Contracts

NASA unveils draft for $226M safety support recompete

The Safety and Mission Assurance Services III contract supports one of NASA's main scientific spacecraft and instrument development teams.

Companies

System One acquires federal tech consultancy

System One entered the market in 2017 and this latest purchase represents a foray into Energy Department programs.

Companies

L3Harris to sell commercial aviation business

L3Harris Technologies' 2023 acquisition activity centered on the purchases of Aerojet Rocketdyne and the former Viasat secure data product business.

Contracts

IRS starts the bidding for $1.9B IT services recompete

The tax collection agency is undertaking this recompete amid its broader push to overhaul the entire tech environment, which includes systems first stood up in the 1960s.

Podcasts

WT 360: A roadmap to knowing the customer's buyer profile

Brian Lindholm, founder and managing principal of FedSavvy Strategies, provides the steps for companies to gain greater understandings of how federal agencies buy is just as important as what they buy.

Contracts

DHS previews timeline for SETA vehicle recompete

This will be the fourth iteration of a go-to contract for the Homeland Security Department to acquire industry support for its science and technology team.

Companies

New Jacobs, Amentum creation puts focus on large enterprise contracts

The as-yet-named entity from the merger of Amentum and two of Jacobs' government-facing business units will hit the market with plans to be a global systems integrator.

Contracts

DISA finalizes $1B testing support award

The Defense Information Systems Agency goes with a newcomer for this much-protested contract that evidently now has the green light to get going.

Companies

Jacobs, Amentum unveil transaction to form a new public company

Jacobs agrees to merge two of its government-facing business units with Amentum to create this new government services provider.

Contracts

Navy unveils solicitation for $173M network engineering contract

This is part of the Navy's larger push to replace and consolidate its existing afloat networks into a common environment.

Contracts

CBP seeks consulting support for investment office

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency's investment team gives senior leaders information to make decisions on where funding should go.

Companies

AI-enabled assembly and rocket motors mark Lockheed's venture moves this week

One investment represents a new partnership with the startup as Lockheed Martin Ventures also leads a funding round for another company already known to it.

Companies

Zscaler hires new government partnership leader

The cloud security company is looking to ramp up its work with agencies involved in cyber missions.

Companies

Domino Data Lab brings in DHS vet to lead public sector arm

The 10-year-old company is backed by several high-profile venture investors and going through the government's main cloud security authorization program.

Companies

Leonardo DRS makes some stock available to buy

The defense company first listed on the public markets in the fall of 2022, but investors now have a window to check out this opportunity.

Companies

SMX seeks national security space footing via acquisition

SMX is also bringing in a line of products that work to help users better understand the Earth, including one that gives users digital twins.

Companies

Washington Harbour Partners acquires cyber services provider

The private equity firm is embarking on a second major investment in the government market alongside the digital transformation-focused Groundswell.

Companies

Venture activity in the government landscape is about market share

Industry attendees at the Professional Services Council's annual Vision Conference for public sector leaders are on notice as to who out there is looking to disrupt, albeit with some risk involved.

Podcasts

WT 360: All about AE Industrial Partners and its GovCon investing approach

Kirk Konert, a partner at AE Industrial Partners, joins the podcast to explain why AE Industrial Partners backs predominantly founder-led companies on a high-growth curve and what drives investor activity across the entire government market.

Companies

TechSur hires new growth chief

The seven-year-old federal IT company is charting the next phase of its strategy.