After the midterms: What GovCon needs to watch
After the midterms: What GovCon needs to watch
Contracts
Space Force plans $946M sole-source award because Boeing won't sell data rights
The government's notice of the award says Boeing has repeatedly refused to sell the data needed to hold a competition for satellite sustainment work.
Companies
General Dynamics' next CEO prioritizes consistency for the tech shops
In talking with Wall Street, Danny Deep charts out the paths forward for the IT services and mission systems units as he prepares for his next role.
Companies
Salesforce pushes further into defense tech via Rune acquisition
Salesforce views its agreement to buy Rune Technologies as bolstering its artificial intelligence portfolio and presence in edge operations like logistics.
Sponsor Content
Protecting government’s most personal service channel
Government impersonation scams are surging. Discover how agencies can stop fraud, verify caller identities, and rebuild constituent trust.
Contracts
ODNI seeks economic data platform
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is open to different approaches, whether they be a complete offering or component-level offerings that can be assembled together.
Companies
Aretum hires Santighian as chief executive
Private equity firm Renovous Capital Partners stood up Aretum in 2023 and has supported three add-on buys since.
Companies
The US space industry will suffer for Ukraine’s Starlink outage, experts say
US allies aren’t happy: “We naturally insist that it works if we're paying for it."
Companies
Iris Technology gets OceanSound's backing
The space electronics maker is looking to bolster its engineering and supply chain functions with this newfound investment.
Companies
Oddball acquires Salesforce, AI implementation specialist
This is Oddball's first acquisition with the backing of Falfurrias Management Partners, which invested in the company in 2024.
Contracts
Leidos secures $99 million OTA for cyber operator dashboard
This is the second Cyber Command award Leidos has announced in a week, both credited to its purchase of Kudu Dynamics.
Sponsor Content
Stop Identity-Driven Fraud Before It Spreads: A Lifecycle Playbook for Government Programs
Discover how agencies can detect fraud earlier, strengthen identity verification, reduce constituent friction, and modernize secure public services with risk-based authentication.
Contracts
Parsons details its OTA contract profile and previews CFO transition
In talking with Wall Street, Parsons CEO Carey Smith touts the company's progress in winning work under alternative contracting arrangements. Parsons also announces the pending departure of its chief financial officer after four years with the company.
Opinion
SBIR program finally gets a commercialization standard with teeth
The Small Business Administration's proposal targets firms that collect dozens of Phase II awards without transitioning to other revenue sources, and that's a needed change, writes David Rothzeid, a principal with Shield Capital.
Contracts
VA's 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.
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