WT 360: All about private equity’s past, present and future in GovCon
WT 360: All about private equity’s past, present and future in GovCon
Opinion
The defense tech ecosystem gives investors many opportunities
Bill Farmer, managing director at the investment bank BGL, highlights the big bets investors are making on companies touting disruptive defense technologies amid global instability.
Contracts
DOD seeks initial feedback on recompete of $48B tech research vehicle
The Defense Department specifically wants industry input on the future contract's structure and how it could widen the scope for one area of work.
Companies
APL promotes Van Wie to director
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's next leader will be the ninth in the nonprofit's 83-year history.
Sponsor Content
The future of defense: AI at the edge for real-time tactical advantage
Why high-performance edge computing is critical for defense
Contracts
Google's government deal is the ‘first of many’ to come, DOGE says
The governmentwide software discount inked between Google and the General Services Administration prompted several competitors to reach out to the agency, according to sources familiar.
Companies
Growth, tech and talent leadership moves across the market
One promotion to chief operating officer and post-acquisition hire of a new chief financial officer also feature.
Contracts
Pentagon hits Accenture, Booz Allen and Deloitte with contract cancellations
The trio are the only named contractors in a group of cuts announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who claims $5.1 billion of cancelled contracts with $4 billion in savings.
Contracts
Serco wins $96M Navy contract for Constellation-class support
Technical services firm to help Navy’s next-generation frigate with planning, design, delivery and testing.
Contracts
Long-sought goal of better Pentagon buying may finally be within reach
A new executive order seeks to overhaul defense buying. A handful of innovators within the Defense Department are already showing the way.
Contracts
Accenture Federal makes its argument to defend $1B Army win
New court filings reveal competing narratives between Accenture Federal Services, the Army and protester Groundswell over how the competition for the $1 billion EBS-C modernization contract unfolded.
Sponsor Content
Accelerating Zero Trust Capabilities
Saviynt and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD): Minimizing embedded trust to empower a more secure mission.
Contracts
Special Operations Command awards $399M naval support contract
SOCOM’s naval component also acquires equipment-related and knowledge-based services through the contract in support of day-to-day operations.
Contracts
Defense acquisition, exports, and shipbuilding figure in trio of new executive orders
The White House orders up plans and proposals for reducing costs and stimulating the industrial base.
Contracts
Google, GSA agree to major governmentwide software discount
Google estimates the discount could save federal agencies up to $2 billion over the next three years.
Contracts
Plan for sweeping FAR changes nears release
The General Services Administration, NASA and Office of Federal Procurement Policy are working to create a leaner acquisition framework that could attract more companies to the market.
Podcasts
WT 360: What CACI’s acquisitions say about the opportunities ahead
Jeff MacLauchlan, chief financial officer at CACI International, explains the company's philosophy for filling gaps in capabilities and customers with the idea of investing ahead of customer needs.
Contracts
DHS cancels S&T grants under a new mission focus for the directorate
The Department of Homeland Security’s national security research subdivision, the Science and Technology Directorate, will stop current grants and refocus its mission priorities.
Companies
DARPA begins scaling a quantum computer with 15 companies
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency selected the inaugural cohort for its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative as federal researchers work to identify the best path for quantum computing.
Contracts
NASA previews hydrosphere research support recompete
The space agency is searching for a small business that can help create and apply technologies for addressing issues related to Earth's natural resources.
Companies
Industry awaits how OMB AI guidance on paper will be implemented in practice
The Trump administration’s new artificial intelligence use and acquisition guidance touches on safeguarding civil liberties, but experts have expressed skepticism about its implementation.
Contracts