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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Army reopens $201M IT competition after protests

The Army Materiel Command will clarify requirements and evaluate revised proposals.

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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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MetTel secures $54M VA award after year-long protest battle

The company will modernize 15,000 telephone lines across 1,875 locations under this task order.

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House Democrat challenges SBA's 8(a) revocation from USAID

Rep. Nydia Velázquez says pulling 8(a) authority over a single bribery case could undermine broader small business contracting without evidence of systemic problems.

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Special Aerospace Services unveils new name, identity

The space- and missile defense-focused company employs 250 people that work on systems and technologies for emerging priorities, of which the Golden Dome initiative is one.