With IVAS takeover, Anduril looks to build out human-machine ‘ecosystem’
Microsoft hands over its prime role on the $22 billion Army headset program to a defense tech company that is proclaiming a “new path in human augmentation.” Anduril has seized the lead on the Army’s IVAS headset program, putting the eight-year-old company in charge of one of the military’s most important soldier-enhancement programs, and poising it […]
Bowhead wins $103M Army classroom support contract
The Army Training and Doctrine Command is using this contract as a means for shifting into a digital training environment. Bowhead Science and Technology has won a potential three-year, $103.6 million contract to provide turnkey classroom sustainment and technology services for Army training initiatives. The Enterprise Classroom Program falls under the management of the Army Training […]
Naval Research Lab seeks bids for $244M radio frequency tech contract
The Navy wants to enhance its ability to use radio frequency systems in transmitting energy. The Naval Research Laboratory has opened the window for industry to start working on proposals for a potential three-year, $244 million contract to develop new radio frequency technologies and RF processing techniques. Known by the acronym FROST, the Focused Radio Frequency Optimized Signal […]
COMMENTARY: The global impact of the U.S. reevaluation of foreign aid
President Trump’s shift in U.S. foreign assistance policy has serious implications for USAID employees and contractors alike. Here is what it could mean, according to Karen Dobson with the IMA Financial Group. On Jan. 20, President Trump issued Executive Order 14169, titled “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid.” This directive mandates that “reviews of each […]
GOP lawmakers seek industry input on crafting US-first AI regulatory regime
Republican lawmakers used a House hearing to seek input from industry representatives for how lawmakers can craft policies that enable manufacturers to successfully leverage AI. As President Donald Trump works to develop a new national artificial intelligence action plan, Republican lawmakers are signaling the importance of differentiating between public-facing AI tools and those designed to advance […]
GDIT forms partnership with commercial quantum computing firm
General Dynamics IT’s pact with IonQ will focus on areas such as geospatial and sensor data processing, fraud detection, and health research. General Dynamics’ IT services unit has formed a strategic collaboration agreement with a commercial tech company focused on quantum computing. GDIT and IonQ will work together on developing advanced quantum processing and networking applications for […]
Protests over $10B Polaris contract move to court
Six companies are challenging their non-selection for one of 102 places on the government-wide IT contract for small businesses. The Government Accountability Office may have cleared its docket of protests involving the Polaris small business contract, but several disappointed bidders have taken their complaints to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Six companies filed protests at […]
Four promotes Stewart to chief executive
David Stewart will lead the technology distributor’s new phase of its strategy as a portfolio company of Sverica Capital Management. Four Inc. has hired a new chief executive in David Stewart, who first joined the public sector IT product reseller in 2008 and has been its chief operating officer for two years. Stewart started as CEO […]
Leidos eyes missile defense, border security tech as growth avenues
In talking with Wall Street, CEO Tom Bell said the company has “prepared some big ideas” in both areas for the new Trump administration and other senior stakeholders to consider. Missile defense and border security represent two key items on the new Trump administration’s agenda, plus a pair of specific areas Leidos believes it can be […]
Space Force warns industry on cost overruns
The service will convert pricey programs to fixed-price contracts if needed, an official said. The Space Force will change current contracts to fixed-price agreements or break them into more manageable pieces if they see programs heading for major cost overruns, an official said Tuesday. “We’re going to look hard at figuring out how to get out […]