What rights do AI companies have in government contracts?
It depends on the acquisition pathway, the contract type and the contract terms. The Anthropic-Pentagon dispute has drawn significant public attention and an equally large amount of misinformation. After Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic an ultimatum to allow unrestricted use of its AI models “for all lawful purposes” and the company refused, President Trump directed federal agencies to stop […]
L3Harris hires former Peraton CFO as new finance chief
Ken Bedingfield, who first joined L3Harris as CFO in December 2023, will focus exclusively on leading its missile solutions business that is preparing to go public later in the year. L3Harris Technologies has hired a new chief financial officer in Ken Sharp, a three-decade defense technology veteran and most recently CFO at Peraton. Sharp’s appointment takes […]
WT 360: Enabled Intelligence’s blueprint for the data labeling challenge
Peter Kant, founder and chief executive of Enabled Intelligence, explains how the company works with the U.S. government to better grasp the data agencies have and tailoring large language models for them to use. Data labeling refers to the practice of tagging and identifying raw data in order to add meaningful context, of which U.S. […]
Trump directs government to ‘immediately cease’ using Anthropic technology
Ban follows AI firm’s refusal to enable mass surveillance, autonomous weapons. President Trump on Friday directed all federal agencies—including the Defense Department—to “immediately cease all use” of frontier AI firm Anthropic’s technology, though he also said there would be a six-month “phase out period.” Trump’s announcement followed a tense back-and-forth between Anthropic and the Pentagon, which […]
One click, 3,800 contracts: Unison automates FAR deviation mods at scale
The company’s bulk modification tool helped one government agency issue thousands of contract changes in moments rather than weeks. Agencies are working to implement the deviations and other changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation and in doing so, they face the daunting task of modifying literally thousands of contracts. It would be nice if there was a Staples-like […]
Sierra Space’s new CEO and more leadership moves across the market
One chief financial officer at a publicly-traded company plans to retire and a former CIA cyber leader joins industry, among other key hires and promotions. Sierra Space Dan Jablonsky, the former Ursa Major CEO who stepped down this month, will start a new chief executive assignment on March 2 at Sierra Nevada Corp.’s space spinoff. He […]
Booz Allen wins $697M Army training support contract
The service branch’s Mission Command Training Program falls under the direction of the Army chief of staff. Booz Allen Hamilton has won a potential $696.7 million contract for technical and other professional services to help the Army carry out a collective training program focused on supporting commanders and other leaders. The Mission Command Training Program falls […]
It would take the Pentagon months to replace Anthropic’s AI tools: sources
AI maker digs in with Thursday statement rejecting DOD pleas for unfettered use. If the Pentagon carries out its threat to blacklist Anthropic’s Claude AI platform, it could be three months or even longer before the U.S. military regains access to such a powerful tool on its classified networks, according to multiple sources familiar with the […]
Woven Solutions acquires Valence in commercial tech integration push
This is Woven’s third acquisition since the company itself was bought by private equity firm Falfurrias Management Partners in August. Woven Solutions has made another push to add commercial technology capabilities to its portfolio by acquiring Valence. Valence brings products such as Valence Playbook and Valence Fusion, which use commercial best practices to support national security missions. Terms […]
Space, energy and software coding investment rounds to note
Aalyria, Chariot Defense, Code Metal and the publicly-traded Intuitive Machines also detail what they plan to do next with their new capital infusions. Aalyria Spun out of Google’s parent company in 2021, this developer of software to help manage high-speed communication networks has fetched $100 million in Series B capital to accelerate product development efforts. Aalyria […]