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

Growth and operations leadership moves across the market

The newest edition of our regular executive movement digest also features a former CISA official's new role and a pair of tech-focused hires by one of the market's largest companies.