DEI programs vanish across the GovCon landscape
Contractors are dropping diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives as they review the risks of being seen as not compliant with the Trump executive order. Diversity, equity and inclusion programs across a spectrum of government contractors are disappearing as companies weigh the risk of continuing DEI practices in the face of the Trump executive orders. Even associations […]
Pyramid hires former HUD CIO Chow as chief executive
David Chow joins the company in a year that marks its 30th in business. Pyramid Systems has hired a new chief executive in David Chow, a 24-year technology sector veteran and a former chief information officer for the Housing and Urban Development Department. Chow started as CEO on Feb. 3 to lead the three-decade old company’s […]
Onebrief captures $50M in Series C capital
Founded in 2019, Onebrief is pushing to further develop its software for military staff in their planning and other operational activities. Onebrief, a startup developer of software for managing military staff workflows, has fetched approximately $50 million in Series C capital from investors approximately one year after the Series B round’s closure. General Catalyst and Insight […]
Federal judge blocks USAID leave notices and reinstates workers
Attorneys representing the Trump administration confirmed Friday that upwards of 2,200 employees, many of whom are stationed overseas, would have been put on administrative leave Friday night, absent the court’s intervention. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Friday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Agency for International Development from placing thousands of employees […]
WT 360: NextgovFCW’s Natalie Alms on GSA and Musk’s moves there
Natalie Alms, who covers federal technology policy and tech workforce matters at our partner publication NextgovFCW, jumps in to update us on General Services Administration happenings that involve Elon Musk. The Department of Government Efficiency is the new Trump administration’s main vehicle for at least starting the process of change at many federal agencies and […]