GSA finalizes a pair of Polaris award pools
Six apparent winners were dropped from the HUBZone and service-disabled/veteran-owned pools after challenges, adding 53 new companies on the 10-year IT vehicle. The General Services Administration has finalized awards for two pools of small businesses that qualified for positions on the Polaris government-wide IT vehicle. Back in August, GSA announced the “apparently successful” winners of the HUBZone and […]
Voyager acquires rocket motor, energetics supplier
Estes Energetics is the U.S.’ only producer of military-grade black powder, a key ingredient for the onshore integration and assembly of defense systems that the Pentagon wants more of. Voyager Technologies, the space company that went public in June, has acquired a maker of solid rocket motors and energetics in a move aimed at further consolidating […]
Carahsoft files and withdraws protest of Palantir’s $385M VA win in 24 hours
Neither company wants to talk about the brief challenge regarding the data analytics contract. Two unlikely competitors – Palantir and Carahsoft – came close to squaring off over a nearly $400 million contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Palantir won the $385.4 million contract on the last day of federal fiscal year 2025 – Sept. 30 […]
Quiet Professionals, Spathe Systems join forces
The combined company now touts a 400-person workforce and is carrying out this move with McNally Capital’s backing. Quiet Professionals, the technology integrator acquired by McNally Capital in the spring, is combining with another company that also focuses on requirements across the U.S.’ special operations community. Spathe Systems opened for business in 2014 and touts its tech […]
US and Saudi Arabia commit to new AI agreement
The memorandum allows Saudi Arabia to have access to U.S. tech systems, according to a White House fact sheet. The Tuesday meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman resulted in a new memorandum of understanding between the two countries focused completely on artificial intelligence, among other agreements in related […]