Air Force previews $920M aerospace equipment competition
The multiple-award contract is set up to fast-track the development and fielding of new technologies. The Air Force has given industry a more detailed glimpse at its plans to compete a potential 10-year, $920 million contract for rapid production and broad support services for aerospace ground equipment. The multiple-award Next Generation Aerospace Ground Equipment contract will […]
Census Bureau lifts more curtains on $1B digital transformation pact
The agency is pushing for greater use of secure cloud applications and more advanced data science techniques ahead of the 2030 Census. The Census Bureau has provided a more detailed outline of the anticipated structure for a potential 10-year, $1 billion blanket purchase agreement covering broad digital transformation services. Also known as CenTAM, the Census Bureau […]
GSA launches pilot to streamline FedRAMP for AI products
The FedRAMP 20x initiative will automate some approvals for what the General Services Administration is calling “conversational AI” if certain security conditions are met. The General Services Administration is launching a pilot under its FedRAMP 20x initiatives with the goal of streamlining how artificial intelligence products based in the cloud can move through the certification process. The […]
Ask Sage protests a third OneGov AI agreement
The company is widening the scope of its argument that the products in question do not meet security requirements and the agreements violate other requirements. Ask Sage, the artificial intelligence company challenging the deep discounts the General Services Administration has signed with AI companies, is adding another one of those pacts to its objections. The company […]
DTRA awards $3.5B recompete of counter-WMD support contract
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency uses this program to acquire research, training and other professional services to help partner countries fight the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Five companies have won positions on a potential 10-year, $3.5 billion contract that supports the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s efforts to counter weapons of mass destruction. Awardees will […]
OPINION: The government’s ‘passive’ Intel stake heightens their commitment to each other and winning the chip wars
Both sides of the agreement are using ‘passive’ to describe the U.S. government, now Intel’s largest stockholder, and whose role in the computer chip ecosystem is very much active. “Passive investment” and “equity stake” is how Intel is describing the U.S. government’s direct investment in the company, less than a year after the company was awarded […]
WT 360: Is employee ownership right for your company?
David Blauzvern, a managing director and ESOP specialist at CSG Partners, lays out some answers to that question and what employee stock ownership plans can offer government contractors for their next phases. Government contractors struggle with exit and succession planning for multiple reasons, while the majority of transaction activity in the market these days has […]
DOD AI initiatives will open the door to new opportunities
Increased spending on AI and autonomy and faster acquisition will spur new alliances, partnership and merger and acquisitions, writes immixGroup analyst Joshua Iseler. Leading commercial AI firms are becoming deeply embedded in the defense landscape. In July, the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and AI Office awarded $200 million in contracts to xAI, OpenAI, Google and […]
Capital Solutions hires former CACI exec as chief operating officer
Larry Denton will also hold the title of chief growth officer and oversee day-to-day operations, acquisitions, business development and partnerships. Capital Solutions Group, a provider of artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions, has hired Larry Denton to the dual roles of chief operating officer and chief growth officer. Denton brings over 30 years of experience in […]
Tech7 books $489M tech evaluation system contract
This Phase III Small Business Innovation Research funding agreement opens the door for wider availability of the product across government. Tech7, a defense and national security technology integrator, has booked a new $489 million General Services Administration contract to continue development work on a system designed to evaluate tech offerings for potential government adoption. GSA awarded […]