Opinion
Under fire, GAO explains its mission to Congress
The Government Accountability Office publishes a blog to explain its role amid threatened budget cuts and rhetoric that questions its value.
Podcasts
WT 360: One founder’s guide to making hard pivots and picking the right investor
Sophia Harris, founder and chief executive of ODRG, charts the path her company has taken since its inception in 2013 and how a full change in approach positioned it for an investment from Advantage Capital.
Companies
Tech, growth and operations leadership moves across the market
One global commercial software provider brings in a new U.S. public sector leader, while USPTO's now-former chief information officer heads to the private sector.
Companies
Software holding company acquires Monster's public sector business
Monster Government Solutions gets a new owner following a bankruptcy process undertaken by its former parent company.
Companies
Firefly captures $868M in IPO proceeds
This is the second space-focused initial public offering in as many months with both exceeding original expectations on the proceed and valuation fronts.
Companies
Small defense industrial base firms pose tempting targets for nation-state hackers, NSA official says
Some 80% of the defense industrial base are actually small firms, according to the NSA’s head of DIB security, who has helped over 200 providers identify thousands of vulnerabilities in their systems.
Companies
Intuitive Machines to acquire navigation software provider for $30M
The space exploration company is bringing in-house one of its partners, which has supported two flights to the moon.
Contracts
Accenture's federal arm awarded $937M student aid contract extension
Accenture Federal Services was the only bidder for the seven-year Education Department contract to process financial aid applications and modernize related systems.
Contracts
Army reopens $201M IT competition after protests
The Army Materiel Command will clarify requirements and evaluate revised proposals.
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Companies
‘High-severity’ Microsoft Exchange vulnerability disclosed on heels of Black Hat talk
Parts of the federal enterprise are likely susceptible to the flaw that allows hackers to hijack on-premises versions of Active Directory. CISA plans to release an emergency directive on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Contracts
GSA, Amazon sign onto new centralized cloud pact
The General Services Administration's newest agreement under its OneGov procurement strategy also includes education and training services for employees on how to use the cloud-based tools.
Companies
Defense tech office cuts staff down to 40
The cuts to the Defense Technical Information Center are intended to refocus it on “its core statutory mission” according to a Pentagon spokesperson.
Contracts
OpenAI to give federal agencies ChatGPT access at $1 per year
The General Services Administration signs this new OneGov pact to help agencies adopt advanced artificial intelligence tools as part of the Trump administration’s push for AI leadership.
Companies
How Guidehouse's $1.5B AI investment will bring others in too
Building out a partner ecosystem and training Guidehouse's 18,000 employees on using artificial intelligence tools are key to how the company will work with clients to adopt them.
Contracts
GSA picks Genesis Consulting to check IBM’s travel system work
Genesis' contract will focus on the transition as agencies migrate to a new government-wide travel management platform.
Contracts
Army seeks AI solutions to manage complex airspace operations
A new request for information calls for both immediate "fight tonight" capabilities and long-term machine learning tools to ease the burden on commanders.
Contracts
NASA starts 2nd on-ramp for $476M Earth data contract
A total of 15 providers are involved in the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition program, which NASA uses to support its Earth science research and application activities.
Companies
Leidos CEO: cost, efficiency conversations with customers are shifting
In talking with Wall Street, Tom Bell says the customer dialogue tide is turning from "simply slash-and-burn" and more toward what the longer term should look like.
Contracts
GSA adds global AI providers to the schedule
ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are now available to agencies through a single source for buying artificial intelligence capabilities.
Contracts