Defense

DISA sends mixed signals on combatant command network migration

After a protest, two RFIs, and a one-day comment window, the path forward is still unclear.

Mixed signals on acquisition are creating a confused market

The market will adapt to change but there is too much uncertainty and confusion about the direction and pace of that change, writes Stan Soloway, former president of the Professional Services Council.

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Army picks Dragonfly payload system for spectrum sensing

Research Innovations will provide and maintain the ruggedized sensors under a nearly $100 million, five-year contract.

Air Force eyes overhaul of PLM program as Siemens contract nears 2029 end

An RFI seeking a modernized approach to how it updates and deploys the software it uses to manage data across its weapons systems.

Judge rules Anthropic supply chain risk designation was ‘illegal and baseless’

A Northern California judge found that the AI company’s products did not represent a meaningful threat to national security, making the Pentagon’s designation “unlawful retaliation.”

Army selects 5 companies to build nuclear microreactors on bases, under new $2 billion deal

The service’s plans for 20 on-base microreactors come amid a uranium enrichment shortage.

Marines want to move Camp Lejeune armory off paper and into the web

A new solicitation for a SDVOSB contract also leans on the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul deviation instead of the standard FAR.

GAO tosses QinetiQ's protest of TCOM's $625M Polish aerostat deal

The decision clears the way for TCOM to deliver four surveillance aerostat systems to Poland under the foreign military sales program.

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New contract aims to keep Space Force’s multi-billion-dollar projects on budget

Integrate was just for the service’s complicated launch programs. Now, it’s expanding.

Army seeks small biz for live-fire range support deal

Winning bidder must field subject matter experts with master gunner-level expertise to support range assessments, target refurbishment and the Army’s training investment strategy.

CMMC's paradox: Scores are up, but confidence is down

As the cyber standard's third-party assessments are on pause, new research shows contractors’ self-reported scores are climbing even as their confidence in those ratings is sliding fast.

How Congress Is reshaping the Pentagon’s FY27 spending plans

House and Senate continuing resolution plans signal appropriators expect to punt full-year Pentagon funding decisions well past the new fiscal year, according to this analysis by Forecast international's Shaun McDougal.

Shutdown hangover: NGA forced into no-compete bridge contract to keep Mojave running

A 43-day funding lapse back in the fall is still costing the agency time — and forcing sole-source awards — as it works toward a follow-on competition for this support services contract.

Five things Space Command says it needs to win tomorrow’s wars

Gen. Whiting adds to previous calls for new tech in his final speech to the SMD Symposium.

Palantir’s no-bid pipeline just got bigger

A new $244M Pentagon memo skips the Federal Acquisition Regulation's process for sole-source justifications and urges agencies to find ways to work with the company.

DISA sets release date for follow-on cloud solicitation

The Defense Information Systems Agency is pushing to expand its $9 billion cloud vehicle beyond the big four hyperscalers.

Lockheed's $10.5B Special Operations award faces protest

General Dynamics' One Source arm is arguing the command's logistics and sustainment award decision was unreasonable.