Companies

AI is expanding the federal attack surface. Here’s how agencies are responding.

ATARC's next event gathers cloud security practitioners from across the government on April 16 in Reston, Virginia.

Contracts

DISA starts to build recompete for DOD's Microsoft 365 support contract

The Defense Information Systems Agency is planning a follow-on to the task order General Dynamics has held since 2021, while extending the incumbent's work through May 2027.

Companies

Lockheed boosts its venture investment fund to $1B

Lockheed Martin Ventures' core focus areas include quantum computing, autonomy, directed energy and computer chips.

Contracts

Air Force Research Lab cancels $10B vehicle

Air Force leaders will reassess the strategy for acquiring research-and-development support from industry.

Contracts

Navy readies recompete for combat systems engineering support

The work spans AEGIS, ballistic missile defense and nuclear survivability. But only holders of the Seaport contract vehicle are eligible.

Companies

AeroVironment's new CFO, COO and more leadership moves across the market

Key hires and promotions for human resources, technology and corporate development also feature in our new listing. A "WT Top 25" company's board adds two new members as well.

Companies

IBM settles DEI discrimination allegations for $17.1M in first Civil Rights Fraud Initiative settlement

The Justice Department says this False Claims Act case signals broader scrutiny of federal contractors’ diversity practices.

Opinion

Public offerings put GovCon in a new spotlight as SpaceX's listing looms

Think the recent run of initial public offerings over the past 16 months were big? Get ready for SpaceX to break all-time records, and its IPO is one all of GovCon should care about, even if your company does not launch anything at all.

Companies

US push to counter hackers draws industry deeper into offensive cyber debate

The White House is expanding the market for offensive cyber capabilities — and drawing more of the private sector into that ecosystem — even as policy boundaries around their use remain unclear.

Podcasts

WT 360: Arcfield and the modern era’s space races

Kevin Kelly, chief executive of Arcfield, joins to go over how the systems engineering outfit is looking at a landscape that involves large-scale initiatives like Golden Dome and making data centers work in space.

Companies

Tech bills of the week: Boosting export controls; AI-focused workforce development; and more

During Congress’s final week in recess, new legislation and amendments that were proposed run the tech policy gamut.

Companies

Hypersonics and space venture investment rounds to note

The venture capital arms of RTX, Booz Allen Hamilton and the U.S. intelligence community are among the participants in here.

Companies

Vibrint’s strategic shift fuels $1.2B in contract awards

The national security IT firm is expanding geographically and seeking to build a more quantum-ready workforce.

Companies

HawkEye 360 files to go public

No details yet on how much the 11-year-old company is looking to raise from investors, but their financial profile and customer mix is on display for all to see.

Contracts

Space Force picks 14 for $1.8B object tracking contract

Established defense market giants and newer, mostly venture-backed startups are in the awardee pool.

Contracts

GAO warns DOD’s CMMC fix could become the program’s biggest threat

Waivers are a legitimate risk management tool, but the Government Accountability Office believes over-reliance on them could undermine the cyber and supply chain security initiative's core premise.

Companies

AEVEX sets the size, specs of its public offering

The nine-year-old drone manufacturer is following the same path traveled by Voyager Technologies, Firefly Aerospace and York Space Systems as SpaceX's pending IPO looms as well.

Companies

‘Hybrid constellations’ are making it hard for militaries to hide

Vantor plans to combine high- and low-resolution space imagery in its satellite fleet.

Opinion

Why your program managers are winning deliverables but losing recompetes

Execution excellence can become the enemy of on-contract growth, writes business development expert Nic Coppings.

Contracts

NASA seeks commercial contractor to build new Mars communications network

Only companies that worked on the Mars Sample Return program need apply, narrowing the field to a handful of space industry heavyweights.