Opinion
High-tech’s unsung heros: logistics and supply chain middlemen
Complex supply chains require specialized expertise—and that's exactly what saves taxpayers money.
Companies
Accenture to acquire AI consulting firm NeuraFlash
The transaction will add 500-plus employees and 2,000 Salesforce certifications as Accenture seeks to bolster its artificial intelligence offerings for public sector organizations.
Companies
Mpower Technology adds Lockheed's venture arm to its investor network
The Sandia National Laboratories spinout is pushing to scale production of its module that provides "solar glitter" for powering space systems.
Companies
How ICF used its own AI toolset before taking it to market
Agencies increasingly want to see proof points of how these technologies work before using them, which was on the company's mind as it built out the suite.
Companies
Fast 50 deadline extended!
You now have until Sept. 5 to nominate your company for recognition as one of the fastest-growing small businesses in the market.
Contracts
Veterans Affairs chooses 9 for $14B health care transformation recompete
VA described its ideal lineup of teams for this contract as having "combined their reach and collective capabilities to tackle some of VHA’s largest professional service requirements."
Contracts
Quantum computers have an isolation problem and DARPA wants to solve it
An emerging contract vehicle will focus on developing the hardware and software needed to get different types of quantum computers to communicate and work together.
Contracts
Air Force previews $920M aerospace equipment competition
The multiple-award contract is set up to fast-track the development and fielding of new technologies.
Contracts
Census Bureau lifts more curtains on $1B digital transformation pact
The agency is pushing for greater use of secure cloud applications and more advanced data science techniques ahead of the 2030 Census.
Contracts
GSA launches pilot to streamline FedRAMP for AI products
The FedRAMP 20x initiative will automate some approvals for what the General Services Administration is calling "conversational AI" if certain security conditions are met.
Contracts
Ask Sage protests a third OneGov AI agreement
The company is widening the scope of its argument that the products in question do not meet security requirements and the agreements violate other requirements.
Contracts
DTRA awards $3.5B recompete of counter-WMD support contract
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency uses this program to acquire research, training and other professional services to help partner countries fight the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Opinion
OPINION: The government's 'passive' Intel stake heightens their commitment to each other and winning the chip wars
Both sides of the agreement are using 'passive' to describe the U.S. government, now Intel's largest stockholder, and whose role in the computer chip ecosystem is very much active.
Podcasts
WT 360: Is employee ownership right for your company?
David Blauzvern, a managing director and ESOP specialist at CSG Partners, lays out some answers to that question and what employee stock ownership plans can offer government contractors for their next phases.
Opinion
DOD AI initiatives will open the door to new opportunities
Increased spending on AI and autonomy and faster acquisition will spur new alliances, partnership and merger and acquisitions, writes immixGroup analyst Joshua Iseler.
Companies
Capital Solutions hires former CACI exec as chief operating officer
Larry Denton will also hold the title of chief growth officer and oversee day-to-day operations, acquisitions, business development and partnerships.
Contracts
Tech7 books $489M tech evaluation system contract
This Phase III Small Business Innovation Research funding agreement opens the door for wider availability of the product across government.
Companies
ManTech, Oracle enter partnership for data and AI solutions
Their new strategic alliance focuses on helping agencies use advanced artificial intelligence capabilities to mine data, focus on mission outcomes and improve security.
Contracts
Protest hits GSA’s $1-a-year agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic
Ask Sage claims the pacts circumvent federal acquisitions regulations, lack required security authorizations and mislead agencies about actual costs and capabilities.
Contracts