NASA previews hydrosphere research support recompete
The space agency is searching for a small business that can help create and apply technologies for addressing issues related to Earth’s natural resources. NASA has given industry a new glimpse at how it plans to conduct the recompete of a contract for scientific research services to aid a team that focuses on hydrosphere, biosphere and […]
Industry awaits how OMB AI guidance on paper will be implemented in practice
The Trump administration’s new artificial intelligence use and acquisition guidance touches on safeguarding civil liberties, but experts have expressed skepticism about its implementation. Advocacy organizations are keeping an eye out for how the Trump administration will be implementing revised guidance on the use of and contracting for artificial intelligence systems, following the Office of Management and […]
Slingshot Aerospace secures Air Force contract to ‘fingerprint’ objects in space
The company is tasked with using artificial intelligence to analyze 4.5 million nightly observations from a global sensor network that tracks 14,500 satellites and other objects in space. Slingshot Aerospace has been chosen by the Air Force’s technology acceleration arm to support a program for identifying and tracking various objects in space. The company specializes in artificial intelligence […]
Rancher’s federal arm hires veteran of SRI, In-Q-Tel as chief executive
Ryan Lewis will lead the next phase of Rancher Government Solutions’ strategy to expand in IT infrastructure modernization. Rancher Government Solutions, the open source software company’s federal subsidiary, has hired a new chief executive in 18-year tech market veteran and former SRI Ventures partner Ryan Lewis. Lewis joins RGS to lead the next phase of its […]
ARES wins $226M safety support recompete
The company will take over a program involving two of NASA’s main scientific spacecraft and instrument development teams. ARES Corp. has won a potential $226 million contract to help one of its main space research laboratories carry out occupational health and safety policies for protecting scientists and engineers. This third iteration of the Safety and Mission Assurance […]
PCI Federal adds tech capabilities via acquisition
The acquisition of SuprTEK brings digital transformation, cyber and other related skills to PCI Federal. A tribally-owned business has acquired a small firm that brings cybersecurity, software development and health IT skills to the buyer’s portfolio. SuprTEK is being folded into PCI Federal, an 8(a) firm owned by the Poarch Creek Indians, the only federally-recognized tribe in […]
Proactive responses to termination for convenience or stop-work orders
Jeremy Burkhart, a partner at Holland & Knight, outlines a few ways contractors can respond when the customer tells them a project is either on pause or will not continue. In today’s environment, many contractors have or will receive a termination for convenience or stop-work-order. Conventional wisdom says to respond to these in one of two […]
New tariffs spark industry shake-up for GovCon
Government contractors face a choice: hold steady, retreat or look for opportunities to seize, writes Jeremy Doochin of GovSignals. Trump’s once-in-a-century tariffs last week triggered retaliatory measures from major economies and sent global stock markets in freefall. At the same time, sweeping budget cuts from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency have disrupted the federal contracting […]
DOGE guts HHS small business office in reorg effort
Only the OSDBU executive director remains to advocate for small businesses at the Department of Health and Human Services, which obligated $39 billion in contracts last year. Thousands of workers have been laid off at the Department of Health and Human Services and now we can include in that the dismantling of HHS’ Office of Small and […]
HawkEye 360 brings in Probert to lead US government biz
The 10-year-old satellite operator is pushing to increase its footprint across defense and intelligence agencies. HawkEye 360 has hired a new president for its U.S. government business in Todd Probert, who joins the space data and analytics provider after 15 years in executive roles at CACI International and Raytheon. Probert will lead HawkEye 360’s work with […]