Voyager fetches $383M in public offering
Substantially all of the proceeds will go toward Starlab, which the six-year-old company is offering NASA as a replacement for the International Space Station. Voyager Technologies has fetched roughly $383 million in an upsized initial public offering, where demand for stock in the defense and space systems maker ran hotter than originally anticipated. In the company’s […]
The onus is on industry to explain commercial best practices
Assuming government leaders know what those practices are and how they work is not a good idea, according to the General Services Administration’s chief acquisition officer. Multiple cycles are running at once in the Trump administration’s push for structural changes in how the federal government buys $1 trillion in goods and services each year. One cycle […]
AWS GovCloud gets high-level security approvals for Anthropic and Meta AI models
Select versions of the Claude and Llama foundation models will be available for public sector customers via the AWS GovCloud. Amazon Web Service’s government cloud service has achieved FedRAMP High and Department of Defense Impact Level 4 and 5 authorizations to host artificial intelligence software from leading companies Anthropic and Meta, AWS announced Wednesday. Anthropic’s Claude […]
Anduril’s Series G round and more venture moves to highlight
The venture arms of Booz Allen Hamilton, Lockheed Martin, Science Applications International Corp. and RTX feature in this snapshot of new investment rounds focused on automation, facility access, semiconductors and space. Anduril Now the poster child for defense tech startup success, Anduril is looking to do even more for national security agencies with its newly fetched […]
Navigating change: a view from the front row
Carahsoft’s founder and president Craig Abod shares insights on the ongoing shifts in the federal market and how they are reshaping the contractor landscape. At GovExec’s FedPulse 2025 event on Friday, GovExec CEO Tim Hartman and Carahsoft’s founder and president Craig Abod explore how sales and marketing strategies will need to adapt over the next six months […]
Strategic discipline drives Leidos’ continued Top 100 dominance
For Company No. 1 on our 2025 Top 100, its NorthStar 2030 strategy guides major portfolio decisions ranging from its Antarctica exit to the Kudu Dynamics acquisition. Leidos continues its multi-year run atop the Washington Technology Top 100 rankings but despite being the perennial No. 1, CEO Tom Bell is charting the company toward a more focused approach […]
Army chooses 18 for $3B energy services recompete
The Army awards this fourth iteration of its Energy Savings Performance Contracts program. The Army has awarded 18 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $3 billion contract vehicle for energy and water conservation services at the service branch’s own facilities and those of other federal agencies. Army officials received 19 bids in total for this fourth […]
Omni Federal awarded $427M background check IT modernization contract
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency sought a managed service provider amid ongoing efforts to enroll all federal employees in continuous vetting. Omni Federal has been awarded a $427 million contract for cloud computing and software development services to the Defense Department agency responsible for background checks on DOD employees and contractors. The General Services Administration […]
IBM bets on novel error-correction for scalable quantum computing
The company’s forthcoming quantum processor, IBM Starling, was unveiled today, with officials saying it promises efficiency without burdensome overhead. IBM announced a new quantum error correction architecture Tuesday that will characterize the design of its forthcoming large-scale quantum processor, IBM Starling. The starring element of IBM’s Quantum Starling, slated to arrive by 2029, is the low-density […]
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Our rankings are based on an analysis of reports in the Federal Procurement Data System. Washington Technology’s annual Top 100 ranks the largest government contractors providing IT, systems integration, professional services and telecommunication services to federal agencies. The rankings are based on an analysis of reports in the Federal Procurement Data System. Each government agency files […]