CACI’s $2.6B Arka buy targets space dominance, agentic AI
CACI’s $2.6B Arka buy targets space dominance, agentic AI
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The Pentagon wants a common network for its counter-drone systems
The Army-led task force wants candidates by early next year.
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Incumbents face new risks in filing bid protests under 2026 NDAA
A new provision could reshape bid protest strategies, but does not address one root cause of them: poor debriefings by agencies.
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Army gets moving again on bundled recompete of professional services, IT vehicles
The Army opens registration for an industry day on its Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services contract, which brings together staff augmentation and technology support work.
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CACI to acquire space tech outfit for $2.6B
The purchase of Arka Group represents the largest-ever by CACI International, which is adding more space-based sensor systems and hardware.
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Pentagon preps to enforce ban on companies with ‘indirect’ ties to China
Defense firms will be notified of potential links to blacklisted Chinese-military companies a year before the contracting ban goes into effect, the assistant defense secretary for industrial policy said.
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Another 1,000 defense companies chosen for $151B Golden Dome competition
The number of awards doubled as more companies are selected to compete for the SHIELD contract vehicle.
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GSA’s OneGov agreements gain traction as agencies compete to be early adopters
Laura Stanton, deputy commissioner of the General Services Administration's contracting arm, says major contract vehicle updates to incorporate acquisition regulation reforms will roll out by the end of January.
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How your PMs are killing deals without knowing it
Federal turnover created a generation of leaders without mentors. The contractors who help them will own the next decade. The ones who pitch them won't.
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GAO dismisses protests challenging GSA's $1 Gen AI pacts
The Government Accountability Office never looked at the merits of Sage's complaints about the agreements with OpenAI and Anthropic, instead dismissing them over jurisdiction and standing issues.
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Intel's government hires and more leadership moves across the market
This is our final roundup of key executive hires and promotions across the market for 2025.
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Inside the White House meeting on its AI Genesis Mission
Radical AI’s CEO, who participated in the meeting, said there was a goal-oriented, partnership-driven focus for Genesis Mission and the ways it can change how AI and science work together.
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The hardest part of FAR reform is culture, not the rules
Kevin Rhodes, head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, wants the federal acquisition workforce to take risks and engage more openly with industry.
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HawkEye 360 closes acquisition with backing from $150M Series E round
The commercial satellite operator is adding a business whose tools are designed to handle large and complex sets of radio frequency data.
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NASA and Microsoft finalize tool to track Earth’s water changes
The space agency will host the Microsoft and OpenAI-powered Earth Copilot to make analyzing hydraulic data easier.
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Navy seeks bids for $350M 'Seabed to Space' tech recompete
This multiple-award effort supports intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems on afloat vessels worldwide.
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Expanded ‘non-traditional’ contractor definition dropped from final NDAA
The Senate provision would have created a new pathway based on research-and-development cost allocations, which benefit firms doing mostly fixed-price work and pursuing Other Transaction agreements.
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DISA preps $600M enterprise storage recompete
The Defense Information Systems Agency is seeking an on-demand managed service with usage-based pricing.
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Contractors face mounting uncertainty as shutdown aftermath lingers
Workforce cuts, budget issues and acquisition reform collide to create an unprecedented set of market challenges.
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