Companies
AI companies see openings to improve federal, defense operations
Executives at OpenAI and Anthropic have both championed artificial intelligence as the future of government workflows.
Opinion
Your spouse knows why you're losing bids (even if you don't)
A common mistake even the smartest subject matter expert makes is not taking the time to listen to the customer and understand their concerns, writes BD practitioner Nic Coppings.
Contracts
CMS extends its primary data-related research contract
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has pushed back the proposal due date for the recompete more than once.
Contracts
State Department awards $5B global stability support contract
The GLOBALCAP contract covers a wide range of services across areas such as training and mentoring, logistics and equipment support.
Contracts
Withholding agency funds at the end of the year under consideration, White House says
OMB Director Russ Vought tells lawmakers the administration has "numerous options" to achieve savings.
Opinion
FedRAMP 20x launches: What you need to know
The cybersecurity program’s first major overhaul in more than a decade promises faster and automated approvals with the door being potentially more open for new entrants, writes Amanda Mull of immixGroup.
Contracts
SAIC books $928M Air Force tech prototyping job
Air Force officials sought a technology integrator to work with an organization responsible for helping the military bring in solutions from the intelligence community.
Contracts
Veterans Affairs starts to craft financial system recompete
The Veterans Affairs Department is seeking a contractor that can help develop and configure new deployments on an incremental basis.
Contracts
Lawmakers demand review of VA’s AI-driven contract cuts
Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Angus King, I-Maine, said the use of AI to identify agency contracts for termination “adds an entire new level of unease connected to the decision-making, security, governance, and quality control of the entire process.”
Opinion
How data can become information, then insights, followed by intelligence
Organizations that master the art and science of transforming raw government data into actionable market intelligence will separate themselves from the pack, writes Ryan Felts of Deep Water Point.
Companies
Parsons, IBM form air traffic control modernization pursuit team
The Federal Aviation Administration is eyeing 2028 to complete its replacement of the National Airspace System's underlying infrastructure.
Contracts
CBP seeks analytics tech to aid digital forensics
The Customs and Border Protection agency wants to better identify patterns and connections that help create leads in investigations.
Contracts
Elastic to discount software for agencies in latest GSA OneGov agreement
The San Francisco-headquartered tech firm will offer up to 60% discounts on software pricing through September 2027.
Companies
Established defense contractors lend tech startups a helping hand
Oracle launched a new defense ecosystem to support companies that lack the funds or infrastructure to jump right into a Pentagon contract.
Contracts
Where GSA sees resellers fitting into its unified procurement strategy
One of the General Services Administration's senior IT officials is telling industry that the agency essentially wants OneGov to create a role reversal of who the prime contractor is.
Contracts
GSA identifies 131 more small businesses for OASIS+ awards
The General Services Administration made a new round of "apparent" selections across all five small business tracks of the professional services vehicle.
Contracts
DHS unveils first draft of $3B mobility recompete
The Homeland Security Department uses this contract for managed services to aid in how it buys commercially-available wireless devices.
Contracts
DHS expects Iran’s cyber forces will target US networks after strikes on nuclear sites
Iran has often targeted U.S. digital systems. Last year, Iranian hackers pilfered and distributed sensitive documents from inside President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.
Podcasts
WT 360: The 2025 Top 100 also is a roadmap for next year and beyond
Nick and Ross carry on their 2025 Top 100 conversation by highlighting some key tension points government and industry are sorting through five months into the Trump administration and what that foreshadows about the future.
Companies