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Opinion

Budget pressure is simplifying federal procurement, and separating winners from losers

LPTA, HTRO and controlled competition are rewriting the rules of federal contracting, writes Katie Helwig, president of Mild Red LLC.

Contracts

GAO details why KBR lost $1.8B NASA spaceflight contract

A rival joint venture’s cost advantage and KBR’s declining performance scores doomed the incumbent’s challenge.

Opinion

New cyber strategy shifts attention to cloud and supply chain security

The strategy's six pillars include shaping adversary behavior and securing critical infrastructure through enhanced supply chain requirements, writes Gina Scinta, deputy chief technology officer of Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies.

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Operational AI: A new model for government

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Contracts

Too little, too late: GAO dismisses Z SofTech’s SEWP VI protest

The company missed deadlines and filed bare-bone objections in its bid to challenge elimination from the IT competition.

Contracts

DOD prioritizes prototyping in $1.4B research contract recompete

The Defense Department seeks industry expertise in artificial intelligence, hypersonics and electronic warfare for emerging technology efforts.

Contracts

Trump’s FY27 budget proposes boosts and cuts to tech operations

Agencies like CISA, NIST and the IRS would see notable reductions in their budgets for next year, while programs at Energy and the VA would get additional financial support.

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Companies

Astrion hires former Sierra Space CEO Vice as new leader

Brightstar Capital Partners formed Astrion in 2023 and the company has been on an aggressive expansion push since.

Opinion

How 20 airports are avoiding spring break security lines

Jim Carroll, CEO of the Professional Services Council, highlights the Transportation Security Agency's Screening Partnership Program as a model for future collaboration between government and industry.

Companies

Growth, tech and operations leadership moves across the market

Our newest listing of key appointments across the market also includes a board of directors role for a longtime intelligence community leader.

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The Observability Pipeline Buyer's Guide

Choosing an observability pipeline? Compare open source vs vendor solutions and uncover short- and long-term impacts before you commit.

Opinion

Stop trying to prevent every cyberattack. Start planning to survive one.

Iran-linked intrusions targeting defense software suppliers are a wake-up call for agencies and contractors, writes Gary Barlet, public sector CTO at Illumio.

Companies

Antaris closes $28M Series A capital round

Lockheed Martin's venture arm is a new investor in this five-year-old startup, which develops software for satellite makers to look at all lifecycles of missions in a digital twin environment.

Contracts

Army launches $50B IT, professional services solicitation

Industry will have roughly one month to finalize bids for the 10-year Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services vehicle.

Contracts

Old-school spycraft could make a comeback as AI undermines trust

An article in the CIA’s Studies in Intelligence journal argues that artificial intelligence may erode confidence in certain electronic communications and further revive centuries-old human intelligence techniques.

Companies

Vendors struggle to navigate the Anthropic ban’s fallout

Tech contractors say ambiguity in how Anthropic’s products are able to be used by companies working with the federal government is leaving “traps” they may unknowingly fall into.

Companies

Startup debuts agentic AI assistant for war

As the Pentagon eyes agentic AI, a veteran-founded company introduces a tool that puts the military first.

Companies

GALT Aerospace gets Godspeed's backing

GALT intends to ramp up its tech development activity with the private equity firm as an investor.

Companies

OceanSound Partners hauls in $3.4B for third fund

The private equity firm's newest mechanism for investments in companies closes at double the amount fetched for its second fund.

Contracts

Agency CIOs must supply top-down IT contract information, OMB memo states

The guidance aims to help enforce legal mandates that chief information officers have full visibility into their agency’s IT spend.