Contracts

GSA to take second look at $582M military family support award

The General Services Administration's corrective action follows Leidos' protest that claimed GSA did not fully evaluate the impact of Accenture Federal's acquisition of Cognosante.

Opinion

Anduril's hyperscale blueprint is all about its alternative business model

The amount of new investment and a higher valuation for the seven-year-old defense tech startup are important, but far from everything.

Companies

Major tech companies pledge efforts to monitor AI-based content ahead of 2024 election

Senate Intel Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., received responses from 19 tech companies pledging actions like content moderation, airtight watermarking and strict licensing practices.

Companies

Chenega builds out defense business with SecuriGence acquisition

The Alaska Native Corporation is adding new work in advanced systems, cybersecurity, and cloud and virtualization management.

Companies

Enlightenment Capital backs cyber, electronic warfare outfit

Cryptic Vector opened for business in 2018 and also specializes in making radio frequency products that are low in size, weight and power.

Contracts

GDIT's protest partially dismissed in $865M Air Force contract dispute

General Dynamics IT has to await the outcome of a corrective action and new award decision in this long-running saga.

Companies

V2X now leans on optimization to carry out its strategy

In his first conversation with Wall Street, V2X's new CEO Jeremy Wensinger describes what the company's current chapter looks like after a whole lot of integration work.

Contracts

IRS makes awards on $1.9B IT services recompete

This pact known as EPPIS supports the IRS office responsible for monitoring and managing its IT budget.

Contracts

Air Force seeks secure cloud app to manage flights for govt VIPs

The new tool is critical “due to significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified in the existing scheduling system,” the branch says in a notice for industry.

Companies

SixGen expands automation portfolio with Boldend acquisition

This is the second purchase SixGen has announced in less than one month and also brings in more electronic warfare offerings.

Contracts

Energy's $377M training award redo sparks new protest from incumbent

Kupono Government Services is claiming the evaluation process was flawed and that the winner of this set-aside contract is not actually a small business.

Contracts

Army chooses bundling to recompete billions in professional services, IT vehicles

The future Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services contract is being designed to bring staff augmentation and technology support from industry into one procurement.

Contracts

Abacus wins $123M nuclear directorate support contract

The Air Force organization sought an industry partner to help in policy development and other functions related to nuclear weapons.

Contracts

Air Force awards quantum encryption SBIR contract

Terra Quantum will research technologies that can create long-range quantum-resistant networks.

Contracts

Accenture Federal touts $81M Social Security automation award

The Social Security Administration is looking to further enhance how it processes approximately 250 million benefit forms per year for retirees and survivors.

Contracts

Trax books $265M NASA logistics recompete

The company has supported NASA's Goddard Space Flight center since 1995 and will continue doing so with this contract's third iteration.

Companies

ManTech creates civilian market advisory board

A group of former Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs and White House officials will provide advice to company leaders on the capabilities and support needed by clients.

Podcasts

WT 360: NextGovFCW's David DiMolfetta on the global network outage

David DiMolfetta, who covers cybersecurity at our partner publication NextGovFCW, jumps in to explain how federal agencies are working to recover and learn from the mid-July computer outage that was historic in scale.

Opinion

How technology can play a critical role in reducing suicides among active-duty personnel and vets

Accenture executive Kelly Faddis and retired Air Force leader Tony Reardon explain the power of AI and machine learning to identify and support military personnel at risk of suicide.

Companies

A trio of CEO moves and more across the market

Promotions and hires for technology, strategy, operations and finance also feature.