Contracts
Shutdown’s end just the beginning as contractors face months-long recovery
The Professional Services Council estimates full recovery will not arrive until mid-March as agencies grapple with invoice backlogs, stalled payments and restarting contracts.
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
Govini founder arrested on child solicitation charges
The arrest of Eric Gillespie comes a month after the company secured a Bain Capital investment to expand its artificial intelligence tools to a wider landscape.
Contracts
CMMC enforcement begins after eight years of warnings
"There is no excuse for industry to not be ready," observers say as enforcement begins.
Podcasts
WT 360: Amentum’s post-merger growth strategy targets space, energy and defense
CEO John Heller discusses the company's positioning in markets such as nuclear power for artificial intelligence data centers, space systems, and multi-domain defense solutions.
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.
Contracts
Why contractors should look past DHS’ reconciliation buys
The operational tails of border technology, cutter ships and workforce expansion offers more enduring opportunities.
Contracts
Contractors quantify shutdown damage as stoppages spread across missions
The Professional Services Council’s new shutdown tracker details program stoppages from Head Start to missile defense, naming contracts and counting affected workers.
Contracts
Shutdown compounds a year of pain for federal contractors, employees
Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-Virginia) says the closure amplifies the billions in contract cancellations and workforce cuts.
Contracts
MetTel modernizes GSA networks under $230M EIS order
Work included zero-trust architecture to improve security and low-earth orbit satellites to increase connectivity in and from remote locations.
Contracts
What companies get wrong about selling to DHS
Beth Cappello, a former Homeland Security Department deputy chief information officer, told our Power Breakfast audience who they should really be talking to and how to craft proposals that stand out.
Contracts
Transportation Command seeks zero-trust contract management system
TRANSCOM seeks a mature, cloud-enabled solution to replace legacy tools and support the military's all-domain command strategy known as CJADC2.
Podcasts
WT 360: Shutdown fallout, SAIC and market churn lead this episode’s agenda
Carten Cordell and Edward Graham, respectively managing editors at WT’s partner publications Government Executive and NextgovFCW, join Nick and Ross to go over all things shutdown in this episode’s first part. Then for part two, Nick and Ross unpack SAIC’s CEO transition against the backdrop of today’s market landscape.
Contracts
Contractors fear retaliation if they try to recover shutdown costs
Legal rights do exist for companies to recoup their losses, but attorneys say fears of Trump administration reprisal loom over industry.
Contracts
GSA plans major overhaul of real estate management systems
A new sources sought notice seeks contractors who can consolidate multiple legacy platforms into an artificial intelligence-enabled solution that lives in a cloud environment.
Companies
Leonardo DRS CEO William Lynn to retire after 14-year run at the company
John Baylouny, chief operating officer and a 35-year company veteran, will take the helm as CEO and board member Fran Fargos Townsend will become chair.
Opinion
These kids should be our role models, not the other way around
What a high school senior night taught me about gratitude, brotherhood and real leadership.
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