Why your Pwin is an illusion
Delayed awards, slipping RFPs, and flat win rates expose a harsh truth: you’re tracking the wrong metrics for your probability of win rate, and it’s costing you recompetes and on-contract growth, writes BD expert Nic Coppings. The capture manager covered the summary with confidence. Past performance: good. Technical approach: solid. Competitive intel: documented. Customer touchpoints: logged […]
Accenture challenges $1.6B CACI award
The contract will build a cloud-based platform to manage logistics operations for 36,000 Defense Department users. Accenture Federal Services is objecting to a $1.6 billion Transportation Command contract that went to CACI International. Under the contract, CACI will build a new cloud-based platform for managing transportation and logistics operations. The project is known as the Joint […]
Aurex’s blueprint for leaning forward in space, missile defense
Rapid development and deployment are points of emphasis for this midsized company that is comfortable with getting feedback from operators on how the tech works, as Aurex’s CEO tells us. Perhaps no government undertaking in recent memory will require an all-of-industry-approach like Golden Dome, the military’s vision for creating a new missile defense shield to protect […]
High-tech’s unsung heros: logistics and supply chain middlemen
Complex supply chains require specialized expertise—and that’s exactly what saves taxpayers money. The word “middlemen” has a bad rap in many circles, especially those who think all that happens in Washington is bureaucrats pushing papers at significant taxpayer expense. But government contractors know that specialized intermediaries are essential to mission success, and that when part of […]
Accenture to acquire AI consulting firm NeuraFlash
The transaction will add 500-plus employees and 2,000 Salesforce certifications as Accenture seeks to bolster its artificial intelligence offerings for public sector organizations. Accenture has agreed to acquire NeuraFlash, an artificial intelligence consulting company that has developed several Salesforce- and Amazon Web Services-centric solutions for the public sector. Financial terms of the transaction announced Wednesday were not disclosed. Burlington, […]
Mpower Technology adds Lockheed’s venture arm to its investor network
The Sandia National Laboratories spinout is pushing to scale production of its module that provides “solar glitter” for powering space systems. Mpower Technology, the solar power systems maker that closed a $21 million Series B round back in the spring, has added the venture capital arm of Lockheed Martin to its network of investors. Lockheed Martin […]
How ICF used its own AI toolset before taking it to market
Agencies increasingly want to see proof points of how these technologies work before using them, which was on the company’s mind as it built out the suite. “Show us, don’t tell us” is the government market’s standard of operations when it comes to presenting how artificial intelligence technologies can be of benefit to agencies. In the […]
Fast 50 deadline extended!
You now have until Sept. 5 to nominate your company for recognition as one of the fastest-growing small businesses in the market. Looking to get some valuable recognition for your small business? Apply for the 2025 Washington Technology Fast 50. We are extending the deadline by another week, so nominations are now due Friday, Sept. 5. […]
Veterans Affairs chooses 9 for $14B health care transformation recompete
VA described its ideal lineup of teams for this contract as having “combined their reach and collective capabilities to tackle some of VHA’s largest professional service requirements.” Nine companies have won positions on a potential 10-year, $14 billion contract for a broad scope of support services to aid the Veterans Affairs Department in its ongoing health […]
Quantum computers have an isolation problem and DARPA wants to solve it
An emerging contract vehicle will focus on developing the hardware and software needed to get different types of quantum computers to communicate and work together. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking for companies to build the hardware and software quantum computers need to communicate and work together. Most quantum computers are standalone systems and the […]