Companies

American Systems acquires managed IT, cyber provider

American Systems adds 400 new employee-owners to its staff via the company's largest-ever acquisition.

Companies

SAIC's challenges are hardly unique, but still put pressure on its outlook

In talking with Wall Street, CEO Toni Townes-Whitley gets candid about the market's volatility and how the company has pulled back some of its expectations.

Podcasts

WT 360: ICF’s pillars for its technology modernization outlook and approach

David Birken, senior vice president for digital modernization and experience at ICF, joins to go over some keys for mapping technology implementations to workforce trends and what customer delivery looks like in today’s landscape.

Companies

Microsoft hires SAP vet as corporate federal VP

Carmen Krueger joins Microsoft to help oversee its federal strategy focused on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

Companies

A handful of acquisitions to note as September starts

Data analysis, electromagnetic systems, automation and simulation represent the tech drivers of these purchases.

Companies

Shift5 closes $75M Series C round

The seven-year-old cyber startup focuses on operational technology and touts a network of investors including Booz Allen Hamilton's venture arm, AE Industrial Partners and Insight Partners.

Contracts

DLA seeks more participants in $3.2B 'C5ISR' supply contract

The Defense Logistics Agency begins an open season to get some initial markers of interest from companies not on the contract.

Contracts

Aerodyne-Amentum venture wins $1.8B NASA contract

The new contract is called COSMOS and includes support for systems used in NASA's primary mission control center.

Contracts

FAA starts the bidding for new air traffic control system contract

The eventual winner will have three-and-a-half years to implement the new system.

Contracts

NOAA awards 'Weather' block of $8B services vehicle

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wraps up awards for its ProTech 2.0 small business contract.

Companies

Tech, finance and operations leadership moves across the market

Promotions and expanded duties also feature, both at one of the market's most high-profile startups and longest-standing players.

Contracts

GSA unveils 2 batches of 'apparently successful' Polaris bidders

Pending the results of any size challenges, the General Services Administration can still make adjustments to its choices for this government-wide IT vehicle.

Companies

Aurex's blueprint for leaning forward in space, missile defense

Rapid development and deployment are points of emphasis for this midsized company that is comfortable with getting feedback from operators on how the tech works, as Aurex's CEO tells us.

Companies

Mpower Technology adds Lockheed's venture arm to its investor network

The Sandia National Laboratories spinout is pushing to scale production of its module that provides "solar glitter" for powering space systems.

Companies

How ICF used its own AI toolset before taking it to market

Agencies increasingly want to see proof points of how these technologies work before using them, which was on the company's mind as it built out the suite.

Contracts

Veterans Affairs chooses 9 for $14B health care transformation recompete

VA described its ideal lineup of teams for this contract as having "combined their reach and collective capabilities to tackle some of VHA’s largest professional service requirements."

Contracts

Air Force previews $920M aerospace equipment competition

The multiple-award contract is set up to fast-track the development and fielding of new technologies.

Contracts

Census Bureau lifts more curtains on $1B digital transformation pact

The agency is pushing for greater use of secure cloud applications and more advanced data science techniques ahead of the 2030 Census.

Contracts

DTRA awards $3.5B recompete of counter-WMD support contract

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency uses this program to acquire research, training and other professional services to help partner countries fight the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Opinion

OPINION: The government's 'passive' Intel stake heightens their commitment to each other and winning the chip wars

Both sides of the agreement are using 'passive' to describe the U.S. government, now Intel's largest stockholder, and whose role in the computer chip ecosystem is very much active.