Navy chooses 16 for $350M ‘Seabed to Space’ systems contract
Awardees will perform technical work across the entire lifecycles of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems. The Navy has awarded 16 companies positions on a seven-year, $349.9 million contract to help develop and field systems for gathering and processing information while onboard afloat vessels. Awardees will compete for task orders to perform technical work across the entire […]
Picogrid collects $45M Series A round to integrate defense systems
The company designs its tech tools to help military operators connect, control and integrate different types of autonomous systems and sensors. Picogrid, a developer of data fusion products for systems integration usage, has collected $45 million in Series A capital from investors to aid efforts at expanding the portfolio of offerings and accelerate deployments. The company […]
GSA is preparing an AI-specific acquisition reform rule
The updated rule is expected in the next couple weeks and will set a preference for fixed-price models, making the GSA a “more predictable business partner” to original equipment manufacturers. The General Services Administration is developing changes to artificial intelligence acquisition provisions within its general rules that will prioritize a firm fixed-price procurement model and reduce […]
WT 360: Defense tech investing is cool again, but can it stay that way?
Steve Brotman, founder and managing partner of Alpha Partners, explains what has led to venture and other investors “wanting in” on defense tech companies and key markers for watching future movements in the ecosystem. If it feels like investors everywhere have some curiosity about the defense tech landscape, then it’s because more of them both […]
Observable Space fetches $90M in Series A capital
The one-year-old company also secures a $94 million Space Force contract to scale up the production of its optical telescopes. Observable Space, a developer of optical systems for use in laser communications and other sensing efforts in space, has collected $90 million in Series A capital from investors to support its product development efforts. The company […]
Computacenter enters federal arena with acquisition of reseller
Government Acquisitions Inc. is bringing 90 employees to its future U.K.-headquartered parent. Computacenter, a U.K.-headquartered technology services provider, has agreed to acquire IT product reseller Government Acquisitions Inc. for an initial $63 million cash consideration that marks a foray into the U.S. federal market. GAI opened for business in 1989 and describes its core focus areas […]
Your PM heard it, but winning just isn’t worth it to them
The intelligence is there. The relationships are there. But your operating model has taught your best people that sharing what they know creates more burden than benefit, writes growth expert Nic Coppings. The customer started venting about a staffing problem that was killing their timeline. It wasn’t on the agenda. Your project manager acknowledged the frustration […]
Army logistics command wants to move away from staff augmentation
A new solicitation signals the Army’s push toward more outcomes-based managed services for logistics and installation management. The Army is looking to overhaul how it buys enterprise services by shifting from a staff augmentation to an outcome-based managed service model. The service’s deputy chief of staff for logistics issued a commercial solutions opening on Thursday to […]
Tribal 8(a) contractor wins round 1 of its suspension fight, but remains sidelined
The Small Business Administration has until June 12 to rebuild its case against ATI Government Solutions after failing to submit adequate documentation. The Small Business Administration’s Office of Hearings and Appeals has found the agency fell short of several requirements when it suspended ATI Government Solutions from the 8(a) program. ATI was suspended from federal business after an employee […]
Parry Labs hires Claussen as chief executive
The defense technology integrator is entering a new phase less than two years after its first institutional investment round. Parry Labs has hired a new chief executive in Don Claussen, a nearly two-decade defense technology veteran who joins after three years as CEO of ST Engineering iDirect. Claussen succeeds co-founder John “JD” Parkes, who has moved […]