Companies
Salesforce signs $5.5B contract with the Army
The vehicle will be open to the entire Defense Department and broadens access to the company’s artificial intelligence, data and cloud technologies over the next 10 years.
Companies
Leidos' plan for revenue synergies in Entrust acquisition
Artificial intelligence tools, new markets and cross-selling are driving Leidos' business case for the $2.4 billion acquisition.
Companies
Leidos makes $2.4B bet on utility infrastructure with Entrust acquisition
This will be Leidos' largest purchase since 2016 and doubles its energy business. As Leidos' homeland security unit president told us, artificial intelligence helping to drive a trillion-dollar grid modernization push as computing power needs grow.
Companies
SBA suspends 1,000 8(a) contractors for missing data submission deadline
These companies now have until Feb. 19 to submit financial records, but their reinstatement remains uncertain.
Contracts
GSA wants answers from resellers about markups and equipment maker relationships
A new sources sought notice includes a set of questions about pricing and services, plus explanations on the fees charged by value-added resellers.
Companies
Defense contractor gets 4-year prison sentence for bribing Navy official with sports tickets
Philip Flores of Intellipeak Solutions received 8(a) contracts through a kickback scheme.
Companies
Deltek lays off 275 workers in global workforce reduction
The software and market intelligence company cites "investment in long-term growth" as its reason for the cuts.
Contracts
Pentagon launches wide 8(a) review, targeting billions in awards
Secretary Pete Hegseth said only contracts that can pass a "lethality" test will survive.
Companies
Katie Arrington departs DOD to rejoin private sector
CMMC's standard bearer is joining quantum computing company IonQ as its chief information officer.
Opinion
OPINION: Federal equity investments raise troubling questions about picking winners and losers
From L3Harris Technologies to Intel, the Trump administration is taking stakes in defense companies with little transparency and no clear conflict-of-interest safeguards.
Contracts
General Dynamics IT books $120M Air Force zero trust contract
The task order, awarded through the Next Generation Gateway program, will deliver cybersecurity solutions to 1 million users across 187 bases worldwide.
Contracts
Guidehouse taps out of its Coast Guard protest
The company has withdrawn its challenges related to a $99 million financial management support contract won by Kearney.
Contracts
Slingshot to bring AI to Space Force training programs
The company will use its TALOS artificial intelligence solution to mirror real world threats.
Companies
Luminary Cloud expands physics AI toolkit with defense-focused models
The company designed its new SHIFT models to address collaborative combat aircraft, autonomous submarines, and fluid dynamics challenges.
Companies
New partnership targets federal equity investment wave
Clark Street Associates and Finalis team up as the Trump administration looks to acquire more equity stakes in companies.
Contracts
GAO denies final protest against NOAA’s ProTech 2.0 contract
Strong past performance was not enough to overcome weaker scores for management and technical experience.
Contracts
Supreme Court lets stand ruling that blocks subcontractors from protesting
Percipent's effort to replicate Palantir’s protest strategy falls short, cementing the traditional definition of what is an "interested party."
Contracts
GovCIO loses GAO IT services recompete to SAIC
The agency's protest adjudication arm found Science Applications International Corp.'s lower-priced bid was technically acceptable.
Opinion
Slapping ‘commercial’ on a contract does not make it so
A new Air Force sources sought notice on supporting nuclear missiles highlights gaps between rhetoric and reality.
Contracts