projects as its chief information officer also is pushing back against calls for the agency to break large contracts into smaller pieces.

Opinion

For a secure cyber capability, less is more

Artificial intelligence and automation are critical tools for good cyber hygiene but many organizations have too many spot solutions that cloud their environments.

Companies

AE Industrial Partners is the common thread in these 2 acquisitions

The private equity firm acquired York Space Systems and Firefly Aerospace within months of each other. Now both have used the PE firm's backing for their own purchases.

Top 100

M&A is a critical tool for growth for Top 100 companies

Top 100 firms were involved in 37 deals over the last 18 months as they made acquisitions, divested business units and merged with other companies.

Companies

Microsoft unveils OpenAI service for government customers

Microsoft is opening up its commercial generative AI technology to public sector customers and partners.

Companies

General Dynamics' board adds former DSCA director

Retired Army Lt. Gen. Charles Hooper led the Defense Security Cooperation Agency from 2017 to 2020.