SSA starts to craft IT services recompete
The Social Security Administration currently works with CGI Federal, Leidos and Peraton as incumbents. The Social Security Administration has started to craft its plan for the recompete of the agency’s main IT services contract that focuses on hardware and software to support customer service functions. SSA chose CGI Federal, Leidos and Northrop Grumman in 2017 for […]
‘Harder days ahead in 2026’: Good government group predicts increased political interference in the civil service in Trump’s second year
A new analysis from the Partnership for Public Service looks at the effects, so far, of the Trump administration’s reforms to the federal workforce and what they could portend. On the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the Partnership for Public Service released a report assessing the impacts of his administration’s federal workforce reductions, […]
Katie Arrington departs DOD to rejoin private sector
CMMC’s standard bearer is joining quantum computing company IonQ as its chief information officer. Katie Arrington, one of the original CMMC advocates, has gone back to the private sector and will join IonQ as its chief information officer. Her first day is Monday. Arrington was part of the first Trump administration and launched the efforts to develop […]
OPINION: Federal equity investments raise troubling questions about picking winners and losers
From L3Harris Technologies to Intel, the Trump administration is taking stakes in defense companies with little transparency and no clear conflict-of-interest safeguards. The Trump administration’s $1 billion investment in L3Harris Technologies’ rocket motor business is just the latest sign of the government’s new embrace of a questionable industrial policy – taking ownership stakes in private sector […]
A pair of transitions at the top and more leadership moves across the market
Our newest listing of key hires and promotions also features one at a defense giant’s corporate development team and a high-profile Pentagon official’s new position in industry. Thomson Reuters Special Services Dana Barnes has joined this subsidiary of the global financial data giant as president to lead the next phase of its strategy in the national […]
Appian, Army sign $500M enterprise license pact
The service branch will have access to both the core Appian platform and a cloud offering under this agreement, which is similar to the one with Palantir. Appian and the Army have finalized a new 10-year, $500 million enterprise agreement covering licenses and related services to aid the service branch in its software modernization and overall […]
Another 340 firms approved to bid on Golden Dome work worth up to $151B
All but a handful of the 2,400-plus companies who sought approval have received it. Another 340 companies and schools have been added to the Golden Dome missile defense contract vehicle, leaving only a small handful of the original 2,400-plus applicants out of the running for a pool of work worth up to $151 billion. On Thursday, […]
General Dynamics IT books $120M Air Force zero trust contract
The task order, awarded through the Next Generation Gateway program, will deliver cybersecurity solutions to 1 million users across 187 bases worldwide. General Dynamics IT will deliver new zero trust solutions to the Air Force through a new $120 million task order. The contract was awarded through the Air Force’s Next Generation Gateway program. GDIT will […]
Guidehouse taps out of its Coast Guard protest
The company has withdrawn its challenges related to a $99 million financial management support contract won by Kearney. Guidehouse had backed down from its protest of a $99 million Coast Guard contract for financial management support. Guidehouse complained in November to the Government Accountability Office that Kearney, the winner, did not have the experience needed and the […]
Defense software, cyber and aircraft highlight the week in venture rounds
Merlin Ventures, Northrop Grumman and the venture investment arm of RTX feature in this roundup of startup activity that is relevant to the government landscape. Defense Unicorns This veteran-owned defense technology company has fetched $136 million in Series B capital to support the further development and scaling of its airgap software for national security mission systems. […]