DHS unveils initial sketch of enterprise cloud contract
To be called Cumulus, this new contract will cover all aspects of commercial cloud computing and is part of the Homeland Security Department’s push for more visibility into spending and usage. The Homeland Security Department has given industry a first glimpse at its plan to award a centralized, department-wide contract for acquiring commercial cloud computing services. […]
A handful of space and defense tech M&A moves to highlight
One of these transactions involves three defense technology and professional services providers, which are joining forces with private equity backing. Auria The space software specialist has made a pair of purchases aimed at further extending into space-based communications and intelligence. RKF provides satellite communications engineering and spectrum management tools to Space Force and other federal and […]
Defense contractor gets 4-year prison sentence for bribing Navy official with sports tickets
Philip Flores of Intellipeak Solutions received 8(a) contracts through a kickback scheme. A former defense contractor has pled guilty to a series of bribery charges linked to a series of Navy contracts his company was awarded. Philip Flores, owner and CEO of Intellipeak Solutions, will spend four years in prison and pay $80,500 in restitution. Flores bribed […]
Got an idea for reforming defense acquisition? The Pentagon’s all ears.
“We need radically different ideas,” says assistant defense secretary. HONOLULU—As the Defense Department works to overhaul its antiquated and clunky acquisition system, it wants to hear from you. “Bring us your most disruptive, most unconstrained ideas,” Mike Cadenazzi, assistant defense secretary for industrial base policy, said during a keynote speech at the Honolulu Defense Forum last […]
GSA reaches latest OneGov agreement with Broadcom
“By partnering directly with Broadcom, we’re expanding access to commercial-grade AI and cybersecurity capabilities — while reducing cost and complexity for agencies,” Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum said in a statement. The General Services Administration has struck an agreement with tech giant Broadcom to provide the federal government with discounted access to its software services, […]