Intuitive Machines to acquire navigation software provider for $30M
The space exploration company is bringing in-house one of its partners, which has supported two flights to the moon. Intuitive Machines, a 12-year-old space exploration company that went public in 2023, has agreed to acquire another aerospace company for approximately $30 million to add more navigation and ground software technologies. KinetX opened for business in 1992 […]
Accenture’s federal arm awarded $937M student aid contract extension
Accenture Federal Services was the only bidder for the seven-year Education Department contract to process financial aid applications and modernize related systems. Accenture’s U.S. federal subsidiary will continue its nearly two-decade run as the lead industry partner in processing student aid applications for the Education Department. Education first awarded the work to Accenture Federal in 2006 as a […]
Army reopens $201M IT competition after protests
The Army Materiel Command will clarify requirements and evaluate revised proposals. Three companies will get another chance at a $201 million Army IT task order after taking their objections to the Government Accountability Office. Earlier this summer, Empower AI was selected by the Army Materiel Command to operate and manage the command’s consolidated IT infrastructure. Agile Defense, […]
‘High-severity’ Microsoft Exchange vulnerability disclosed on heels of Black Hat talk
Parts of the federal enterprise are likely susceptible to the flaw that allows hackers to hijack on-premises versions of Active Directory. CISA plans to release an emergency directive on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the matter. Update: Aug. 7 The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an emergency directive Thursday instructing agencies to take […]
GSA, Amazon sign onto new centralized cloud pact
The General Services Administration’s newest agreement under its OneGov procurement strategy also includes education and training services for employees on how to use the cloud-based tools. The General Services Administration and Amazon’s cloud business have reached a new agreement on making the company’s hosting infrastructure and related technologies available through OneGov, the agency’s procurement centralization initiative. […]