Vibrint’s strategic shift fuels $1.2B in contract awards
Vibrint’s strategic shift fuels $1.2B in contract awards
Companies
Tech bills of the week: Boosting export controls; AI-focused workforce development; and more
During Congress’s final week in recess, new legislation and amendments that were proposed run the tech policy gamut.
Companies
Hypersonics and space venture investment rounds to note
The venture capital arms of RTX, Booz Allen Hamilton and the U.S. intelligence community are among the participants in here.
Companies
HawkEye 360 files to go public
No details yet on how much the 11-year-old company is looking to raise from investors, but their financial profile and customer mix is on display for all to see.
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Contracts
Space Force picks 14 for $1.8B object tracking contract
Established defense market giants and newer, mostly venture-backed startups are in the awardee pool.
Contracts
GAO warns DOD’s CMMC fix could become the program’s biggest threat
Waivers are a legitimate risk management tool, but the Government Accountability Office believes over-reliance on them could undermine the cyber and supply chain security initiative's core premise.
Companies
AEVEX sets the size, specs of its public offering
The nine-year-old drone manufacturer is following the same path traveled by Voyager Technologies, Firefly Aerospace and York Space Systems as SpaceX's pending IPO looms as well.
Companies
‘Hybrid constellations’ are making it hard for militaries to hide
Vantor plans to combine high- and low-resolution space imagery in its satellite fleet.
Opinion
Why your program managers are winning deliverables but losing recompetes
Execution excellence can become the enemy of on-contract growth, writes business development expert Nic Coppings.
Contracts
NASA seeks commercial contractor to build new Mars communications network
Only companies that worked on the Mars Sample Return program need apply, narrowing the field to a handful of space industry heavyweights.
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Companies
XLA hires former Octo exec as CEO
James Vant spent 15 years at Octo and helped shape it to eventually be acquired by IBM.
Contracts
DHA starts the bidding for $300M tech deployment support contract
The Defense Health Agency has structured this multiple-award effort to focus on health care delivery and operational medicine.
Contracts
As aircraft losses mount, Pentagon wants a software fix to see through the fog of war
The Defense Department is looking to update how older planes see each other and absorb data.
Contracts
See where Trump is looking to make staffing cuts next year and where he wants to grow
The White House wants to stabilize the size of the federal workforce overall in FY27, though some agencies would still experience large reductions.
Contracts
DCSA launches $495M background check support solicitation
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency moves ahead on the next iteration of a contract that supports continuous vetting efforts.
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.
Opinion
The war against fraud should be a war for tech modernization
COMMENTARY | Combating fraud is a noble exercise, but combating longstanding systemic barriers to innovation and performance is often harder.
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.
Contracts