Federal acquisition is getting a shared services makeover
A new QSMO focused on procurement tools and training could streamline and reshape out agencies buy goods and services. The Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration are taking concrete steps to shrink the number of acquisition systems operating in the federal government. On the civilian side alone, there are 229 systems. “That’s […]
B/Core acquires another intelligence community specialist
NewSpring Holdings first entered its investment in B/CORE in 2023 and has since supported a handful of acquisitions to build a larger IT and digital transformation provider. B/Core, a technology integrator focused on national security programs, has acquired a fellow company focused on the intelligence community in a continuing push to expand in that customer set. […]
Sierra Space and Vast detail their Series C investment rounds
National security space opportunities are a common thread between both companies as In-Q-Tel continues its involvement in one of them. Sierra Space This privately-held company has collected $550 million in Series C capital amid a pivot from its original civilian and commercial focus, dating back to its 2021 start as a spinout of Sierra Nevada Corp. […]
SBA boots 628 more companies from 8(a) program
Total termination actions now represent 18% of the small business contracting program as the Trump administration’s crackdown continues. The Small Business Administration has removed 628 more companies from the 8(a) program because the agency says they did not comply with an order to turn in three years’ worth of financial data. SBA requested the information from […]
House amendment responding to Pentagon-Anthropic conflict fails committee vote
Lawmakers split over an amendment to the Defense Production Act from Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., that would have prohibited the government from blacklisting firms opposed to their tech being used in certain situations. An amendment to the Defense Production Act that would have specifically forbidden government agencies from blacklisting firms that refuse to deploy their high-risk […]