Companies

2026 is set to be the year of agentic AI, industry predicts

Leaders from major technology companies said their clients are asking for more specific agentic AI solutions, and cloud computing and data transformation will pave the way.

Contracts

GAO dismisses protests challenging GSA's $1 Gen AI pacts

The Government Accountability Office never looked at the merits of Sage's complaints about the agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic, instead dismissing them over jurisdiction and standing issues.

Contracts

Inside the White House meeting on its AI Genesis Mission

Radical AI’s CEO, who participated in the meeting, said there was a goal-oriented, partnership-driven focus for Genesis Mission and the ways it can change how AI and science work together.

Contracts

NASA and Microsoft finalize tool to track Earth’s water changes

The space agency will host the Microsoft and OpenAI-powered Earth Copilot to make analyzing hydraulic data easier.

Companies

Industry calls for US leadership in AI as a democratic imperative

Top tech firms are hoping a planned AI Export Program out of the Commerce Department will foster international consensus when it comes to promoting “democratic” AI frameworks and preventing “overly prescriptive” regulations.

Companies

AWS announces new AI Factories to reduce infrastructure barriers for public, private sector

AWS and NVIDIA have teamed up to offer public and private sector partners access to bespoke artificial intelligence resources.

Companies

AWS to invest $50B in AI and supercomputing infrastructure for government customers

Amazon Web Services is granting government expanded access to its tech products offerings while scaling the infrastructure required to support it.

Contracts

GSA, Perplexity ink first direct-to-government OneGov deal

Under a new agreement, federal agencies can access Perplexity Enterprise Pro for Government through a direct contract on the General Services Administration’s Multiple-Award Schedule.

Companies

AI speeds up coding and creates new bottlenecks, GitLab survey finds

Software development teams lose seven hours per week on average because of tool sprawl and compliance challenges despite faster development times, according to the survey.

Companies

What happens if the AI bubble bursts?

How a market correction could reshape military AI development – and why contractors should focus on solving the hardest 10% of problems, writes Vincent Carchidi, a defense industry analyst with Forecast International.

Companies

General Dynamics IT launches cyber accelerator to speed threat detection

VENIN is the 10th accelerator started by GDIT and focuses on using automation to mitigate cyber threats.

Companies

Lawmakers propose requiring agencies, major firms to report AI’s job impact

A new bill from Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., would direct covered entities to provide quarterly reports to the Labor Department detailing layoffs and workforce displacements caused by uses of AI.

Contracts

House Republican questions government stake in tech companies

Georgia Congressman Rich McCormick disputed the Trump administration’s approach to investing in the private sector while aligning with its broader low-regulatory regime.

Companies

Northrop Grumman partners with AI startup to revolutionize rocket design

Physics AI from Luminary Cloud is designed to bring down analysis time from hours to just seconds.

Companies

GovTech startup Darwin AI closes $15M Series A round

The company builds its artificial intelligence governance tools for agencies to navigate compliance requirements.

Companies

Federal agencies may benefit from slower cloud adoption, Cloudera CEO says

Charles Sansbury believes a "cloud hangover" has led commercial enterprises to reconsider data workload strategies, giving the government an opportunity to gather lessons learned and be "fast followers."

Contracts

DARPA launches search for technologies to revolutionize combat casualty care

The military's research agency wants rapid sensing, artificial intelligence-driven decision support and automated interventions that can work in austere battlefield environments.

Opinion

Five ways smaller GovCons can use AI to win more – and better – business

Modern tools can level the playing field and help smaller firms boost win rates, cut proposal costs and punch above their weight, writes Unanet’s Steve Karp.

Companies

Defense services companies face ‘structural issues’ as tech disruptors surge

Artificial intelligence displacement and higher acquisition prices threaten the growth model that has sustained industry leaders for two decades.

Companies

AI export control bill passes Senate as NDAA amendment

The GAIN AI Act, which forces chip manufacturers to prioritize U.S.-based customers, made its way into the Senate’s final National Defense Authorization Act text.