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Second company withdraws protest against Army MAPS contract

Seven protests remain active as the Army is signaling another extension of the proposal deadline for this $50 billion professional services vehicle.

Amentum cites data centers, networks as core to its infrastructure strategy

In talking with Wall Street, Amentum's CEO and chief operating officer detailed what the company does today in digital infrastructure and how work with commercial clients such as telcos can apply in government.

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Accenture Federal, OpenAI partner to move agencies from AI pilots to production

The collaboration pairs OpenAI’s frontier models with Accenture Federal Services' agency knowledge to deploy mission-ready applications at scale.

DOD builds framework for faster development and deployment of cruise missiles

Agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 help show the Defense Department's willingness to work with new entrants.

Navy awards $349M unmanned maritime support contract

Navy leaders set up the contract in part to drive further development and maturation of the systems, plus their underlying technologies.

Leidos lands $2.7B Dark Eagle production contract

The Army transitions the hypersonic weapon from other transaction authority to a more traditional contract structure in a push to accelerate fielding.

Army extends MAPS deadline on same day proposals were due

More companies file protests as the Army amends its solicitation and pushes the deadline for bids to May 20.

Cowboy Space, Darkhive detail their Series B rounds

Science Applications International Corp. and the venture capital arm of RTX are the GovCon investor names to take note of here.

Peraton's sector president hires and more leadership moves across the market

Other key promotions and hires mentioned cover roles in technology, investment decisions, operations and large defense programs.

Air Force wraps up awards for $866M advisory, assistance contract

The National Air and Space Intelligence Center hires four contractors to aid its work in looking at air, space, missile and cyber issues.

DHS preps industry for communications equipment recompete

The Homeland Security Department has obligated $1.8 billion in order volume in the current iteration and is preparing a final solicitation for the next one.

Sales, tech and talent leadership moves across the market

One of the industry's largest tech integrators makes a key hire to lead its manufacturing operations, which have grown amid a longer-term product content push.

Leidos secures $869M contract to help the Army see the battlefield faster

The MACRO II effort covers artificial intelligence and advanced networking across land, sea, air, space, cyber and electromagnetic domains.

Scout AI fetches $100M in Series A capital

The two-year-old company labels its flagship product as an "AI brain" and outs Booz Allen Hamilton's venture arm as a backer.

Army sets industry day for high-performance computing recompete

Defense Department communities involved in tech development and transition efforts all have access to the supercomputing systems, which are currently supported by BAE Systems Inc.

Booz Allen fills CFO vacancy, adds president title to Anderson

Sierra Space's Troy Lahr moves into the chief financial officer position, while Chief Operating Officer Kristine Martin Anderson expands her role at Booz Allen Hamilton.

Growth and operations leadership moves across the market

A pair of key hires at venture-backed defense tech outfits feature and one of them most recently spent nearly three decades at a blue chip hardware giant.