Companies

Hadrian secures $260M in Series C capital

The five-year-old company views artificial intelligence and robotics as necessary to automate defense component manufacturing and make it happen at scale.

Companies

AIS acquires analytics provider to expand AI offerings

Applied Information Sciences is also adding the departments of Justice and Homeland Security as customers, as well as the FBI.

Companies

Reflections about Mike Daniels: technology visionary and humble servant leader

From ARPA to Network Solutions to corporate boards, he built a legacy of professional success and profound personal impact.

Contracts

GAO pushes back on making losers pay for failed bid protests

The watchdog agency cites a lack of data and potential harm to competition in rejecting a congressional proposal.

Contracts

GSA's vision for procurement is about having 'one wallet'

Stephen Ehikian, the General Services Administration's acting leader, compares how GSA wants to approach consolidated common goods and services purchasing to how bulk retail operates.

Opinion

The scrutiny of federal software spending: Adapt or lose the contract

Technology vendors must change their mindsets about selling into the federal landscape as agencies have different expectations across the board, writes Matt Garst of Mendix Americas.

Companies

CASE acquires IT services provider

The AE Industrial Partners-backed company adds more work in areas like blockchain and digital forensics.

Contracts

DOD seeks industry feedback on acquisition reform push

Small businesses are especially being asked to weigh in on action items stemming from President Trump's executive order on the matter.

Companies

CACI chairman Mike Daniels dies after cancer battle

The long-time tech leader is being remembered for his character and business achievements.

Companies

Firestorm Labs fetches $47M in Series A capital

Lockheed Martin's venture arm makes another investment in the three-year-old drone maker, which added Booz Allen Hamilton's venture arm in this round.

Contracts

House NDAA draft mandates database of contractors used in covert operations

The early stage defense bill draft would create an internal list of contractor clients that assist the U.S. military in its secret operations “to facilitate deconfliction and risk assessment.”

Exclusive Contracts

GSA, Uber partner to cut travel costs for feds, military and select contractors

The partnership with Uber for Business has major implications for the federal workforce at home and abroad.

Opinion

The reason you lose recompetes and it's not capture's fault

NIc Coppings, business development and capture expert, explains how companies fool themselves into believing their high probability-win rates and how to avoid that common mistake.

Contracts

18 companies to continue protests over $60B VA IT contract

A new round in the legal battle over T4NG2 starts to take shape after a deadline passes for protesters to decide whether to continue or drop out.

Companies

Sphinx acquires language translation tech provider

Sphinx is using this transaction to gain a pair contract vehicles and an avenue for advancing its cyber software product line.

Contracts

FAA adds SAIC to 10-year technical, engineering contract

Science Applications International Corp. will continue its incumbency on the contract that covers systems engineering, software development and other services.

Contracts

NATO seeks custom software tool to test cryptographic standards compliance

The alliance wants cost estimates for conformance testing tool as part of efforts to standardize key management across member nations.

Contracts

T4NG2 protest case to continue as companies meet court deadlines

A new set of complaints and motions for judgment have been filed regarding the $60 billion Veterans Affairs Department IT vehicle.

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.