Companies

Ayar Labs captures $155M to bring light into chip manufacturing

Three of the world's most notable chip manufacturers and Lockheed Martin's venture capital arm are investors in Ayar Labs, which is touting light transfer as an answer to the artificial intelligence-energy quandary.

Companies

Millennium Space Systems hires Gingiss as chief executive

Owned by Boeing since 2018, the small satellite maker is entering the next phase of its production ramp-up and market expansion push.

Companies

ManTech wins a pair of Marine Corps contracts to upgrade tactical systems

The company also will work on littoral warfighting systems under contracts worth an aggregate of roughly $1 billion.

Companies

Are AI defense firms about to eat the Pentagon?

Competitors are becoming collaborators in the industry’s hottest segment.

Contracts

TechTrans wins $325M DTRA logistics contract

The Defense Department's lead agency for countering weapons of mass destruction hires a newcomer to aid in a global collaboration program.

Contracts

NASA chooses joint venture for $200M facility support contract

The new Multi-Center Administrative Support Services contract consolidates requirements from two incumbent awards.

Opinion

CMMC may address today's cyber concerns but can it address future threats?

Quantum computing is on the horizon bringing with it a new set of cybersecurity challenges. Government contractors must prepare now for encryption and other concerns.

Podcasts

WT 360: Unpacking what we can from the Trump 2.0 transition so far

David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, walks us through what government contractors should watch as a second Trump administration moves in and Biden's moves out.

Contracts

Groundswell's legal fight for $1B Army ERP contract moves to records access

Groundswell wants a former SAP executive to look at competition documents, but the winner Accenture Federal Services is pushing back.

Companies

Growth and strategy leadership moves across the market

A pair of appointments to boards of directors also feature a high-profile consulting firm and a global defense giant.

Contracts

OMB releases federal tech impact report as Biden admin winds down

Clare Martorana, the federal chief information officer, says she expects federal IT to stay bipartisan.

Opinion

8 marketing strategies that drive successful M&A

Marketing expert Brian Lustig explains how the right public relations strategy can drive value of any company looking toward a successful exit.

Contracts

Q2 Impact goes to court over its OASIS+ bid rejection

The company claims its waiver to use Huawei equipment should allow it to pursue a spot on the government-wide professional services contract.

Contracts

Air Force starts the bidding for $750M CENTCOM support contract

The service branch plans to award approximately 20 positions on the vehicle that will be open to more Defense Department buyers than just Central Command.

Contracts

Defense officials hopeful incoming administration keeps funding cutting-edge tech

Amid competing priorities, they pitched dual-use research as key to competing with China.

Contracts

NASA grinds its way through SEWP VI questions

NASA has answered some 4,600 questions from industry so far about the $60 billion IT product vehicle. More answers are on the way before the agency can make awards.

Contracts

Parsons, V2X form venture to chase $8B NSF Antarctica research contract

The National Science Foundation has operated there since 1959 and Leidos has held the current contract since 2011.

Contracts

FAA wraps up awards for engineering recompete

Five companies will work with a program management team that is part of the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic organization.

Contracts

Defense officials hopeful incoming administration keeps funding cutting-edge tech

Amid competing priorities, they pitched dual-use research as key to competing with China.

Contracts

Westat wins $292M in Education data collection work

Both awards center around the National Assessment of Educational Progress, aka The Nation's Report Card on student achievement.