How Ukraine won the first great robot war
In a new video, Science & Tech editor Patrick Tucker looks at how the narrative has shifted. In the spring and summer of 2026, the story about Russia’s war in Ukraine changed. The defenders are combining air and ground drones, autonomy, and swarming to re-capture territory with robots while risking fewer humans—increasing casualties for Russia while decreasing […]
Federal AI policy just changed again. Is your security stack ready?
The White House’s Anthropic directive shows why contractors can’t build compliance around any single AI tool or ruling, writes Mark Mitchell of Netskope. The White House order for all government contracts to eliminate use of Anthropic products in federal government solutions illustrates a precarious and volatile new reality for federal systems integrators (FSIs) and federal contractors. […]
Army’s $50B MAPS contract hit with wave of protests over evaluation criteria
Seven protesters (so far) are citing scoring ambiguities, tight deadlines and “systemic procurement instability.” A group of companies are challenging aspects of the criteria being used to evaluate proposals for the Army’s $50 billion MAPS professional services contract. After several delays, the Army pushed the deadline for proposals for the Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services […]
TOP 100: DLT’s new leader bets on distributors as ‘orchestrators,’ not middlemen
Wendy Welch tells us that pricing volatility, artificial intelligence and the OneGov initiative’s push toward more direct agreements with tech names make resellers like Company No. 87 more essential — not less. Wendy Welch did not join TDSynnex’s public sector arm to keep the DLT Solutions business running the way it always has. Three months into the […]
TOP 100: How Odyssey Systems views acquisition and its links to field operations
Company No. 73’s blueprint for growing into new areas contains a mix of small leaps and longer-term bets that look ahead by five-to-10 years. Matt Kasberg’s career arc at Odyssey Systems, which he first joined in 2008 as a program manager and became chief executive of in 2025, serves as a microcosm of how defense acquisition […]
Westway receives Capitol Meridian’s backing
Westway currently operates four classified facilities for government contractors with plans for a fifth and more. Westway Enterprises, a provider and renter of secured workspaces to companies in the national security market, has agreed to be acquired by investment firm Capitol Meridian Partners as part of a facility expansion push. Founded in 2008, Westway currently operates […]
Tyto Athene hires Boyd as CEO
The former IBM executive picks up the mantle of leading Tyto’s strategy and vision from Dennis Kelly, who is remaining on the board of directors. Tyto Athene has hired a new chief executive in Andrew Boyd, a two-decade veteran of the market and formerly an executive at IBM’s federal consulting business unit. Boyd succeeds Dennis Kelly, […]
Salesforce’s Missionforce takes the wheel on Air Force fleet management
A new platform gives the 441st VSCOS real-time visibility into 84,000 vehicles as part of a string of recent wins with the Army and Air Force. The Air Force is now using Salesforce’s Missionforce software to help manage its $13.5 billion fleet of vehicles. The 441st Vehicle Support Chain Operations Squadron has adopted Missionforce National Security to […]