AI is expanding the federal attack surface. Here’s how agencies are responding.

ATARC’s next event gathers cloud security practitioners from across the government on April 16 in Reston, Virginia. Federal agencies are racing to adopt artificial intelligence and multi-cloud architectures — and the security frameworks haven’t kept pace. ATARC’s Cloud Security Summit on April 16 brings together the practitioners who are figuring it out in real time. The […]
DISA starts to build recompete for DOD’s Microsoft 365 support contract

The Defense Information Systems Agency is planning a follow-on to the task order General Dynamics has held since 2021, while extending the incumbent’s work through May 2027. The Defense Information Systems Agency has started laying the groundwork for the next iteration of the Defense Enterprise Office Solution contract held by General Dynamics IT. DISA awarded the contract […]
Lockheed boosts its venture investment fund to $1B

Lockheed Martin Ventures’ core focus areas include quantum computing, autonomy, directed energy and computer chips. Lockheed Martin will grow the capacity of its venture capital fund for investing in startups from $400 million to roughly $1 billion as part of a push to accelerate efforts at getting technologies from lab to field. The Lockheed Martin Ventures […]
Air Force Research Lab cancels $10B vehicle

Air Force leaders will reassess the strategy for acquiring research-and-development support from industry. Six weeks after bids were due, the Air Force Research Laboratory has pulled the plug on a potential $10 billion contract vehicle that covered a wide range of science and technology initiatives. “This action is being taken to allow the government to re-assess […]