Sole-source awards are down, but their share of the pie is not
Sole-source awards are down, but their share of the pie is not
Contracts
K2 Space fetches $500M for its move to mass production
The four-year-old large satellite maker is pushing to build as many as 100 of them per year, some of which are contracted to be a part of the Golden Dome missile defense system.
Contracts
Space Force picks 15 for $981M test, evaluation support contract
This contract focuses on Space Force’s efforts to provide operators an environment of different types of ranges ranges for their test and training work.
Contracts
DCS loses protest over Army's $237M soldier gear contract redo
The company wanted the Army’s corrective action to go further, but the Government Accountability Office disagrees. That clears the Army to look at revised proposals and make a new award decision.
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Opinion
The Army wants one voice, but acquisition may get silenced
Army Directive 2026-17 shuts down hundreds of official Army social media accounts. For the acquisition community, the loss goes beyond reach because the Army is also giving up its ability to frame its own message, writes acquisition expert Allison Gregory.
Companies
L3Harris presses pause on Missile Solutions IPO plan
In talking with Wall Street, L3Harris Technologies CEO Chris Kubasik lays out the company's new timeline for the initial public offering and blueprint for positioning the business to investors.
Companies
Inside the World Cup security operation
A massive effort years in the planning at the federal, state and local level helped keep the tournament safe, even as it faced enormous threats of many kinds that all needed mitigating.
Companies
New documentary recounts ‘free-for-all attitude of cruelty’ toward axed federal employees
The movie, which was filmed during the start of the second Trump administration, examines the human and societal effects of recent federal job cuts.
Contracts
Leidos books $717M ISR support award with Air Combat Command
The five-year task order extends a partnership that started in 2019, with Leidos personnel embedded at more than 35 locations worldwide.
Companies
Leidos saving money, employee time through expanded ServiceNow partnership
Leidos is deploying ServiceNow’s AI Control Tower across its enterprise, adding new capabilities to a partnership that spans a decade.
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Companies
Parsons moves to divest advisory, remote location contracts
In talking with Wall Street, CEO Carey Smith explains the company's choice to prioritize development work with one customer and why it opted to "stay on the SETA side of the house” with the Missile Defense Agency.
Opinion
Disclosure for thee but not for me
Agencies are not disclosing GenAI in procurement and that spells potential trouble, writes attorney David. P.J. Timm.
Contracts
FCC blocks approval of new foreign-made robots, power inverters
National security agencies said the devices could create supply-chain vulnerabilities, threaten critical infrastructure and enable surveillance or remote manipulation.
Companies
Antares fetches $470M to move on military base reactor push
The three-year-old startup wants to get ahead of the government's own deadline for operating a nuclear reactor on military property.
Contracts
DISA launches market research for combatant command migration
The Defense Information Systems Agency's sources sought notice addresses a protest by General Dynamics IT without naming the company nor the protest.
Companies
Carlyle Group buys data protection tech maker
Secturion Systems is also bringing aboard a new chief executive as part of this transaction, which is Carlyle's first in its middle-market play.
Contracts
A playbook for thriving with OneGov and the FAR Overhaul
Contractors who cling to labor hours and PowerPoint pitches will almost certainly lose out. But the government’s requirements process still looks like the biggest bottleneck to change.
Companies
Leonardo DRS to acquire Raft for $450M
Leonardo DRS is looking to further build out its advanced sensing and network computing product portfolio.
Contracts
GSA strikes new OneGov deal with CORAS
“This partnership with CORAS expands the range of AI-enabled capabilities available to agencies as they evaluate solutions that support mission and operational requirements,” according to Federal Acquisition Service acting Commissioner Laura Stanton.
Contracts