Contracts
Agriculture picks dozen for cloud-based software pact
One block of awards to the hyperscalers remains for the department with respect to Stratus, its centralized procurement for all things cloud computing.
Companies
Sigma Defense acquires electronic warfare tech specialist
Sigma Defense is using this purchase and the others before it to position for opportunities across JADC2: the U.S. military's effort to connect every deployed soldier and system.
Contracts
CIO-SP4 protests drive yet another extension
With 17 protests active, no other option exists other than to continue on with the current CIO-SP3 vehicle.
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Podcasts
WT 360: Our EIC Frank Konkel on Google's government cloud and AI push
Frank Konkel, editor-in-chief for GovExec's publications including us, jumps in to break down both what Google's cloud can now do for federal agencies and the tech giant's larger public sector ambitions.
Opinion
Where DoD IT priorities remain as the second half of fiscal 2024 begins
ImmixGroup market intelligence manager Ryan Nelson breaks down defense IT spending around four key areas: data, cyber, AI and infrastructure.
Opinion
Google fires employees who protested Israel cloud contract
The company says 28 employees crossed the line by occupying offices and disrupting others' work when raising their objections to the contract.
Companies
Tech, strategy and financial leadership moves across the market
Within that realm of technology, one of the market's largest companies appoints a new leader for its artificial intelligence practice.
Companies
Google Public Sector ‘hitting our stride’ in government market, CEO says
Washington Technology sibling publication, Nextgov/FCW caught up with Google Public Sector Chief Executive Officer Karen Dahut at Google Cloud NEXT.
Companies
Godspeed acquires spaceflight engineering company
Special Aerospace Services opened for business in 2007 and now becomes the private equity firm's vehicle for further investments in the government market's space vertical.
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Contracts
Early protests attack PACTS III solicitation
Several small businesses are challenging aspects of how the Homeland Security Department is running the $8.4 billion professional services contract vehicle.
Contracts
Army mulls bundling billions in professional services, IT vehicles
The service branch wants to create a consolidated and comprehensive marketplace that could replace two large vehicles with $49 billion in combined ceilings.
Contracts
NOAA awards 'Oceans' block of $8B services vehicle
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration moves ahead on its ProTech 2.0 small business contract with this round focused on NOAA's coastal mission.
Contracts
Deloitte backs off SHARKCAGE protest
Accenture can now begin working on the $789 million Navy cybersecurity contract after Deloitte withdrew its challenge.
Contracts
Space Force's new commercial strategy emphasizes partnerships
The introduction to the document emphasizes the desire for a deeper and more integrated relationship with the industry to confront growing threats in space from near-peer adversaries.
Companies
With Apollo's investment, SMX looks to change the tech implementation model
OceanSound Partners continues as the lead partner in SMX's next phase of its strategy, which will lean more into a tech-intensive approach as one of the world's investment stalwarts is now involved too.
Companies
Bernhard Capital Partners adds another Energy-focused contractor
The private equity firm now owns three companies focused on providing technical and other professional services to the Energy Department and its components.
Companies
Vibrint, pureLiFi form networking tech partnership
Their collaboration centers around secure light-based connectivity for intelligence agencies that do not use traditional wireless methods inside their secure facilities.
Companies
Los Alamos National Lab unveils new supercomputer primed for AI
NVIDIA, Hewlett Packard, and the Department of Energy jointly brought a new supercomputer to the New Mexico lab outfitted for processing large volumes of data.
Contracts