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Palantir invokes its favorite law again — this time against DIA's ASTRA solicitation

The company argues a task order for custom development violates the same commercial acquisition mandate that helped it break into the Army's DCGS battlefield intelligence program.

DCSA folds three contracts into a single set-aside

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is folding a $500 million task order held by Science Applications International Corp. into the new competition.

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TOP 100: What slogans say about your company

This analysis of Top 100 contractor taglines finds bigger and vaguer language. A growing number of firms are also betting their brands on artificial intelligence, writes Boscobel’s Joyce Bosc.

Youngkin rejoins the private sector and more leadership moves across the market

Our newest listing of key executive hires and promotions also covers functions in technology, law, finance, business development and operations.

WT 360: LMI’s approach to ‘commercial-grade, mission-ready technology’ and innovation cultures

Alex Adamczyk – vice president of sales, engineering and rapid prototyping at LMI – explains how Top 100 Company No. 73 seeks to blend its technology and business blueprints so it can bring innovations to agencies.

ASRC Federal taps insider Manzo as next CEO

The former operating group president succeeds Jennifer Felix, who leaves after six years and having led the company to No. 36 on the Top 100.

Air defense, cloud and propulsion startup investment rounds to note

One of the blue chip defense hardware companies is also spreading its venture investment wings beyond the U.S.

Lockheed wins $10.5B Special Operations logistics recompete

Special Operations Command uses this contract to help maintain its program support and enterprise management functions.

Peraton appoints Omar as finance chief

Salim Omar previously was the company's senior vice president of corporate sector and finance.

General Dynamics IT challenges DISA's Enclave expansion

GDIT says the Defense Information Systems Agency should have competed the requirement to migrate the combatant commands to the IT environment instead of giving the work to Leidos.

Leidos layoff notices hit 305 people in non-customer roles

The reductions, less than 1% of the workforce, targeted indirect positions as the company pushes to reshuffle for efficiency.

TOP 100: LMI's commercial tech approach hinges on the business model

As Company No. 73 sees the world, bespoke problems that are unique to government do not get in the way of efforts to "capture all of the goodness" of de-risking the tech quickly.

WT 360: Odyssey Systems and the landscape’s shifts in speed, decision authorities

Matt Kasberg, chief executive of Company No. 73 on our 2026 Top 100, explains how Odyssey Systems works with the defense acquisition community amid a period of so much change in that function.

Tech, growth and financial leadership moves across the market

Booz Allen, CACI, Everfox and more than a dozen other companies bring in fresh executive talent across cyber, electronic warfare, health IT and business development.

CMS makes awards on $3.5B data, research support recompete

The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services is tasking winners to help the agency create analytical models and demonstrations for health care programs.

TOP 100: DLT's new leader bets on distributors as 'orchestrators,' not middlemen

Wendy Welch tells us that pricing volatility, artificial intelligence and the OneGov initiative's push toward more direct agreements with tech names make resellers like Company No. 87 more essential — not less.

TOP 100: How Odyssey Systems views acquisition and its links to field operations

Company No. 73's blueprint for growing into new areas contains a mix of small leaps and longer-term bets that look ahead by five-to-10 years.