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Pentagon heightens scrutiny on IT, management consulting contracts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's newest directive for the department zeroes in on providers of “system IT integration, implementation, or advisory services."
Contracts
The acquisition rule (re)writers really want you to have your say
Industry will get visibility into and be able to weigh in on efforts by the GSA, Defense Department and NASA to reform the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Companies
How GRVTY centers its vision around the automated intelligence enterprise
The defense tech industry is being forced to be more creative than it has been in recent times. But as GRVTY's CEO Katie Selbe explains to us, this new company is just fine with that.
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DHS' $10B commodity IT contract remains on pause
The protests surrounding FirstSource III are one factor, but the bigger issue at-hand now is where this contract fits into the government's larger push to centralize civilian contracting.
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Sigma Defense wins $102M Navy shipboard engineering contract
The service branch set up this contract to aid in its rolling baseline approach for integrating commercially available products and systems into networks.
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NOAA keeps 3 incumbents for $250M coastal mapping contract
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uses this program to aid in decisions regarding flood risks and transportation, among other uses.
Companies
Growth, tech and finance leadership moves across the market
A pair of veteran Defense Department technology leaders line up new roles in the industry, among other key hires to note.
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Companies
Booz Allen plans 7% workforce cut
The civil business is where Booz Allen will focus most of these layoffs as part of broader “resetting and restructuring” of that business, the company's CEO and finance chief told investors.
Companies
Quiet Professionals acquired by McNally Capital
The private equity firm adds another founder-led company to its portfolio of companies in the government market, the newest of which focuses on helping intelligence operators work with data.
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CACI wins $855M Army intelligence support contract
The Army Intelligence and Security Command set up this contract to cover engineering, maintenance and other types of non-personal services.
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CBP previews traveler vetting software recompete
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has obligated $556.9 million in order volume against the current pact, which is aligned to CBP's larger cloud migration effort.
Contracts
Air Force opens proposal window for $485M cyber training contract
Work will support a squadron charged with providing initial and advanced information operations and cyber training across the Air Force.
Companies
Red River appoints Christie as CEO
Anthony Christie has been on the board of directors since 2021, when Cerberus Capital Management acquired the company.
Contracts
Air Force cancels $3.7B business transformation recompete
This decision to not proceed with awards comes five months after proposals were due.
Companies
Voyager further illuminates space strategy in IPO filing
The company is undertaking its initial public offering in major part to help fund Starlab, a space station it is developing under contract with NASA, with nearly all post-IPO prospects hinging on that project's success or failure.
Podcasts
WT 360: Defense One’s Audrey Decker on the Golden Dome and its big challenges
Audrey Decker, who covers the Air Force and Space Force for Defense One, jumps in to detail this big idea for a future national missile defense system and what makes its development so “wicked hard.”
Companies
Zeno Power closes $50M Series B round to make nuclear batteries
The company started in 2018 and is moving away from prototyping of its batteries to manufacturing them for use in space, the polar regions and deep seas.
Contracts
Booz Allen wins $210M Air Force Research Lab tech transition contract
Among other areas, the service branch's scientific research-and-development arm is pushing to help intelligence agencies adopt new sensors and collaborate more with mission partners.
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NSF launches $8B Antarctica research recompete
The National Science Foundation has maintained its presence on the southern continent since 1959 and Leidos has held the current contract to work there since 2011.
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