Strategic discipline drives Leidos’ continued Top 100 dominance
For Company No. 1 on our 2025 Top 100, its NorthStar 2030 strategy guides major portfolio decisions ranging from its Antarctica exit to the Kudu Dynamics acquisition. Leidos continues its multi-year run atop the Washington Technology Top 100 rankings but despite being the perennial No. 1, CEO Tom Bell is charting the company toward a more focused approach […]
Army chooses 18 for $3B energy services recompete
The Army awards this fourth iteration of its Energy Savings Performance Contracts program. The Army has awarded 18 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $3 billion contract vehicle for energy and water conservation services at the service branch’s own facilities and those of other federal agencies. Army officials received 19 bids in total for this fourth […]
Omni Federal awarded $427M background check IT modernization contract
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency sought a managed service provider amid ongoing efforts to enroll all federal employees in continuous vetting. Omni Federal has been awarded a $427 million contract for cloud computing and software development services to the Defense Department agency responsible for background checks on DOD employees and contractors. The General Services Administration […]
IBM bets on novel error-correction for scalable quantum computing
The company’s forthcoming quantum processor, IBM Starling, was unveiled today, with officials saying it promises efficiency without burdensome overhead. IBM announced a new quantum error correction architecture Tuesday that will characterize the design of its forthcoming large-scale quantum processor, IBM Starling. The starring element of IBM’s Quantum Starling, slated to arrive by 2029, is the low-density […]