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The Pentagon won't stop rogue AI with another memo

Defense leaders must hold contractors accountable and make sure secure innovation is faster than the workaround, writes Alex Cohen, CEO of Statecraft.

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Aerospace firm pays $13M to cover cyber gaps in Army, MDA and NASA work

The payment also includes $2.35 million for the whistleblower who kicked off the Justice Department investigation.

Contracts

Deloitte wins $488M FAA modernization challenge contract

The Federal Aviation Administration is pushing toward an operating framework more heavily tilted toward cloud-native architectures, automated workflows and artificial intelligence.

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GovExec TV: Five Questions with Charles Elliott

Discover how government agencies can overcome AI adoption barriers, strengthen security and use AI to transform operations and citizen services.

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New entrants, adaptation shape GovCon in Northern Virginia

The industry's future trajectory, and that of the overall Northern Virginia region, still depends on talent for tech-intensive fields in government and non-government markets.

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State Department's push to cancel hundreds of contracts left behind a trail of mistakes, watchdog finds

Several government oversight reports have found that agencies made costly operational errors as they implemented the administration’s cost-cutting directives.

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Start small, measure well: a better path to federal AI adoption

The strongest AI proposals start with the agency’s workflow and current metrics, not the platform, writes Egon Rinderer, a senior vice president for federal and enterprise growth at NinjaOne.

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Walkinshaw wants congressional oversight to include FITARA reboot

The Democratic lawmaker representing parts of Northern Virginia says the incoming majority should bring back IT oversight scorecards as part of a post-DOGE rebuild of government.

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SBA official: industry's voice needed on size standard proposals

In remarks at the 2026 GovCon Awards, Ryan Lambert of the Small Business Administration reminded attendees they have two weeks left to submit comments.

Contracts

Oasis Systems back at GAO to challenge $665M Army counter-drone contract

The protester now says too many of the requirements have changed and the Army needs to rework the solicitation.

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Navigating the Pause: The Increased Impact of CMMC Self-Assessments

CMMC requirements remain. Discover how defense contractors can reduce compliance risks, strengthen security and build an audit-ready cybersecurity program.

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Shield AI to acquire radar maker Echodyne in $5.3 billion deal

Shield AI is pushing to expand its reach into counter-drone systems and diversify its revenue beyond autonomy software.

Contracts

New protests for $50B Army MAPS vehicle

Two protesters are challenging the professional services solicitation's limits on small business proposals and a third is objecting to CMMC requirements.

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Leidos hones cyber product bet on the 'whole AI-powered patching process'

In talking with Wall Street, chief executive Tom Bell sheds some light on Leidos' new Parcata offering that relies on large language models to find security problems with software.

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Tech, finance and sales leadership moves across the market

The business unit being spun off from KBR features in our newest listing of key hires and promotions.

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OpenAI hones public sector focus with new leadership hires

In addition to hiring former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, the frontier AI firm brought on several new executives in October, including alums from Oracle and Amazon Web Services.

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Lockheed pays $29.5M to settle DEI claims sparked by former VP

The settlement grew out of a whistleblower’s claim that Lockheed Martin's human resources team ordered him to take 18 white employees off a bonus list.

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Aptim hires V2X's former leader as chief executive

Chuck Prow oversaw the creation of V2X via the 2022 merger of Vertex and Vectrus.

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Delphinus, Shorepoint and Tenica close on acquisitions

Private capital is behind all three transactions that cut across the market's maritime, cybersecurity and intelligence community domains.

Contracts

What the midterm results mean for federal tech policy

A newly blue Congress is expected to conduct oversight on myriad tech, cyber and surveillance issues, ranging from FITARA, to workforce cuts, to data centers and more.

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ATI fights SBA’s bid to argue its case in secret

The tribally-owned contractor claims the Small Business Administration is relying on a Justice Department probe to avoid having to explain why the company is suspended from federal contracting.