ANALYSIS: Signs of small business shifts to watch out for
It’s unlikely that the Trump administration will completely abandon small business contracting, but a change in who those dollars go to appears likely with DEI efforts being rolled back. In this analysis, we establish a baseline for where the spending is today. Small business contracting goals have long been a staple of the federal market as […]
Hypori’s Series B raise grows to $35M
The four-year-old company’s network of investors now includes a global banking giant, one of the market’s more active private equity firms and a key public sector tech distributor. Hypori, a developer of mobile software to enable secured network access, has captured an extra $12 million in Series B capital from investors to bring the total amount […]
SAIC wins $123M FAA IT recompete
Work primarily supports a center that is home to air traffic control training and 7,500 federal employees, which represents one of the Transportation Department’s largest non-D.C. hubs of people. Science Applications International Corp. has won a potential five-year, $123 million contract to continue operating the IT environment of a major Federal Aviation Administration hub that houses […]
COMMENTARY: My favorite assistant is an AI assistant
AI guru Bruce Feldman of Lohfeld Consulting explains how you can transform your proposal process with custom AI assistantas. No coding required. I teach a class on generative artificial intelligence (aka GenAI) at Lohfeld Consulting that teaches professionals how to use AI to prepare high-quality proposals. We train our students on the Awarded.AI GenAI tool from […]
Harmonia makes first acquisition with private equity support
This purchase of a Veterans Affairs Department cyber specialist adds 250 employees as the buyer pushes toward its goal of $1 billion in annual revenue. Damon Griggs and the team at Harmonia Holdings Group have closed their first acquisition since making a pledge to turn the company into a more formidable player when they took control in […]
GSA procurement pause sparks confusion
A new memo halts all General Services Administration-funded contract awards, a move that raises questions about scope and legality as industry leaders look for clarity. The General Services Administration has put a pause on all new contract awards and other procurement actions funded by the agency. Sent out Thursday, the memo from acting administrator Stephen Ehikian is addressed […]
Lockheed’s CEO: Efficiency push is ‘an opportunity’ for both industry and government
In talking with Wall Street, Jim Taiclet sought to connect the Department of Government Efficiency’s push for change with what he has talked about since becoming Lockheed’s leader in 2021. As chief executive of the world’s largest defense company, Jim Taiclet likely has an opinion on the push for reform that is emerging out of the […]
Special Operations Command previews $2B network equipment recompete
The command uses the T-REX contract to acquire products for system integration, communications, signals processing and other key networking capabilities. Special Operations Command has given industry a new glimpse at its plan to compete a $2 billion follow-on contract for equipment and services in support of SOCOM’s C4 and ISR functions. A draft solicitation went live […]
Thoma Bravo backs merger of public sector software firms
The combined company aims to help government agencies in their data discovery and process management functions. Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has backed a merger of two companies focused on data discovery and process management software. Thoma Bravo’s investment will bring together Opexus and Casepoint, with Opexus CEO Howard Langsam leading the new company. Casepoint’s co-founder and […]
First wave of DEI-related contract cancellations hit the market
An even larger number of contracts are seeing modifications that drop requirements related to diversity, equity and inclusion. President Trump’s push to rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion requirements has started to hit specific contracts and task orders. Most of the contracts we have identified, so far, are tagged with orders to modify and/or remove requirements […]