NIST aims for summer release of AI cyber guidelines
Draft iterations of cybersecurity guidance for AI-driven threats across different types of emerging systems are in development as the federal government wades into AI model risk assessments. The National Institute of Standards and Technology is slated to debut new guidance on artificial intelligence-specific cybersecurity to help mitigate AI-enabled digital threats while maximizing the benefits of safe […]
Golden Dome defenders push back on $1.2T cost estimate
Program leader says CBO report based on Trump’s executive order doesn’t reflect current plans. Golden Dome’s defenders are downplaying a new $1.2 trillion estimate for Donald Trump’s ambitious missile-defense plan, though they declined to detail just how they disagree with the Congressional Budget Office’s report. Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, the program’s leader, said the CBO […]
The federal market is entering a new operating model
AI, commercial-first buying, and the demand for proof of ROI are rewriting the rules for contractors, writes GovExec CEO Tim Hartman. The old assumptions are no longer relevant. For a long time, contractors could count on a market dictated by conventional buying patterns, stable points of entry, and longer runways for proving value. A new era […]
Accenture Federal, OpenAI partner to move agencies from AI pilots to production
The collaboration pairs OpenAI’s frontier models with Accenture Federal Services’ agency knowledge to deploy mission-ready applications at scale. Accenture’s U.S. federal subsidiary and OpenAI have launched a strategic partnership to work with agencies that are ready to move from artificial intelligence pilots to enterprise applications led by agentic AI capabilities. Ron Ash, CEO of Accenture Federal Services, […]
By Light wins $298M DISA secure browser recompete
The company will continue working with the Defense Information Systems Agency to protect end users from malicious code or content while using the Internet. By Light Professional IT Services has won a potential five-year, $298.1 million contract to continue its role supporting cloud-based internet isolation infrastructure for the Defense Department. Under the CBII concept, browser rendering […]
Air Force Research Laboratory brings $10B vehicle back from the dead
The lab’s goal for the multiple-award vehicle remains the same: hire a group of companies that can help in unclassified research-and-development efforts, as well as tech transition. The Air Force Research Laboratory has resurrected a potential $10 billion science and technology contract vehicle exactly one month after telling industry it cancelled the effort. At that time […]
DOD builds framework for faster development and deployment of cruise missiles
Agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 help show the Defense Department’s willingness to work with new entrants. The Defense Department has signed new agreements with four companies to get approximately lower-cost cruise missiles into the field over the next three years. DOD announced Wednesday that Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 are participating in the Low-Cost […]
Navy awards $349M unmanned maritime support contract
Navy leaders set up the contract in part to drive further development and maturation of the systems, plus their underlying technologies. The Navy has awarded nine companies positions on an eight-year, $349.4 million contract for broad systems engineering and technical services focused on unmanned maritime systems. The Navy received 21 offers for the Unmanned Maritime Systems […]
Golden Dome’s key questions to determine its success
John Plumb, a former assistant defense secretary for space policy, laid out some of those factors at a WT Power Breakfast and affordability is one of them for this missile defense system. Layers upon layers is one way to describe Golden Dome, the U.S. military’s ambitious vision for building a missile defense system for protecting the […]
Anduril hauls in $5B for Series H round
The autonomous tech specialist recorded $2.2 billion in revenue for 2025 and doubled its workforce. Anduril, a poster child for the small group of defense technology unicorns, has hauled in $5 billion via a Series H capital raise to support continued investments in manufacturing capacity and research-and-development efforts. Brian Schimpf, chief executive of Anduril, announced the […]