Companies

The onus is on industry to explain commercial best practices

Assuming government leaders know what those practices are and how they work is not a good idea, according to the General Services Administration's chief acquisition officer.

Companies

AWS GovCloud gets high-level security approvals for Anthropic and Meta AI models

Select versions of the Claude and Llama foundation models will be available for public sector customers via the AWS GovCloud.

Companies

Anduril's Series G round and more venture moves to highlight

The venture arms of Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed Martin, Science Applications International Corp. and RTX feature in this snapshot of new investment rounds focused on automation, facility access, semiconductors and space.

Companies

Navigating change: a view from the front row

Carahsoft's founder and president Craig Abod shares insights on the ongoing shifts in the federal market and how they are reshaping the contractor landscape.

Companies

Strategic discipline drives Leidos’ continued Top 100 dominance

For Company No. 1 on our 2025 Top 100, its NorthStar 2030 strategy guides major portfolio decisions ranging from its Antarctica exit to the Kudu Dynamics acquisition.

Contracts

Army chooses 18 for $3B energy services recompete

The Army awards this fourth iteration of its Energy Savings Performance Contracts program.

Contracts

Omni Federal awarded $427M background check IT modernization contract

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency sought a managed service provider amid ongoing efforts to enroll all federal employees in continuous vetting.

Companies

IBM bets on novel error-correction for scalable quantum computing

The company’s forthcoming quantum processor, IBM Starling, was unveiled today, with officials saying it promises efficiency without burdensome overhead.

Companies

2025's Top 100 rankings reveal a market in major upheaval

The first year-over-year decline in prime contracts since 2016 signals a growing divide between civilian and defense spending. Even before Trump's priorities kick in.

Opinion

ANALYSIS: Where true bid protest reform should start

Challenges occur in a mere 2.2% of all federal contracts, a number that could go even lower with more training of acquisition professionals and higher-quality debriefings.

Contracts

Patent Office seeks to grow AI innovation ecosystem, cut application backlog

Automation, new code, workflow improvements and secure cloud access are key focus areas in a Patent and Trademark Office's sources sought notice.

Companies

CAE's chief executive transition and more moves to note

Several key hires and promotions in functions such as operations, business development and technology also feature.

Podcasts

WT 360: Defense One’s Lauren Williams on international companies and their US ambitions

Lauren Williams, our Defense One senior editor colleague focused on technology and business, jumps in to explain why companies headquartered outside the U.S. want a bigger footing there amid all the tariff and economic turbulence.

Companies

SecDef’s recipe for procurement: A dash of DOGE with a pinch of Obama

The Defense Department’s recent contracting directives are sweeping, but will they be successful?

Companies

Aprio closes 2 acquisitions

The accounting and advisory services firm buys Nextfed and O’Connor Consulting Services to further grow in GovCon and among nonprofits.

Companies

CACI gets second chance at $428M contract after successful protest

The company challenged how the Defense Logistics Agency evaluated a financial modernization task order under the JETS 2.0 vehicle.

Companies

Small Business Administration would have to relocate field offices from ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ under House-passed bill

The agency previously said it would move six of its regional offices from cities that have laws limiting their cooperation with federal immigration agents.

Contracts

Court ruling in Groundswell case adds confusion over OTA protests

The judge hearing this case over a $1 billion Army business systems competition creates a "jurisdictional blackout" during the prototype phase. He also acknowledges the question over when and how these contracts can be protested remains unsettled.

Companies

Be one of the first to see the 2025 Washington Technology Top 100

Join us Monday for the rankings debut and insights from CGI Federal’s president Stephanie Mango on how to navigate GovCon’s evolving landscape.

Companies

Parsons' agenda for 2025 after zeroing out State Department contract

In talking with a Wall Street audience, chief executive Carey Smith explains why Parsons is not counting on anything from that program. Then the conversation turns to air traffic control modernization and missile defense work, including potentially Golden Dome.