Salesforce launches new business unit for national security customers
Missionforce represents a “deepening” of services and relationships with defense, intelligence and aerospace agencies, according to Kendall Collins, who has been appointed CEO of Government Cloud, including the new business unit. Salesforce has launched a new part of its business — known as Missionforce — to focus particularly on responding to the needs of defense, intelligence […]
From dreams to despair: the human cost of political ignorance
Ruthless workforce reductions are destroying careers and critical initiatives; it’s time for compassionate leadership, writes management consultant Mike Lisagor. I have been moved to tears as treasured former technology business associates and their children have seen their dream jobs heartlessly disappear without recourse or severance. Unfortunately, these short-sighted workforce reductions are already negatively re-shaping the future […]
Tech, finance and operations leadership moves across the market
Plus a former federal chief information officer returns to the industry she worked in as a board of directors member. BWX Technologies Rik Geiersbach has joined this manufacturer of nuclear components and fuel as chief strategy officer, a role he brings three decades of defense market experience to. Geiersbach most recently worked as vice president of […]
New defense law helps NGA fend off contract protest
Agency uses 2023 authority to justify a sole-source award to Palantir to move its GARNET platform into production. A corrective action at the Government Accountability Office usually means a protester gets a second chance to compete for a contract. But in BAE Systems’ challenge to a National Geospatial Intelligence Agency award, the “correction” is simply a […]
Anthropic CEO sees 3 areas where policymakers can help with AI
Dario Amodei shared the risk mitigation areas government officials should focus on to balance AI innovation and safety in the U.S. Policymakers can make a positive impact on the U.S. artificial intelligence ecosystem by focusing on export controls, basic guardrails and job displacement support, according to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Speaking at the Anthropic Futures Forum […]
WT 360: How AI drives Accenture Federal’s growth plans
Ron Ash, CEO of Accenture’s U.S. federal subsidiary, joins to describe how AI-driven initiatives are reshaping strategic partnerships and opening more opportunities for outcome-based contract work. In his first year as CEO, Ron Ash of Accenture Federal Services has been positioning the company for growth opportunities that focus on Trump administration priorities for artificial intelligence […]
Apex closes $200M Series D investment round
The three-year-old satellite and bus maker fetched the same amount in its Series C round, giving us another data point of venture interest in space. Apex, a startup maker of satellites and buses for them, has captured $200 million in Series D capital from investors to aid the next phase of its production capacity expansion efforts. […]
Why preparation is king in today’s M&A environment
Activity is picking up after a slow start but buyers and sellers must approach transactions with a higher degree of clarity, discipline and a shared understanding what truly drives value, writes Adam August with Holland & Knight. Mergers and acquisitions in the government contracting space have always reflected broader trends in federal spending, procurement, and private […]
F5 to acquire CalypsoAI for $180M in AI security move
Lockheed Martin’s arm for backing tech startups has been part of the investor network behind CalypsoAI, which designs its technology to offer a layered defense from data theft and other types of attacks. F5 Networks has agreed to pay $180 million in cash to acquire CalypsoAI, a startup founded in 2018 to develop software that secures […]
Stephen Ehikian says GSA is primed for a ‘build back’ phase after his departure
The former acting head of GSA is now working at enterprise AI company C3 AI, which sees growing opportunity for federal, state and local business. Stephen Ehikian, the acting head of the General Services Administration for the first six months of Trump 2.0 until his recent departure, says he’s left the agency in a better position […]