DOD’s $66B IT budget pivots to AI and efficiency
immixGroup Senior Analyst Joshua Iseler describes how DOD’s budget is evolving and where the spending priorities are. Where does the Defense Department plan to spend its increased budget for the 2026 fiscal year? Not surprisingly, the DOD as a whole — as well as each branch of service — is adding to its artificial intelligence investment, […]
Air Force launches program for resilient intelligence platforms
The RAPID program will use traditional and other transaction authority contracts to develop cloud-based tools that can combine multiple intelligence sources with automation and cyber defense tools. The Air Force is laying the groundwork for a multiple-award program to develop what it is calling “resilient analytic platforms for intelligence delivery.” An advanced research announcement for RAPID […]
Analytical Mechanics Associates hires Poist as CEO
AMA is prioritizing IT and visualization in the current iteration of a strategy that has kept engineering, science and mathematics at the core since its 1962 inception. Analytical Mechanics Associates’ board of directors has hired a new chief executive in Joseph Poise, a two-decade industry veteran and most recently an executive at Science Applications International Corp. […]
Announcing the 2026 Federal 100
These 100 people made exceptional contributions to the government IT ecosystem last year. For over 35 years, FCW and now Nextgov/FCW has recognized those people in the federal government, industry and academia who have made an outstanding impact on the technology landscape in the last year. Rising from the ranks of a record number of nominations, […]
FPDS looks old and clunky but that only masks its power
With the Federal Procurement Data System set for decommissioning this month, market research guru Lisa Shea Mundt makes the case that we’ll miss FPDS and not just because we’ll feel nostalgic. There’s been a recent trend on Instagram targeted towards millennial moms. As I scroll through my social media feed, videos pop up with a familiar, […]
SAIC pushes back on $1.4B award that went to Accenture
The Army Corps of Engineers is using the five-year task order to modernize IT and cyber systems. Science Applications International Corp. is challenging a $1.4 billion award that went to Accenture’s U.S. federal subsidiary to support the Army Corps of Engineers’ Castle-Net, a cybersecurity system. The corps awarded the five-year task order through the Alliant 2 […]
Peerless hires new president for QED subsidiary
Peerless originally acquired QED to establish a greater footing with the Army. Peerless Technologies has hired a new president for its QED Systems subsidiary in Brent Gerity, a 25-year industry veteran and most recently an executive at RealmOne. Gerity joins QED following its sale in December to Peerless , which acquired the former to expand across […]
Tharros gets backing from Blue Delta
The 16-year-old company supports the National Vulnerabilities Database, a cornerstone repository for cyber researchers to assess exploits. Tharros, a cybersecurity and vulnerability research company focused on government work, has received an equity investment from venture firm Blue Delta Capital Partners to aid the next iteration of its strategy. Founded by CEO Lonnie Parker in 2010, Tharros […]
By Light acquires another simulation, training tech outfit
By Light is pushing toward a more architecture-centric and agile approach for its offerings in modeling, simulation and training. By Light Professional IT Services has acquired a fellow provider of modeling, simulation and training technologies in a move to expand the product portfolio and add new use cases for those offerings. Dignitas Technologies opened for business […]
Marines want uncrewed systems to sout, carry supplies and maybe attack across all domains
A new sources sought notice outlines the Marine Corps’ search for vehicles and vessels to use in land, air, sea and underwater operations. The Marine Corps is developing an Other Transaction Authority contract to develop uncrewed systems that scout ahead of soldiers looking for danger and deliver supplies. And being the Marines — they want systems that […]