Contracts

Space Force picks 14 for $1.8B object tracking contract

Established defense market giants and newer, mostly venture-backed startups are in the awardee pool.

Contracts

NASA seeks commercial contractor to build new Mars communications network

Only companies that worked on the Mars Sample Return program need apply, narrowing the field to a handful of space industry heavyweights.

Contracts

DCSA launches $495M background check support solicitation

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency moves ahead on the next iteration of a contract that supports continuous vetting efforts.

Contracts

DOD prioritizes prototyping in $1.4B research contract recompete

The Defense Department seeks industry expertise in artificial intelligence, hypersonics and electronic warfare for emerging technology efforts.

Companies

Growth, tech and operations leadership moves across the market

Our newest listing of key appointments across the market also includes a board of directors role for a longtime intelligence community leader.

Companies

Antaris closes $28M Series A capital round

Lockheed Martin's venture arm is a new investor in this five-year-old startup, which develops software for satellite makers to look at all lifecycles of missions in a digital twin environment.

Contracts

Judge sides with VA in T4NG2 protest case

The Veterans Affairs Department's potential 10-year, $60 billion IT modernization vehicle has been tied up in court for almost two years.

Contracts

NIH opens the bidding for $3B professional services recompete

Work supports the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in vaccine research efforts, among other areas.

Contracts

State starts to set up global logistics recompete

Iteration number two of the Diplomatic Platform Support Services contract will continue the current version's focus on lifecycle support and operations-and-maintenance work.

Contracts

KBR wins $200M Transportation IT support recompete

Work will support the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, a key hub for advancing innovation and transforming the future of transportation systems.

Companies

Growth, tech and human resources leadership moves across the market

A pair of board of directors appointments at publicly-traded companies also featured.

Contracts

DISA, Carahsoft enter $970M VMware cloud software pact

The Defense Information Systems Agency and Carahsoft established the blanket purchase agreement to be a single point of entry for other Pentagon agencies.

Companies

AeroVironment acquires fellow unmanned aircraft maker for $200M

This move follows the $4.1 billion purchase of BlueHalo and continues AeroVironment's push for quicker transitions of technologies from design to fielding.

Companies

SAIC's CEO highlights mission IT, engineering work as priorities

In talking with Wall Street, CEO Jim Reagan explains why the company is moving away from some enterprise IT work in favor of mission IT and how it has launched a bottom-up review of the business.

Podcasts

WT 360: All about the paths forward for SAIC, Anthropic, resellers and 8(a) companies

Nick and Ross start to look at next steps for Science Applications International Corp., IT resellers and 8(a) companies amid their changing landscapes. Anthropic’s impasse with the U.S. government also comes under the microscope.

Companies

Karman's incoming CEO and more leadership moves across the market

Key hires and promotions featured in this listing include one new chief technology officer at a global giant and others involving operations.

Companies

DHA chooses joint venture for $225M acquisition support contract

The Defense Health Agency also included technical elements into the scope of work for its Contracting and Acquisition Support Services contract.

Contracts

AI-enabled watch towers set to proliferate along the border

GDIT pitches autonomous station with better sensors, more computing power.

Companies

Booz Allen's venture arm goes across the pond for its newest investment

U.K.-headquartered Hadean focuses on digital wargaming and command-and-control tools for training and simulation initiatives.

Companies

With new 'VIA' strategy, General Dynamics IT evolves how it will pursue growth

The company is deepening its technology investments and increasing its focus on partnerships and delivery. As GDIT's president tells us, this is more of an evolutionary than a reactionary move.