Companies

OMB draft memo sets agency and vendor quantum security standards

The Office of Management and Budget is drafting a new memorandum to outline steps for the federal government’s migration to a post-quantum cryptographic standard.

Companies

Firefly files for initial public offering

The eight-year-old maker of launch vehicles and other spacecraft gives a deeper look at its business for the first time, as is required before the listing completes.

Contracts

Pentagon awards multiple companies $200M contracts for AI tools

Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI will compete for task orders under a new DOD vehicle focused on national security challenges.

Podcasts

WT 360: Adaptation is essential for companies to thrive in today’s market

Aaron Myers -- partner for aerospace, defense and government advisory at Aprio -- goes over how contractors should balance change with staying true to themselves in a customer landscape full of demands to do business differently than before.

Contracts

GDIT books $143M Navy electronic warfare contract

The company will develop and deploy new solutions for a variety of platforms including aircraft and drones.

Contracts

Three more protesters drop out of T4NG2 case

But 22 protests remain open in federal court as a Monday deadline looms for decisions on whether or not to continue their arguments regarding the $60 billion Veterans Affairs Department IT vehicle.

Companies

Sales, defense and tech leadership roles across the market

Plus one company in the upper quadrant of our 2025 Top 100 realigns its executive reporting tree upon a major departure and a second hires an executive to steer Golden Dome pursuits.

Companies

Pentagon to become rare earth mining company's largest stockholder

The Defense Department will buy a 15% stake in MP Materials and fund the construction of a magnet-making facility, all with an eye toward breaking the U.S.' reliance on China for rare earths.

Companies

Workday launches government subsidiary

The web-based human capital software company set up this unit, led by Lynn Martin, to tailor its operations to the needs of federal agencies.

Contracts

When the cloud eats your contract: a cautionary tale from GAO

A failed protest by MetTel is an example of how some long-standing market players risk being sidelined by federal modernization.

Companies

Client Solution Architects promotes Blue to CEO

CSA's strategy in the government market largely digital solutions and operational support work.

Companies

Anthropic’s Claude for Enterprise expands deployment at Lawrence Livermore

Lawrence Livermore National Lab will be able to use Claude to wrangle large datasets, generate scientific hypotheses and more. 

Companies

Corsha adds Booz Allen's venture arm as an investor

The seven-year-old cybersecurity company touts the Air Force as user of its machine identity products that work to detect unusual patterns on networks involving operational technology.

Contracts

FAR overhaul targets risk-averse acquisition culture

Larry Allen, the General Services Administrator's chief acquisition officer, says regulatory changes must be paired with leadership support for innovation.

Contracts

Trump’s commercial procurement push derails fight over $365M Army contract

The cancellation of SETA III likely ends a year-long protest battle at U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Updated Contracts

Federal agencies can resume mass layoffs, Supreme Court rules

Many agencies across government are expected to swiftly implement workforce cuts.

Opinion

What a successful federal zero trust implementation looks like

Beau Hutto, vice president of federal at Netskope, lays out three major steps for companies to take for themselves in zero trust before translating those benefits to their customers.

Companies

Beyond reseller pacts: How government contractors are building strategic tech partnerships

New alliances involving Accenture, Palantir, Science Applications International Corp. and ServiceNow reflect a broader industry shift in how commercial innovation is delivered to federal agencies.

Companies

Saalex acquires avionics software specialist

Saalex has gradually moved eastward through acquisitions like this one and a move of its corporate headquarters from Southern California.