Podcasts

WT 360: How GovCon's 'Rule of Two' is poised to grow in scope

Stephen Bacon of the law firm Rogers Joseph O'Donnell goes over the White House's push for agencies to expand their use of this golden rule of government contracting and what it means for small businesses.

Companies

AE Industrial Partners to stand up DC office

The private equity firm is eyeing the third quarter for the new office's opening.

Companies

Synthetaic closes $15M Series B funding round

The venture arms of IBM and Booz Allen Hamilton are among the investors in Synthetaic, which is looking to further develop and scale its image categorization tool.

Contracts

Air Force chooses 17 for $499M anti-tampering tech contract

Three incumbents will continue onto this expanded iteration of the program focused on defending against unintended technology transfers or alterations by adversaries.

Companies

Xcelerate, VMD merge in secure IT growth push

Private equity firm McNally Capital acquired Xcelerate in early 2023.

Companies

Lockheed's venture arm backs weather tech company

Meteomatics operates a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles that work to collect weather data on an hourly basis.

Contracts

Westat wins $809M NIH survey support recompete

Westat has worked with the National Institute on Drug Abuse to help collect data on tobacco usage for around eight years.

Contracts

DHS opens proposal window for $8.4B professional services vehicle

Small businesses have highly anticipated this third iteration of the multiple-award contract dubbed PACTS.

Contracts

ASRC Federal wins $500M Navy supply chain recompete

ASRC Federal effectively inherits the program through its acquisition of the former Science Applications International Corp. logistics and supply chain business.

Contracts

GSA unveils solicitation for $1.8B military readiness support vehicle

The Personnel and Readiness Infrastructure Support Management contract will have both unrestricted and small business awards.

Companies

Corporate venture and tech leadership moves across the market

One startup in this compilation is less than two years old and a second company came together when its private equity owner combined three businesses.

Contracts

DHA significantly grows awardee pool for $2.5B IT vehicle

The Defense Health Agency completes its discussions with bidders for this global IT service desk contract and plans to award contracts to 28 additional small businesses.

Contracts

Navy launches 'Spiral 4' recompete of wireless contract

A final solicitation is now live for this program that is not exclusive to the Navy and involves all three of the U.S.' major carriers.

Contracts

Booz Allen wins $550M Energy R&D support recompete

The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy first chose Booz Allen Hamilton for the work in 2012.

Contracts

NGA brings in more companies for $795M research, development contract

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency uses this program to further iterate its hardware and software capabilities.

Companies

DZYNE hires General Atomics vet as revenue chief

Highlander Partners acquired the unmanned systems maker in 2023 as part of a push to identify and acquire similar businesses.

Companies

The former Forcepoint Federal takes on new name

Global investment firm TPG acquired the cybersecurity company now known as Everfox in the fourth quarter of 2023.

Contracts

How different Space Force is from the branch it came from

The Air Force once handled substantially all of the military's space portfolio that is now part of Space Force. One former Air Force space officer told our Power Breakfast audience that understanding the shift requires looking at technology and threats through a different lens.

Companies

Innovation, finance and operations mark the week in leadership moves

This compilation also features a former National Security Agency official's new board of directors role.

Opinion

GovCon's 'rule of two' is about to widen in scope

The White House now wants agencies to apply this golden rule of government contracting to multiple-award contracts and their task orders, all in the name of more opportunities for small businesses. It appears to at least be worth trying.