Partnership for Public Service launches AI Center for Government
The good-government nonprofit said the center will focus on developing AI leaders, building talent and allowing agencies at all levels of government to share information and best practices. The Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit that looks to build a better government, on Tuesday announced its new AI Center for Government, an effort to promote artificial […]
WT 360: Thales North America steps into the spotlight as strategic opportunities emerge
Alan Pellegrini, CEO of Thales Group’s North American subsidiary, discusses how he sees global priorities shifting and how the business is shaping its portfolio across space, defense and cybersecurity. Thales North America has a significant U.S. presence with thousands of employees and customers ranging from the Defense Department to NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration. […]
DOD launches microelectronics research, development recompete
In keeping with past versions, the Defense Microelectronics Activity has structured the new contract to be broad in scope as it looks to bring in more modern computer chips for military systems. The Defense Department organization overseeing the delivery of microelectronics across DOD is now ready for industry to start working on proposals for the recompete […]
FAR overhaul: The challenges in tackling federal procurement’s 5,000-page beast
The General Services Administration’s acting leader outlines a blueprint for how the Trump administration wants to streamline regulations, a move aimed at opening the market to more competition and “best-in-class” companies. A major revamp of the Federal Acquisition Regulations is coming and those reforms will certainly touch every facet of doing business with the federal government. […]
Q2 Impact wins legal fight to secure OASIS+ seat
The company can now proceed on pursuing task orders following a judge’s ruling that it was eligible for the government-wide professional services contract vehicle after all. Q2 Impact has ended up with what it wanted all along in the company’s legal fight over OASIS+ for the past three months: a prime position on the government-wide professional […]
Adapt or perish: How contractors can plot their courses through an uncertain market
A panel of industry veterans point to technology pivots and partnerships as among their keys to thriving in a transforming landscape. Government contractors need to embrace change like never before if they expect to succeed as the Trump administration reshapes GovCon landscape. Changes have hit the market fast and furious since Jan. 20 and it doesn’t […]
DOD starts to build $140M contract for IT, automation program support
One category of small businesses will be eligible to bid for the contract to work with the Pentagon’s Office of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer. The Defense Department’s lead organization for acquiring administrative and management support services on behalf of other DOD entities has started to build a contract for acquiring IT, artificial intelligence […]
Phishing campaign seeks to siphon Ukraine war intelligence from defense contractors
Nearly 880 spoofed domains of worldwide IT, defense and aerospace firms were identified between December and March, DomainTools Investigations says. A large-scale phishing campaign has been targeting defense, aerospace and IT companies that support Ukraine’s military in its war against Russia, likely seeking to harvest credentials and sensitive intelligence about the nation’s war effort, according to findings […]
Buckle up: The acquisition ride is only going to get bumpier
The zone is being flooded and we’re only two months in. “Flood the zone” is the mantra under which the Trump Administration took office. And flood the zone they have. Federal contractors and the acquisition system more broadly have definitely not been spared — and more upheaval is on the horizon. Consider the following: For the […]
GSA launches FedRAMP revamp
One major goal of the changes is to speed up the timeframe for agencies to get access to the latest technology quickly, “not months or years down the road,” the agency’s acting administrator said. The General Services Administration launched FedRAMP 20x Monday, an effort it is pursuing with industry to use more automation and cut red […]