Incumbent SAIC fights exclusion from $972M Air Force contract
The company is taking issue with its removal from the competitive range for this modeling and simulation support award. Science Applications International Corp. is pushing back after the Air Force removed the company from the competitive range for the next iteration of a nearly $1 billion contract. SAIC is the incumbent on the current version of […]
Voyager further illuminates space strategy in IPO filing
The company is undertaking its initial public offering in major part to help fund Starlab, a space station it is developing under contract with NASA, with nearly all post-IPO prospects hinging on that project’s success or failure. Voyager Technologies, a defense and space systems maker, has unveiled its documents for an initial public offering as it […]
Vibrint expands defense tech capabilities with Ampsight buy
The acquirer is looking to strengthen its artificial intelligence, cloud and cyber offerings for national security and geospatial intelligence customers. Vibrint has acquired Ampsight in a move to add cloud engineering, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence capabilities. The addition of Ampsight further grows Vibrint’s positioning across the geospatial intelligence community. Terms of the transaction announced Monday were not disclosed. “Ampsight […]
Space tech accelerator backs 10 global startups with potential dual-use creations
Seraphim Space Enterprise has picked a group of companies working on solutions for monitoring space traffic, launch capabilities and data connectivity. A space technology accelerator has chosen a group of 10 startups to receive seed money for their work to develop new technologies that have both public sector and commercial applications. Seraphim Space Enterprise, which does business as […]
GSA, Salesforce agree to major Slack discounts for government
The General Service Administration announced another cost-savings offering through its OneGov effort to centralize technology procurements. The General Services Administration announced Monday that Salesforce, which purchased Slack Technologies in 2021, will offer a temporary price reduction of 90% for the Slack Enterprise Grid collaborative suite and a 70% discount per user for Slack AI for Enterprise to […]
WT 360: Defense One’s Audrey Decker on the Golden Dome and its big challenges
Audrey Decker, who covers the Air Force and Space Force for Defense One, jumps in to detail this big idea for a future national missile defense system and what makes its development so “wicked hard.” Golden Dome is the U.S.’ newest ambitious attempt to create a multi-layered defense system for protecting the mainland from incoming […]