The federal market is entering a new operating model
AI, commercial-first buying, and the demand for proof of ROI are rewriting the rules for contractors, writes GovExec CEO Tim Hartman. The old assumptions are no longer relevant. For a long time, contractors could count on a market dictated by conventional buying patterns, stable points of entry, and longer runways for proving value. A new era […]
Accenture Federal, OpenAI partner to move agencies from AI pilots to production
The collaboration pairs OpenAI’s frontier models with Accenture Federal Services’ agency knowledge to deploy mission-ready applications at scale. Accenture’s U.S. federal subsidiary and OpenAI have launched a strategic partnership to work with agencies that are ready to move from artificial intelligence pilots to enterprise applications led by agentic AI capabilities. Ron Ash, CEO of Accenture Federal Services, […]
By Light wins $298M DISA secure browser recompete
The company will continue working with the Defense Information Systems Agency to protect end users from malicious code or content while using the Internet. By Light Professional IT Services has won a potential five-year, $298.1 million contract to continue its role supporting cloud-based internet isolation infrastructure for the Defense Department. Under the CBII concept, browser rendering […]
Air Force Research Laboratory brings $10B vehicle back from the dead
The lab’s goal for the multiple-award vehicle remains the same: hire a group of companies that can help in unclassified research-and-development efforts, as well as tech transition. The Air Force Research Laboratory has resurrected a potential $10 billion science and technology contract vehicle exactly one month after telling industry it cancelled the effort. At that time […]