Top 100 leaders on navigating today’s federal market
Executives from CACI International and Leidos are joining Washington Technology at the June 11 Government Procurement Conference to talk procurement, partnering and the state of the market. The release of the 2026 Washington Technology Top 100 is approaching rapidly and we are hosting a panel to help unveil the new iteration of the rankings at the June 11 […]
SpaceX awarded $4.1B tracking satellite contract
SpaceX has a 2028 deadline for delivering the constellation as an early operational capability. Space Force has awarded a $4.16 billion contract to SpaceX for a constellation of satellites that the company will build to track airborne targets as part of a space-based sensing layer. The Space-Based Airborne Moving Target Indicator is a program the service […]
Navy chooses 16 for $350M ‘Seabed to Space’ systems contract
Awardees will perform technical work across the entire lifecycles of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems. The Navy has awarded 16 companies positions on a seven-year, $349.9 million contract to help develop and field systems for gathering and processing information while onboard afloat vessels. Awardees will compete for task orders to perform technical work across the entire […]
Picogrid collects $45M Series A round to integrate defense systems
The company designs its tech tools to help military operators connect, control and integrate different types of autonomous systems and sensors. Picogrid, a developer of data fusion products for systems integration usage, has collected $45 million in Series A capital from investors to aid efforts at expanding the portfolio of offerings and accelerate deployments. The company […]
GSA is preparing an AI-specific acquisition reform rule
The updated rule is expected in the next couple weeks and will set a preference for fixed-price models, making the GSA a “more predictable business partner” to original equipment manufacturers. The General Services Administration is developing changes to artificial intelligence acquisition provisions within its general rules that will prioritize a firm fixed-price procurement model and reduce […]
WT 360: Defense tech investing is cool again, but can it stay that way?
Steve Brotman, founder and managing partner of Alpha Partners, explains what has led to venture and other investors “wanting in” on defense tech companies and key markers for watching future movements in the ecosystem. If it feels like investors everywhere have some curiosity about the defense tech landscape, then it’s because more of them both […]