Companies

NewSpring acquires radar system provider

C Speed's primary customer is the Customs and Border Protection agency, for which the company operates and maintains air surveillance radars.

Contracts

Nuclear security IT contract faces challenges from disappointed bidders

The National Nuclear Security Administration chose General Dynamics IT for this bundled award that also includes cyber and mission integration work.

Companies

Quantum startup stretches Series B round to $133M, adds Lockheed's venture arm

First launched in 2017, Q-CTRL is looking to further advance its quantum computing software for use in larger-scaled commercial and government deployments.

Contracts

‘All hands on deck:’ From Hawaii to Texas, FEMA employees pitch in on Helene response

FEMA personnel, even those not deployed, are working long hours to get supplies where they are needed.

Opinion

Federal civilian IT spending set to surge in fiscal 2025

The ImmixGroup’s Andy Dean analyzes key priorities driving the $76.8 billion IT budget request, including cybersecurity and AI initiatives.

Contracts

Resolution in the works for $1.9B IRS contract

The agency is offering a corrective action in response to protests over evaluations and transparency.

Contracts

Air Force kicks off $3.7B business transformation recompete

Up to eight companies will win seats on this contract but must choose one path out of two to go down in their bids.

Companies

BigBear elevates new operations chief

Carl Napoletano has led several of the company's integration efforts in his former role as special projects lead.

Podcasts

WT 360: CHIPS Act opportunities are not just for companies that make them

Larry Sher, a government contracts attorney and partner at Winston & Strawn, explains how the Commerce Department is casting its net far and wide for companies to participate in the U.S.’ semiconductor leadership push.

Contracts

GSA names first group of Polaris small business vehicle selections

Exactly 100 companies have made the initial cut for the government-wide IT vehicle with three more blocks of awards to come later this year.

Contracts

Accenture's federal arm wins major Army ERP contract

The Army is looking to centralize several of its business systems into a single SAP platform over the next eight years.

Companies

A dozen corporate leadership moves to note as fall arrives

Promotions and hires focused on growth, operations and technology feature in this first week of federal fiscal year 2025.

Contracts

OMB releases AI procurement guidelines

Interagency collaboration and risk mitigation are the two big themes included in the White House budget office's artificial intelligence software procurement guidance.

Contracts

Defense industrial base unprepared for quick conflict responses, report warns

A study from George Mason University's Baroni Center for Government Contracting calls for a national strategy to bolster U.S. readiness and production capacity.

Contracts

Navy starts $828M business support recompete

Awardees will compete for work to directly support the Navy’s objectives for its personnel, manpower and training initiatives.

Companies

A trio of space startup investment rounds to highlight

The venture arms of AE Industrial Partners, Lockheed Martin and RTX are among the notable names at the heart of these investments.

Contracts

Labor Department sets 2025 federal contractor minimum wages

Labor Department officials have set the range of minimum wages for contractors between $9.30 per hour for tipped workers to $17.75 per hour, depending on the job type.

Contracts

ODNI told to redo financial management contract

The Government Accountability Office looked at Guidehouse's protest against the award and found inconsistencies in how proposals were evaluated for this contract that supports the entire intelligence community.

Companies

CACI acquires Applied Insight to build up cloud migration offerings

The all-cash transaction also expands CACI International's presence with defense and national security agencies, plus reunites a pair of former Acacia Group businesses.