COMMENTARY: Thought leadership is the key to building your brand
Marketing and communications expert Evan Weisel explains that in a sea of sameness, leaders have to have original and impactful thoughts and not just chase headlines. I’ve long said that thought leaders have to have thoughts. In my decades of serving both aspiring and established businesses that sell to the public sector, I’ve been privileged to […]
MetTel loses shot at Coast Guard contract
The company’s protest was dismissed because it never submitted a proposal. It’s hard to win a contract when you do not submit a proposal, and it’s much harder to file and win a protest when you lose the competition. MetTel has learned that lesson now that the Government Accountability Office has dismissed its protest of a task order […]
Ayar Labs captures $155M to bring light into chip manufacturing
Three of the world’s most notable chip manufacturers and Lockheed Martin’s venture capital arm are investors in Ayar Labs, which is touting light transfer as an answer to the artificial intelligence-energy quandary. Ayar Labs, a developer of computer chips that use light to transmit data between each other, has captured $155 million in Series D capital […]
Millennium Space Systems hires Gingiss as chief executive
Owned by Boeing since 2018, the small satellite maker is entering the next phase of its production ramp-up and market expansion push. Millennium Space Systems, a small satellite manufacturer owned by Boeing, has hired three-decade market veteran and former Terran Orbital executive Troy Gingiss as CEO. The appointment takes effect immediately as Gingiss steps into the […]
ManTech wins a pair of Marine Corps contracts to upgrade tactical systems
The company also will work on littoral warfighting systems under contracts worth an aggregate of roughly $1 billion. The Marine Corps is pouring $269 million into a secretive project to upgrade the service’s tactical systems to better integrate across agencies, and another $715 million to design and test its new littoral warfighting systems. The two five-year […]
Are AI defense firms about to eat the Pentagon?
Competitors are becoming collaborators in the industry’s hottest segment. In an unprecedented wave of collaboration, leading AI firms are teaming up—sometimes with rivals—to serve a Pentagon and Congress determined to put AI to military use. Their growing alignment may herald an era in which software firms seize the influence now held by old-line defense contractors. “There’s […]
TechTrans wins $325M DTRA logistics contract
The Defense Department’s lead agency for countering weapons of mass destruction hires a newcomer to aid in a global collaboration program. TechTrans International has won a potential five-year, $325 million contract for logistics and other related professional services to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The Defense Department’s lead agency for countering weapons of mass destruction received three […]
NASA chooses joint venture for $200M facility support contract
The new Multi-Center Administrative Support Services contract consolidates requirements from two incumbent awards. A joint venture involving FedSync and BFS has won a potential five-year, $200 million contract to carry out broad administrative and other professional services across at least a half-dozen NASA facilities. NASA has designated April 1 as the start date for the new […]
CMMC may address today’s cyber concerns but can it address future threats?
Quantum computing is on the horizon bringing with it a new set of cybersecurity challenges. Government contractors must prepare now for encryption and other concerns. The U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) Final Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (“CMMC”) Program Rule published in early October lays out strong cybersecurity practices and verifiable security measures for contractors managing DoD […]
WT 360: Unpacking what we can from the Trump 2.0 transition so far
David Berteau, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, walks us through what government contractors should watch as a second Trump administration moves in and Biden’s moves out. The ongoing White House transition is unprecedented because before Donald Trump’s (re)-election in November, Grover Cleveland’s win in 1892 was the last time a president was […]