Sole-source awards are down, but their share of the pie is not
An analysis of GovTribe data finds non-competitive contract awards are down 20% through July, but they claimed a bigger slice of all federal contracts. The Trump administration has made increasing competition a centerpiece of their procurement strategy, but the reality is somewhat different and more complex. According to an analysis of federal procurement data, the total […]
L3Harris presses pause on Missile Solutions IPO plan
In talking with Wall Street, L3Harris Technologies CEO Chris Kubasik lays out the company’s new timeline for the initial public offering and blueprint for positioning the business to investors. L3Harris Technologies is postponing the planned initial public offering of its missile solutions segment after deciding that investors are undervaluing the business. In L3Harris’ second quarter financial […]
Inside the World Cup security operation
A massive effort years in the planning at the federal, state and local level helped keep the tournament safe, even as it faced enormous threats of many kinds that all needed mitigating. The end of the FIFA World Cup earlier this month marked not only the culmination of years of hard work for the 48 teams, […]
Leidos books $717M ISR support award with Air Combat Command
The five-year task order extends a partnership that started in 2019, with Leidos personnel embedded at more than 35 locations worldwide. Leidos has secured a $717 million task order to continue its support for the Air Force’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. The Top 100 company has been supporting the Air Combat Command since 2019. The order […]
Leidos saving money, employee time through expanded ServiceNow partnership
Leidos is deploying ServiceNow’s AI Control Tower across its enterprise, adding new capabilities to a partnership that spans a decade. Leidos this week announced an expansion of the ServiceNow AI Platform across its enterprise, providing autonomous, AI-driven workflows expected to reduce costs and ultimately improve the experience of its 50,000 global employees. The expansion of ServiceNow’s […]
Parsons moves to divest advisory, remote location contracts
In talking with Wall Street, CEO Carey Smith explains the company’s choice to prioritize development work with one customer and why it opted to “stay on the SETA side of the house” with the Missile Defense Agency. Parsons Corp. has completed the sale of two advisory contracts and entered into an agreement to sell a pair […]
Disclosure for thee but not for me
Agencies are not disclosing GenAI in procurement and that spells potential trouble, writes attorney David. P.J. Timm. Federal agencies using generative artificial intelligence to evaluate contractor bids are required to study, manage, and disclose their use of GenAI tools. However, watchdog reports show agencies are shirking these obligations and incentivizing “Shadow AI” use by government employees. […]
FCC blocks approval of new foreign-made robots, power inverters
National security agencies said the devices could create supply-chain vulnerabilities, threaten critical infrastructure and enable surveillance or remote manipulation. The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday blocked new models of foreign-made mobile robots and connected power inverters from entering the U.S. market, citing national security findings that the devices could create supply-chain vulnerabilities and be exploited to […]
Antares fetches $470M to move on military base reactor push
The three-year-old startup wants to get ahead of the government’s own deadline for operating a nuclear reactor on military property. Antares, a nuclear power startup that designs small modular reactors, has completed a $470 million Series C capital raise to move ahead on efforts to build those systems for U.S. military bases. For Antares, this new […]
DISA launches market research for combatant command migration
The Defense Information Systems Agency’s sources sought notice references a protest by General Dynamics IT without naming the company. The Defense Information Systems Agency has kicked off the market research portion of the corrective action it took in response to General Dynamics IT’s protest against DISA’s plan to expand the $11 billion Enclave contract. In a […]