Contracts

Patent and Trademark Office awards search support contracts

The agency is looking to fulfill its obligations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty that involves around 150 other countries.

Companies

CPI promotes next chief executive from within

Bob Fickett is transitioning to executive chairman after a six-year tenure that included an acquisition of a business unit from General Dynamics.

Companies

Leonardo DRS debuts its agenda as a public company

Now listed on the NASDAQ market, the middle-tier defense company reveals more of its vision focused on advancing sensing, force protection and network computing.

Companies

FAA selects Verizon for $2.4B telecommunications contract

The Federal Aviation Administration is looking to move toward a more modern network environment that is less defined by copper wires.

Opinion

The true lesson of Moore's Law is not about chips

Beware of thinking too narrowly about that certain rule coined by the late Gordon Moore. Whether he intended it or not, the idea of Moore's Law is more about what makes innovation and investment go than it is transistors on a chip.

Contracts

Space Force chooses 18 companies for $900M data contract

The service branch prioritized commercial software offerings and current accreditations for the awardees' products.

Companies

Google hires former Navy CIO

Aaron Weis joins the global tech giant to lead its public sector technology strategy after four years as the Navy's lead IT official.

Companies

Bluestone closes third investment fund

Existing and new limited partners have committed capital into Bluestone Investment Partners III for backing lower-middle market companies.

Contracts

NGA previews $850M research, development contract

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is looking to build upon and expand ongoing work on further iterating technologies.

Companies

Quantum computing and seagliders mark the week's defense venture activity

The emerging tech investment arms of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies share their newest backings.

Contracts

OPM finalizes second block of awards for employee learning portal support

The Office of Personnel Management is looking to upgrade the USALearning environment used by federal employees.

Podcasts

WT 360: BigBear's agenda for itself and the AI market

Both the new chief executive of BigBear and head of its federal business join the 360 conversation to lay out the company's pathway it believes is the right one to become an artificial intelligence integration leader.

Companies

Parsons' most recent acquisition and what it means

The company has a new set of three-year financial goals for investors to consider as it continues on the path of blending the digital with the physical.

Companies

Arlington Capital unveils its newest company

Digital operations and identity management are among several national security tech areas of interest for this contractor.

Companies

Telos lays out plan for its year of transition

New business wins are the company's priority to get it back on a growth trajectory for 2024.

Contracts

Veterans Affairs finalizes mobile product recompete awards

All three of the U.S.' major wireless carriers are involved in this nine-year program focused on connectivity at health care facilities.

Contracts

Air Force chooses 18 for $960M global security support program

The service branch runs this contract for the deputy assistant defense secretary for counter narco-terrorism/global threat.

Opinion

Business as usual: Regulators seek more info on L3Harris-Aerojet transaction

The Federal Trade Commission asking L3Harris Technologies "tell us more" about the acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne carries on the norm of lengthy antitrust reviews involving large defense industry transactions.

Contracts

NOAA makes first batch of ProTech 2.0 awards

These are for the satellite-focused domain of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's $8 billion professional services contract vehicle reserved for small businesses.

Companies

Northop's board adds pair of finance veterans

Both newly elected members have worked in the role of chief financial officer during their careers.