Leidos fights for another chance at $89B national biomedical lab contract
The company has supported the only federally-funded research and development center focused on medical research for 15 years, but a challenger has wrestled the contract away. Leidos is battling for a second chance at keeping a long-term contract worth up to $89 billion over 25 years to support the National Cancer Center. The contract dates to […]
In-Q-Tel’s newest investments eye data storage and deepfake defense
The intelligence community’s venture capital arm identifies a pair of companies whose creations apparently are showing promise for agencies. Cerabyte Founded in 2022, this Germany-headquartered startup is developing a ceramic-based storage system that utilizes laser-matrix writing and microscope reading technologies to house data in a more immutable form. Immutable describes an item that is unable to […]
Army pauses bundled recompete of professional services, IT vehicles
The so-called MAPS contract is yet another big-ticket Army tech acquisition to enter a holding pattern two months into the second Trump administration. The Army has paused the bundled recompete of two of its major go-to contract vehicles for professional and IT-centric services, following a March 20 White House executive order focused on efficiency in contracting. […]
Partnership for Public Service launches AI Center for Government
The good-government nonprofit said the center will focus on developing AI leaders, building talent and allowing agencies at all levels of government to share information and best practices. The Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit that looks to build a better government, on Tuesday announced its new AI Center for Government, an effort to promote artificial […]
WT 360: Thales North America steps into the spotlight as strategic opportunities emerge
Alan Pellegrini, CEO of Thales Group’s North American subsidiary, discusses how he sees global priorities shifting and how the business is shaping its portfolio across space, defense and cybersecurity. Thales North America has a significant U.S. presence with thousands of employees and customers ranging from the Defense Department to NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration. […]