Defense

Defense industrial base unprepared for quick conflict responses, report warns

A study from George Mason University's Baroni Center for Government Contracting calls for a national strategy to bolster U.S. readiness and production capacity.

Navy starts $828M business support recompete

Awardees will compete for work to directly support the Navy’s objectives for its personnel, manpower and training initiatives.

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CACI acquires Applied Insight to build up cloud migration offerings

The all-cash transaction also expands CACI International's presence with defense and national security agencies, plus reunites a pair of former Acacia Group businesses.

Can AI predict if a Marine will quit? Corps wants to know

“Retention prediction network” could reveal signs that trainers and recruiters might otherwise miss.

DOD adds 13 to $48B tech research vehicle

The Defense Department now has 41 companies involved in this program focused on the preservation and sharing of information and knowledge related to military technology.

Dell wins $794M Adobe software supply contract

The global tech giant will also take on related upgrades, modernization and maintenance support.

Mission systems sold separately: Air Force debuts ‘next-gen acquisition model’

Service says buying planes’ brains separately will help integrate the entire force.

Army Corps of Engineers seeks R&D support across multiple domains

A new broad agency announcement covers seven labs, emphasizes climate change, engineering, remote sensing and IT advancements.

SAIC did not bid for $1.6B Air Force cloud reseller contract

Science Applications International Corp. is pursuing the Cloud One Next program's modernization track, not the one won by Accenture's U.S. federal subsidiary.

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NSA’s secret Amazon-developed cloud environment progressing ‘very well’

The agency's $10 billion cloud program dubbed “WildandStormy" is benefiting from the intelligence community's dozen years of experience in commercial cloud, an AWS official said.

Question answered: Accenture Federal wins Air Force Cloud One Next contract

The window is open for the lone other bidder to file a protest over the five-year, $1.6 billion award.

What we can gauge from Intel's $3B military chip grant

This agreement has two signposts: how the U.S. government views semiconductors as core to restoring the country's tech leadership and the company involved.

Accenture captures $1.6B Air Force cloud contract

The company will act as a reseller for cloud offerings and provide enterprise-scale software management services.

Air Force admits oversight in group of $12.5B contract awards

Two companies were erroneously omitted from the list of winners for the network modernization program.

Darkhive completes $21M Series A round for uncrewed vehicle development

Darkhive started with the premise of helping operators manage their fleets and devices that are in the field. This new round of investors includes RTX.

Space Force expands Sev1Tech's network connectivity contract

This new $188 million follow-on contract tasks Sev1Tech to expand the network to more locations.

Army's ITES-4H contract hit by more challenges

Ten companies are now contesting the evaluation process, which will delay awards for the $10 billion commercial IT product vehicle.