Why contractors should look past DHS’ reconciliation buys
The operational tails of border technology, cutter ships and workforce expansion offers more enduring opportunities. Contractors are scrambling to capture a share of the billions flowing into the Homeland Security Department through the reconciliation bill, industry veterans are telling companies to look beyond the initial capital investments to where the real – and more enduring – […]
Contractors quantify shutdown damage as stoppages spread across missions
The Professional Services Council’s new shutdown tracker details program stoppages from Head Start to missile defense, naming contracts and counting affected workers. The government contracting industry is putting numbers behind the economic pain being caused by the shutdown. The Professional Services Council, one of the largest trade associations for GovCon firms, has launched a Shutdown Impact […]
Lawmakers propose requiring agencies, major firms to report AI’s job impact
A new bill from Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., would direct covered entities to provide quarterly reports to the Labor Department detailing layoffs and workforce displacements caused by uses of AI. With the growing adoption of artificial intelligence tools across major industries and the U.S. government poised to transform the nation’s labor […]
Intuitive Machines looks beyond the Moon with $800M acquisition
Intuitive Machines is buying Lanteris Space Systems, the former Maxar Space Systems, to bring in more satellite manufacturing heft that can complement the data and services offerings. Since its inception in 2013, Intuitive Machines has spent much of its time and energy on space infrastructure manufacturing to help facilitate government and commercial customer access to the […]
Experts see promise, risk in Pentagon’s draft acquisition reforms
A draft memo is circulating ahead of SecDef Hegseth’s Friday speech. Some experts see promise in the sweeping acquisition reforms prescribed by a draft Pentagon memo that is circulating ahead of the defense secretary’s planned Friday speech on the topic, but others see risk. Defense One reviewed and verified a copy of the six-page draft on […]
NT Concepts, Oddball appoint new chief executives
Mark Cabrey has been with NT Concepts for six years, while Rob Silverman joins Oddball after two decades at Booz Allen Hamilton. NT Concepts Mark Cabrey has moved up to the CEO position, six years after he joined the company as chief financial officer to help lead its pivot toward having a heavier bent on technology […]