Contracts

Accenture prevails in battle for $3.5B Energy contract

Accenture's federal subsidiary clears an investigation over an alleged conflict-of-interest and will continue providing enterprise IT and business support services.

Companies

Quantinuum secures $600M to advance quantum computing tech

The company will work with its Honeywell parent, NVIDIA and other companies to develop a universal fault tolerant quantum computer to work on cryptography, optimization and drug discovery challenges.

Companies

Ehikian departs GSA for tech industry post

The General Services Administration's former No. 2 official is now CEO of C3 AI, an artificial intelligence firm pushing to make inroads in the federal market.

Opinion

GSA’s OneGov deals hype billions in savings, but should we buy into it?

Amid all the discount announcements, these short-term agreements raise more questions than they answer about real value to government buyers.

Contracts

Small business joint venture wins Coast Guard cyber contract

The five-year, $160 million contract covers information assurance services from headquarters to ships at sea.

Contracts

Accenture challenges $1.6B CACI award

The contract will build a cloud-based platform to manage logistics operations for 36,000 Defense Department users.

Companies

Accenture to acquire AI consulting firm NeuraFlash

The transaction will add 500-plus employees and 2,000 Salesforce certifications as Accenture seeks to bolster its artificial intelligence offerings for public sector organizations.

Companies

Fast 50 deadline extended!

You now have until Sept. 5 to nominate your company for recognition as one of the fastest-growing small businesses in the market.

Contracts

Quantum computers have an isolation problem and DARPA wants to solve it

An emerging contract vehicle will focus on developing the hardware and software needed to get different types of quantum computers to communicate and work together.

Contracts

GSA launches pilot to streamline FedRAMP for AI products

The FedRAMP 20x initiative will automate some approvals for what the General Services Administration is calling "conversational AI" if certain security conditions are met.

Contracts

Ask Sage protests a third OneGov AI agreement

The company is widening the scope of its argument that the products in question do not meet security requirements and the agreements violate other requirements.

Companies

Capital Solutions hires former CACI exec as chief operating officer

Larry Denton will also hold the title of chief growth officer and oversee day-to-day operations, acquisitions, business development and partnerships.

Companies

ManTech, Oracle enter partnership for data and AI solutions

Their new strategic alliance focuses on helping agencies use advanced artificial intelligence capabilities to mine data, focus on mission outcomes and improve security.

Contracts

Protest hits GSA’s $1-a-year agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic

Ask Sage claims the pacts circumvent federal acquisitions regulations, lack required security authorizations and mislead agencies about actual costs and capabilities.

Companies

Hupside names Navy tech chief to its advisory board

The startup emerging from stealth mode focuses on measuring human originality in artificial intelligence environments.

Companies

SAIC-Google alliance targets AI at the tactical edge

Their partnership reflects a shift across the market toward more mission-driven collaborations over contract-specific arrangements.

Companies

Salesforce launches agentic AI tool for government users

The company designed the tool to help autonomously augment government operations, from citizen services to compliance functions.

Contracts

Contractors battle over $237M Army protective equipment award

Two companies challenge Amentum's win of a gear improvement program covering boots, uniforms, and sniper camouflage.

Companies

How MetTel’s VA win could open the door to more managed services

The company is carrying out "plain old phone service" modernization initiatives to transform how agencies manage and control the cost of their utilities.

Companies

Advent creates defense photonics business in $400M acquisition

The private equity group is forming a standalone company through this carve-out transaction with Coherent Corp.