Companies
XLA hires former Octo exec as CEO
James Vant spent 15 years at Octo and helped shape it to eventually be acquired by IBM.
Contracts
DHA starts the bidding for $300M tech deployment support contract
The Defense Health Agency has structured this multiple-award effort to focus on health care delivery and operational medicine.
Contracts
As aircraft losses mount, Pentagon wants a software fix to see through the fog of war
The Defense Department is looking to update how older planes see each other and absorb data.
Contracts
See where Trump is looking to make staffing cuts next year and where he wants to grow
The White House wants to stabilize the size of the federal workforce overall in FY27, though some agencies would still experience large reductions.
Contracts
DCSA launches $495M background check support solicitation
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency moves ahead on the next iteration of a contract that supports continuous vetting efforts.
Opinion
Budget pressure is simplifying federal procurement, and separating winners from losers
LPTA, HTRO and controlled competition are rewriting the rules of federal contracting, writes Katie Helwig, president of Mild Red LLC.
Opinion
The war against fraud should be a war for tech modernization
COMMENTARY | Combating fraud is a noble exercise, but combating longstanding systemic barriers to innovation and performance is often harder.
Contracts
GAO details why KBR lost $1.8B NASA spaceflight contract
A rival joint venture’s cost advantage and KBR’s declining performance scores doomed the incumbent’s challenge.
Opinion
New cyber strategy shifts attention to cloud and supply chain security
The strategy's six pillars include shaping adversary behavior and securing critical infrastructure through enhanced supply chain requirements, writes Gina Scinta, deputy chief technology officer of Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies.
Contracts
Too little, too late: GAO dismisses Z SofTech’s SEWP VI protest
The company missed deadlines and filed bare-bone objections in its bid to challenge elimination from the IT competition.
Contracts
DOD prioritizes prototyping in $1.4B research contract recompete
The Defense Department seeks industry expertise in artificial intelligence, hypersonics and electronic warfare for emerging technology efforts.
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Trump’s FY27 budget proposes boosts and cuts to tech operations
Agencies like CISA, NIST and the IRS would see notable reductions in their budgets for next year, while programs at Energy and the VA would get additional financial support.
Companies
Budget would cut Pentagon research by one-third. Can industry compensate?
Tech firms are more willing to spend their own money on R&D.
Companies
Astrion hires former Sierra Space CEO Vice as new leader
Brightstar Capital Partners formed Astrion in 2023 and the company has been on an aggressive expansion push since.
Opinion
How 20 airports are avoiding spring break security lines
Jim Carroll, CEO of the Professional Services Council, highlights the Transportation Security Agency's Screening Partnership Program as a model for future collaboration between government and industry.
Companies
Growth, tech and operations leadership moves across the market
Our newest listing of key appointments across the market also includes a board of directors role for a longtime intelligence community leader.
Opinion
Stop trying to prevent every cyberattack. Start planning to survive one.
Iran-linked intrusions targeting defense software suppliers are a wake-up call for agencies and contractors, writes Gary Barlet, public sector CTO at Illumio.
Companies
Antaris closes $28M Series A capital round
Lockheed Martin's venture arm is a new investor in this five-year-old startup, which develops software for satellite makers to look at all lifecycles of missions in a digital twin environment.
Contracts
Army launches $50B IT, professional services solicitation
Industry will have roughly one month to finalize bids for the 10-year Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services vehicle.
Contracts