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.
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