Contracts
Energy sticks with first choice for $377M training support contract
Nine companies bid as part of this corrective action for the five-year award focused on Energy's National Training Center.
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Pentagon’s new cyber rules are ‘stifling’ foreign suppliers, advisors say
The soon-to-be-mandatory cybersecurity certification—and a 2018 OSD reorganization—are slowing vital work, the Defense Innovation Board says.
Companies
WT 360: NextGov/FCW's Edward Graham on generative AI across Defense, Homeland Security
Edward Graham, our NextGov/FCW colleague who covers national security technology and policies, jumps in to update us on where the Defense and Homeland Security departments are at with generative artificial intelligence.
Companies
Tech, roadmap and talent leadership moves across the market
One of the aerospace-and-defense sector's blue chip players also undertakes a leadership transition for one of its business segments.
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New US cyber official wants ‘brutal honesty’ on industry collaboration efforts
CISA’s new cybersecurity official Jeff Greene wants to know where the agency can improve on collaboration efforts that have been previously criticized for their misdirection.
Opinion
Get focused before going out on your own
Marketing guru Mark Amtower explains why you need a strategy that clearly differentiates your skillsets when you try to launch your own consulting firm.
Companies
Saronic fetches $175M in Series B round
The two-year-old autonomous surface vessel maker has big plans for the production and research-and-development legs of its strategy.
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Serco secures $238M PBGC customer service follow-on
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation first chose Serco Inc. for the program in 2019 and is looking to build upon that work.
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Magee Technologies wins $175M Navy prototyping support contract
Navy officials sought to hire a small business that could work help the branch in activities such as manufacturing and demonstration for aircraft.
Opinion
How to share your M&A story and keep employees
Public relations practitioner Joyce Bosc explains the strategies that can help you keep your people during a transaction.
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US taps IBM for 5-year contract to boost European, Eurasian allies’ cyber posture
Officials are concerned that a lack of institution building in such nations will allow digital adversaries to gain a larger foothold in allied countries’ networks.
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CIO-SP3 now stretches into 2025 amid recompete's holding pattern
Technical issues related to the large volume of records surrounding the CIO-SP4 contract are getting in the way of the court case moving ahead.
Opinion
The rewards and risks of investing in GenAI for proposal development
Companies must weigh multiple factors when deciding how and what to invest in when picking a path forward with generative artificial intelligence for proposal development, writes Bruce Feldman of Lohfeld Consulting Group.
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DHS generative AI pilot embraces hiccups of emerging tech
Michael Boyce, director of the AI Corps at the Department of Homeland Security, said a pilot program using generative artificial intelligence to train new asylum and refugee officers is leaning into hallucinations to better mirror real interviews.
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OPM wants agencies to tally their senior executive needs
The federal government’s human resources agency has requested biennial projections for the number of SES and scientific professionals that agencies will likely need through 2027.
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Deloitte wins $2.4B submarine industry development contract
The Navy, submarine makers and the latter's suppliers need more than 100,000 workers over the next decade to build more subs.
Companies
KBR to acquire LinQuest for $737 million
This is KBR's latest in a multi-year series of moves to build out its space business.
Opinion
The silent killer of GovCon growth: Are you in denial?
GovCon executives at mid-sized companies often blame external factors for lost bids. But the real culprit is often internal denial, writes business development practitioner Nic Coppings.
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DOD’s generative AI task force will help set guardrails for broader use
The head of the Pentagon’s Task Force Lima said recommendations from the project will help officials develop the infrastructure needed to adopt AI technologies.
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