WT 360: Defense One’s Lauren Williams on shipbuilding, counterdrone and quantum tech matters
WT 360: Defense One’s Lauren Williams on shipbuilding, counterdrone and quantum tech matters
Contracts
VA small business director shares tips for winning contracts
Chantel Bankston-Carter advises companies to treat capability statements like tailored résumés and lead with solutions, not problems.
Contracts
NIST issues roadmap for transition to post-quantum encryption standards
The report aims to help organizations take the standards already set out by NIST and create a plan for implementing them, in alignment with the Trump administration’s recent PQC executive order.
Companies
GovExec acquires d8 Group to boost federal contract wins for clients
Washington Technology parent is adding a business development-as-a-service offering to its portfolio through the acquisition of d8 Group.
Sponsor Content
From backlogs to mission impact: How defense organizations can unlock agentic AI
Discover how agentic AI is transforming defense logistics, procurement, and operations—cutting hours of manual work to minutes while accelerating mission impact.
Contracts
SBA is moving field offices away from major cities, union says
The Small Business Administration previously said that it would relocate offices out of certain cities due to disagreements about federal immigration enforcement.
Contracts
Navy RFI is looking for firms with experience supporting large ERP systems
Responses are due Nov. 2 with an emphasis on past work involving planning, development, integration and modernization.
Contracts
Pricing leak taints $1.9 billion Air Force contract award, GAO says
The watchdog agency said the Air Force had no way to rule out that leaked data influenced the winning bid.
Companies
Tech bills of the week: Preventing AI model theft; Regulating AI-generated political content; and more
Lawmakers this week took aim at foreign efforts to create knockoff copies of U.S.-made AI models and AI’s capability to influence voting.
Contracts
Navy’s tech playbook serves as ‘toolkit’ for rest of government
The U.S. Navy dramatically upped its use of pilot tech programs, shuttered old technology systems and moved into the modern tech arena — and it is sharing its lessons learned from along the way.
Companies
General Dynamics IT gets new president after predecessor's abrupt departure
Amy Johnson will move over to lead the GDIT business unit a month after Amy Gilliland left suddenly.
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Prevent, govern, prove
As military autonomy expands, software supply chain risks grow. Discover how defense teams can secure, govern, and verify mission-critical software.
Companies
Booz Allen views tech as the lever to change its algorithm
In talking with Wall Street, Booz Allen Hamilton executives explain the different moving parts of the company's push to decouple headcount growth from sales.
Contracts
Leidos books $160M cyber warfare award
Leidos used capabilities from its Kudu Dynamics acquisition to capture the Cyber Command contract that supports offensive and defensive operations.
Contracts
(US)AI becomes GSA's first direct OneGov contract with a small business
The Maryland firm known for its Intelligent Computing Platform will offer significant discounts to government customers on software licenses and pilots through September 30, 2028.
Companies
ATI sues SBA, claims O’Keefe video sidelined the tribally-owned business
A year after its suspension stemming from a hidden-camera video, ATI Government Solutions says the Small Business Administration still cannot point to any evidence of wrongdoing.
Contracts
Veterans Affairs explores new data integration approaches
The Veterans Affairs Department is looking to close access and reliability gaps that get in the way of its data being reliable and authoritative.
Companies
Defense, operations and corporate development leadership moves across the market
Three additions to boards of directors also feature in this listing, as does a new state government role for a former 18F leader.
Opinion
How to bring satellite interoperability down to Earth
The Pentagon’s push for multiple satellite networks only pays off if troops can switch between them quickly. Open, optical ground stations built to common standards are the missing piece., writes Jean-François Morizur , CEO of Cailabs.
Contracts
FirstSource III protesters lose bid to revive $10B DHS contract
A Court of Federal Claims judge rules that President Trump’s consolidation order gave the Homeland Security Department a rational basis to cancel the long-stalled IT vehicle.
Contracts
GSA, SBA target more 8(a) firms for audits
Nearly 700 companies face "deeper scrutiny" as the General Services Administration and Small Business Administration hunt for signs of fraud, waste and abuse.
Contracts