Contracts

Pentagon unveils new cybersecurity framework to counter real-time threats

The five-phase construct emphasizes automation and continuous monitoring over checklists to protect defense systems.

Contracts

STC wins $163M NASA atmospheric research contract

NASA uses this contract for efforts to improve how it observes, monitors, models and understands Earth's atmosphere.

Contracts

Special Operations Command opens the bidding for $10B logistics recompete

Industry has roughly two months to work on their bids for a contract that also supports other U.S. military organizations connected to SOCOM missions around the world.

Contracts

CACI wins $983M DHS IT services pact

The Homeland Security Department uses this blanket purchase agreement to acquire support for all aspects of its IT environment used by 15,000 employees.

Contracts

GSA inks OneGov deal with Grok AI

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok AI, will be available to agencies for $0.42 as part of the OneGov procurement program.

Opinion

Don’t wait: GovCon must prepare now for a potential shutdown

Congress remains deadlocked and Sept. 30 is a week away. That means contractors should dust off shutdown plans and take immediate action on invoices, contracts and cash flow.

Contracts

Fresh protest hits NGA's Clover vehicle

A new challenge focuses on evaluation criteria rather than registration issues that derailed earlier awards for the $940 million professional services contract.

Contracts

Trump budget office is hiding federal spending information, ethics nonprofit alleges

Federal courts have ordered the Office of Management and Budget to publish information about how agency funding is disbursed, but Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington contends that officials are using footnotes to obfuscate disclosure.

Companies

KBR plans spinoff of government business

This new, independent publicly-traded company would hit the market by mid-to-late 2026.

Contracts

NIST seeks contractors to build AI testing datasets for security and safety verification

The National Institute of Standards and Technology wants curated datasets to test systems across cybersecurity, criminal misuse prevention and language translation capabilities.

Companies

Redhorse moves Klemm up to CEO post

Klemm's two-decade career in the market covers national security, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and data exploitation.

Contracts

Coast Guard picks 3 for $700M tech lifecycle pact

The Coast Guard is using this blanket purchase agreement to bring together its IT support structure and business practices into a single model.

Contracts

Navy awards Microsoft sole-source cloud contract, admits vendor lock-in risk

The Naval Sea Systems Command believes switching cloud providers would require a "re-engineering" of the solution from the ground up.

Contracts

As shutdown looms, federal agencies have no public plans for one

How the Trump administration would handle a shutdown and who it plans to furlough remains a mystery.

Contracts

NGA re-awards $940M Clover contract following protest battle

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency tries again at making awards to five small businesses after a judge's ruling that NGA could not amend Sam.gov registration requirements.

Contracts

GSA selects 53 more small businesses for OASIS+

The General Services Administration is preparing formal awards and notices-to-proceed for these companies on the professional services vehicle's 8(a) track.

Companies

Xcelerate buys General Dynamics background investigation business

Xcelerate is pushing to become a part of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative aimed at modernizing and streamlining the security clearance process.

Companies

Aerospace Corp. promotes its next CEO from within

Tanya Pemberton will start in the role on Oct. 18 and lead a 4,800-employee organization that operates a federally-funded research-and-development center focused on space.

Companies

Serco hires new CEO for North American business

Michael LaRouche, a 30-year industry veteran, will succeed the retiring Tom Watson on Oct. 1.