Companies
York Space Systems to acquire solar cell maker
Solestial specializes in making ultrathin, radiation-hardened solar cells and modules that have some self-healing capability.
Contracts
Navy preps small businesses for aircraft systems integration recompete
The service branch sketches out a rough timeline for the draft solicitation and indicates it is looking close at President Trump's fixed-price contracting executive order.
Contracts
GAO denies E-Logic's protest over SEWP VI elimination
Conflicting product information in the company's proposal spreadsheet cost it a spot on the contract vehicle.
Companies
A trio of CEO appointments and more leadership moves across the market
Key hires and promotions for growth, product development and advanced research efforts also feature in this listing.
Contracts
Air Force Research Lab seeks small businesses for rapid innovation support
AFRL's Center for Rapid Innovation focuses on addressing urgent operational needs in 24 months or less.
Contracts
Second company withdraws protest against Army MAPS contract
Seven protests remain active as the Army is signaling another extension of the proposal deadline for this $50 billion professional services vehicle.
Podcasts
WT 360: A pulse check on GovCon’s capital market landscape
Dave Khalsa, head of mid-cap defense and government technology investment banking at J.P. Morgan, reviews the conditions and decisions shaping public offerings and all other transaction types across the sector.
Contracts
Protests paint troubling picture of Army MAPS contract
The $50 billion professional services vehicle faces multiple complaints about ambiguities, restrictions on competition and inadequate information.
Companies
Amentum cites data centers, networks as core to its infrastructure strategy
In talking with Wall Street, Amentum's CEO and chief operating officer detailed what the company does today in digital infrastructure and how work with commercial clients such as telcos can apply in government.
Companies
NIST aims for summer release of AI cyber guidelines
Draft iterations of cybersecurity guidance for AI-driven threats across different types of emerging systems are in development as the federal government wades into AI model risk assessments.
Contracts
Golden Dome defenders push back on $1.2T cost estimate
Program leader says CBO report based on Trump’s executive order doesn’t reflect current plans.
Opinion
The federal market is entering a new operating model
Artificial intelligence, commercial-first buying and demands for proof of returns on investment are rewriting the rules for contractors, writes GovExec CEO Tim Hartman.
Companies
Accenture Federal, OpenAI partner to move agencies from AI pilots to production
The collaboration pairs OpenAI’s frontier models with Accenture Federal Services' agency knowledge to deploy mission-ready applications at scale.
Contracts
By Light wins $298M DISA secure browser recompete
The company will continue working with the Defense Information Systems Agency to protect end users from malicious code or content while using the Internet.
Contracts
Air Force Research Laboratory brings $10B vehicle back from the dead
The lab's goal for the multiple-award vehicle remains the same: hire a group of companies that can help in unclassified research-and-development efforts, as well as tech transition.
Contracts
DOD builds framework for faster development and deployment of cruise missiles
Agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 help show the Defense Department's willingness to work with new entrants.
Contracts
Navy awards $349M unmanned maritime support contract
Navy leaders set up the contract in part to drive further development and maturation of the systems, plus their underlying technologies.
Contracts
Golden Dome's key questions to determine its success
John Plumb, a former assistant defense secretary for space policy, laid out some of those factors at a WT Power Breakfast and affordability is one of them for this missile defense system.
Companies
Anduril hauls in $5B for Series H round
The autonomous tech specialist recorded $2.2 billion in revenue for 2025 and doubled its workforce.
Contracts