WT 360: GovCon’s new world order requires hard pivots
WT 360: GovCon’s new world order requires hard pivots
Companies
CACI opens up more on its Arka acquisition and the path forward
In talking with Wall Street, CACI CEO John Mengucci gives an example of where Arka's agentic artificial intelligence tech is in use today and its potential moving forward.
Contracts
Commerce goes direct to hyperscalers with $4.1B cloud pact
The department cites artificial intelligence, weather modeling and scale as reasons to narrow the competition.
Companies
White House accuses China of ‘deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns’ to steal US AI models
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy told federal agencies that the Trump administration will be enhancing its engagement with the private sector to counter foreign-led distillation campaigns designed to undermine U.S. AI advances.
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Contracts
HHS to rework $1B legal services contract after protests
Acacia Center for Justice and ICF challenged invoicing terms, background check requirements and a rule ending representation when unaccompanied migrant children turn 18.
Companies
Autonomous weapons will be ‘key and essential part’ of warfare, Joint Chiefs chair says
Chairman Dan Caine also said the U.S. needs to become a “better” buyer of advanced tools and tech for defense activities.
Contracts
VA seeks industry ideas for contact center tech upgrade
The agency is asking for artificial intelligence applications including conversational voice bots and chatbots with multilingual capabilities.
Companies
DOD completes $1B investment in L3Harris missile solutions unit
L3Harris Technologies is keeping an 80% stake in the solid rocket motor production business, which is becoming a public company.
Contracts
Outcome-based strategies must come before outcome-based contracts
A new IBM Center for the Business of Government report says trust, governance and data need to be in place before the contracts can work.
Contracts
House FY27 VA funding bill allocates $3.4B for EHR rollout
The measure, which was voted out of the House Appropriations Committee, withholds 25% of the funds for the EHR modernization project until July 1, 2027, contingent upon VA providing lawmakers with additional information and meeting performance requirements.
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Fortem receives new Lockheed backing, Reliable Robotics completes Series B raise
Autonomous flight and supporting technologies to help avoid accidents is a common thread in both of these investment rounds.
Contracts
DHS takes first step in Cumulus cloud award process
The Homeland Security Department is entering into direct contracts with the four major hyperscalers and setting up a separate, multiple-award vehicle as part of this enterprise cloud effort.
Contracts
New test range opens for the startup-war era
The 400,000-acre site in Georgia focuses on bringing new companies, new tech, and operators together.
Companies
Contractors sue to block Trump’s federal DEI executive order
The lawsuit alleges minority-owned businesses are being forced to trade their First Amendment rights for federal contracts.
Contracts
Army’s $50B MAPS contract draws fire on multiple fronts
An industry letter asks for a pause on the professional services recompete and cites unanswered questions, unclear standards and potential regulatory violations.
Opinion
FedRAMP and CMMC compliance deadlines are looming
Federal contractors have less than six months to get their cybersecurity houses in order — or risk losing access to government work, writes immixGroup’s Amanda Mull.
Contracts
OMB seeks details from agencies on their commercial buying, or lack thereof
A new White House budget office memo also outlines what agencies have to do if they want to go down the non-commercial contracting route and who has the approval power over it.
Contracts
GSA No. 2 talks ‘million hours challenge,’ scaling agency AI efforts
GSA Deputy Administrator Michael Lynch offered comprehensive look at the agency’s plans for key acquisition and shared services programs and new internal efforts aimed at automating work.
Companies
NTT Data hires CGI Federal veteran for U.S. government unit
Horace Blackman previously led efforts to modernize health care and benefits delivery systems for veterans.
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