Parsons subsidiary awarded $245M Navy ground station contract
Space Ground System Solutions will provide software development and other IT-related services at this Naval Research Laboratory location. A subsidiary of Parsons Corp. has been awarded a five-year, $245 million contract to help the Naval Research Laboratory operate a ground station that provides pre-to-post launch support for spacecraft. The Blossom Point Tracking Facility in Maryland houses […]
HHS to pit AI vendors against each other in parallel pilots
The Health and Human Services Department wants real operational data across multiple platforms before finalizing its enterprise acquisition approach. The Department of Health and Human Services wants to launch a series of artificial intelligence pilots as it moves toward an enterprise-wide AI strategy. A new solicitation released Friday describes the effort as a short-term, firm-fixed price vehicle […]
Federal acquisition rewrite leaves cybersecurity confusion unresolved
As the government overhauls its procurement rulebook, contractors are still grappling with a persistent problem that shapes how they price, plan, and perform work. This includes information that must be protected and those responsible for identifying it, writes Lindy Kyzer of ClearanceJobs.com. The federal government’s Revolutionary FAR Overhaul represents one of the most significant efforts to […]
Lawmaker warns of administration’s ‘fetishization’ of Silicon Valley startups
Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., discussed his plans to scrutinize Trump-era contracting practices, revive federal IT oversight and push for AI policy. Rep. James Walkinshaw has big plans for the federal government’s sprawling tech stack, including scrutinizing the contracting practices of the current administration. In an extensive sit-down interview with Nextgov/FCW and other GovExec reporters, the Democratic […]
An initial look at the combined Rocket Lab-Iridium government business
This $8 billion cash-and-stock transaction brings together a launch business and 66-satellite constellation. By agreeing to acquire Iridium Communications, Rocket Lab is looking to chart a new course for itself as a company whose products and systems would cover all aspects of space. Rocket Lab was born as a launch provider in 2006 and that will […]
42 companies from the 2016 Top 100 are gone. What happened to them?
A decade of mergers, divestitures and shifting priorities has reshaped the federal market. The next 10 years may be just as turbulent. It has been a decade of change for the Washington Technology Top 100, with 42 companies from the 2016 Top 100 no longer appearing in the rankings. But this is not a story reminiscent of […]
DHS moves on awards for $640M technical services pact
The Homeland Security Department set up this blanket purchase agreement to aid its migrations of business applications toward reusable services, such as cloud computing. The Homeland Security Department has started to make awards on a new five-year, $640 million blanket purchase agreement for technical and related professional services to help manage DHS’ IT programs. DHS set […]
Agentic-AI tools aims to give US commanders new target options ‘within seconds’
But concerns persist about the power and governance of software agents. A new agentic-AI tools will continuously scan intelligence feeds and operational networks to provide U.S. military commanders with targeting options “within seconds,” the Pentagon announced Thursday. Dubbed Agent Network, the new tool set will employ “agents”—artificial-intelligence entities that perform tasks on behalf of a user, […]
WT 360: All about Constellis’ approach for extending security perimeters
Constellis CEO Dan Gelston explains how the risk management services provider is looking to infuse analytics and artificial intelligence-driven technologies into an arena long defined by “Guards, gates, guns and dogs.” By joining Constellis as CEO in February, Dan Gelston took the helm at a company with a vision of moving beyond a reactive security […]
Small business prime awards fell in fiscal 2025
The Small Business Administration releases its newest annual grading of how agencies worked to meet their small business contracting goals. Agencies exceeded the government-wide goal of awarding 23% of prime contracts to small businesses in federal fiscal year 2025, even as total dollars fell and storm clouds loom over this portion of the market. The Small […]