MDA unveils final solicitation for $151B missile defense contract
The future Golden Dome system will have to counter ballistic missiles, hypersonics, cruise missiles and other aerial attacks. The Missile Defense Agency has released the final solicitation for its multiple-award SHIELD contract to develop a nationwide system to protect the U.S. from missile attacks. Proposals are due Oct. 10 for the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered […]
Why GovCon should care about Trump’s disdain for oversight and accountability
The administration’s push to undermine watchdog agencies may bring short-term gains, but will more likely damage the market and good government over the long haul. The Trump administration is systematically dismantling much of the government’s oversight infrastructure, which government contractors rely on to support a fair and even competitive environment. The Government Accountability Office, which manages […]
Army chooses 49 for $10B IT hardware recompete
The Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-4 Hardware vehicle includes 40 small businesses as awardees. The Army has awarded 49 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $10 billion contract covering the supply of commercial IT hardware and related services. Small businesses represent 40 winners of the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-4 Hardware vehicle and the other nine pursued the […]
Veritas Capital fetches $14.4B for its ninth fund
The firm initially sought to raise $13 billion for Veritas Capital Fund IX. Veritas Capital, one of the government market’s most high-profile private equity firms, has collected $14.4 billion from investors for its newest flagship fund focused on technology and complex markets. That figure exceeds the firm’s initial goal of fetching $13 billion for Veritas Capital […]
Treasury, GSA partner to reward feds who ID wasteful contract spending
Parts of the program could eventually expand beyond the Treasury Department. As part of a joint initiative launched today by the Treasury Department in partnership with the General Services Administration, federal employees who identify wasteful spending in the tax agency’s contracts that ultimately leads to cost reductions could receive a financial award of up to $10,000. […]
IonQ launches federal business to expand cyber and defense work
The quantum tech company also named Robert Cardillo, the former National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency director, as executive chairman of the federal business to lead strategic operations and partnerships. IonQ, a quantum computer and networking provider, has appointed one member of its board of directors to lead the newly-minted federal business. Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence […]
GSA makes 11 official OASIS+ choices, 4 blocks of apparent awardees
The professional services vehicle’s unrestricted track now has 711 primes involved and the small business portions are also adding more companies. The General Services Administration has made a new round of selections across five tracks of OASIS+, the massive government-wide contract vehicle for professional services not tech-centric in nature. One set of 11 awards is final […]
Treasury, GSA partner to reward feds who ID wasteful contract spending
Parts of the program could eventually expand beyond the Treasury Department. As part of a joint initiative launched today by the Treasury Department in partnership with the General Services Administration, federal employees who identify wasteful spending in the tax agency’s contracts that ultimately leads to cost reductions could receive a financial award of up to $10,000. […]
Government pacing toward increased IT contract spending despite DOGE cuts
A new administration and new priorities haven’t dampened the federal government’s appetite for IT products and services. Despite a change in presidential administrations and a host of new initiatives under President Donald Trump, including the cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency, the federal government appears to be on track to spend a record amount on IT contracts […]
Bridging the gap from legacy systems to secure AI innovation
As agencies rush to adopt AI development tools, traditional security frameworks are failing to keep pace with an exponentially expanding attack surface, writes GitLab’s Rob Smith. The federal government’s recent AI Action Plan represents a pivotal moment in America’s technological evolution. Artificial intelligence adoption presents public sector organizations with both unprecedented opportunity and existential risk. The […]