Contracts

Musk’s DOGE efforts pose a ‘constitutional crisis,’ experts warn

Elon Musk has spent the first two weeks of the Trump administration parachuting into government offices, leaving extensive — and some say legally prohibited — changes in his wake.

Companies

What Google’s return to defense AI means

More competition in a hot market — and the plain fact that only the Pentagon will set boundaries.

Companies

Booz Allen, AWS forge deeper alliance to speed federal modernization

Their new five-year agreement aims to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies as the Trump administration pushes efficiency reforms across government.

Companies

DMI sells part of its commercial portfolio

The OceanSound Partners-backed contractor makes this divestiture following a trio of acquisitions that concentrated on government work.

Contracts

SEWP VI faces single protest over small business concerns

NASA could be delayed in its award of the $60 billion IT product and services contract, which has a proposal due date of Feb. 19.

Contracts

Trump administration’s 'deferred resignation' deadline blocked until next week

OPM is required to notify all employees who received an initial "deferred resignation" offer by Thursday evening that the deadline for accepting the legally dubious offer has been pushed until Monday.

Companies

Cisco acquires Booz Allen cyber spinout

Booz Allen Hamilton retained a minority stake in SnapAttack, which was started to bring together threat intelligence and mitigation processes.

Companies

Peerless Technologies acquires spectrum tech specialist

Peerless is using this transaction to also further expand the research-and-development posture of its innovation center.

Contracts

Leidos wins $149M Air Force IT sustainment contract

Project Night Owl focuses on how the Air Force works in a secure cloud environment based on Microsoft's Azure offering.

Contracts

Judge denies protests over $10B Army IT hardware contract

Seven companies challenged their removal from the ITES-4H competition for allegedly not meeting compliance requirements.

Companies

Trump’s anti-DEI efforts damage national security, former officials say

The rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives weakens intelligence operations, erodes workforce morale and limits the U.S. government’s ability to navigate global threats, former national security officials argue.

Companies

Musk's role as ‘special government employee’ raises ethics questions

The SpaceX founder and CEO's moves across federal agencies break with tradition and could result in legal action.

Companies

Govplace gets new private equity owner

Jay Sunny Bajaj's DigiCap firm completes its first acquisition in the federal market.

Companies

Parsons acquires environmental cleanup tech provider for $36M

Parsons is looking to enhance its offerings for government and infrastructure customers looking to remove hazardous and toxic materials.

Companies

Special Aerospace Services promotes Kohm to CEO

Warren Kohm will lead the next phase of SAS' strategy following its acquisitions of three other businesses with Godspeed Capital's backing.

Companies

Hidden Level closes $65M Series C round

The seven-year-old company counts Booz Allen Hamilton's venture arm and Washington Harbour Partners as investors that are staying involved.

Opinion

COMMENTARY: The critical role feedback can play in better defense acquisitions

Debriefings are the key to improving the quality of contractors that pursue defense contracts as well as improving the quality of solutions, writes Valid Eval CEO Adam Rentschler.

Opinion

COMMENTARY: Trump's DEI ban can't stop global diversity efforts

Contractors with foreign ownership will have to navigate conflicting U.S. and global diversity requirements, while domestic companies must weigh risks of maintaining programs.

Companies

How the CEOs of Booz Allen, L3Harris view DOGE's vision

In talking with investors, both chief executives highlight speed and help to the customer as big-picture goals they want to see the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency realize.

Podcasts

WT 360: Taking stock of GovCon and Trump’s first two weeks back in office

Nick and Ross work through the questions they can answer on what has happened so far in the transition to a second Trump administration. They also ponder the questions everyone in the ecosystem is seeking answers to.