Contracts

US and Saudi Arabia announce tech investments in new partnership

Multiple U.S. and Saudi companies will come together under a joint economic partnership to support artificial intelligence and computing infrastructure development in both countries.

Contracts

Consolidating IT systems can lead to over $100M in cost savings, GAO finds

The Government Accountability Office’s latest duplication and overlap report said improved federal IT portfolio management could achieve such savings “by reducing duplicative IT investments and halting or terminating investments, when appropriate.”

Companies

Copper River expands health care presence with acquisition

The Alaska Native-owned company is looking to offer more medical services for government clients.

Contracts

Air Force Research Lab seeks support for IT modernization initiatives

The agency wants to hire a small business that can support research operations with artificial intelligence, advanced analytics and cloud migration services.

Contracts

NSF launches $8B Antarctica research recompete

The National Science Foundation has maintained its presence on the southern continent since 1959 and Leidos has held the current contract to work there since 2011.

Opinion

Why government contractors lose recompetes they should win

How developing your teams human-IQ can transform customer relationships and secure your revenue pipeline, writes BD expert Nic Coppings.

Contracts

DHS scraps $2.4B cyber contract amid reorganization

The Homeland Security Department terminates the award to Leidos after a year-long protest battle, but for reasons unrelated to the dispute.

Companies

Operations, tech and financial leadership moves across the market

This new roundup of hires and promotions includes a pair of public sector-focused appointments at a commercially oriented cyber company.

Companies

VTG acquires a trio in intelligence market push

This mix of businesses touts core service lines as including system administration, cybersecurity and software development.

Contracts

AI leads GovCon's tech priorities despite challenges with market visibility

Deltek’s newest edition of its Clarity report shows artificial intelligence is the dominant area of investment for contractors as they work through an early period of unknowns with the new administration.

Contracts

Space Force narrows the field in $100M terminal competition

Three companies are tasked to develop prototypes of the terminals, which Space Force will evaluate for interoperability and fit into a future data transport network.

Companies

X-Bow closes $105M Series B round, enters Lockheed partnership pact

The world’s largest defense company led this round to continue its involvement in the solid rocket motor maker, while Boeing Ventures also is staying in.

Companies

US dominance in AI needs to occur at every component layer, tech leaders say

Experts testifying in the Senate on Thursday noted how the entire artificial intelligence technology stack needs to be U.S.-led for global dominance in the field.

Contracts

OPM cancels sole-source Workday contract for HR system overhaul

The White House's workforce modernization push faces delays as the Office of Personnel Management likely will return to a more traditional procurement approach.

Podcasts

WT 360: Clear themes to note from the emerging structural changes to acquisition

Tris Carpenter, general manager for strategic growth at Red Team Consulting, goes over what companies should look for in the proposed rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulation dubbed FAR 2.0.

Opinion

Contractors must play a vital role in securing the nation’s digital future

Despite budget constraints, cyber defense remains a top priority as AI, automation and emerging threats reshape opportunities for federal contractors, writes Scott Orton, CEO of Owl Cyber Defense.

Contracts

Trump administration unveils multi-billion dollar plan to modernize air traffic control system

“To do it in three or four years, we need all of the money up front,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said about the White House’s push to upgrade antiquated air traffic control technologies across the U.S.

Opinion

Will the new federal ‘Buying Guides’ be protestable?

The non-regulatory nature of the yet to be published guides makes them likely to be non-protestable with limited exceptions, writes attorney Stephen Bacon.

Companies

Mpower Technology closes $21M Series B round to aid 'solar glitter' development

The company spun out of Sandia National Laboratories to commercialize its product for making solar cells much smaller than the norm and has caught the eye of two defense-focused venture firms.