Merlin Labs’ public offering collects $200M to build an AI autopilot for any aircraft
The Boston-headquartered defense tech company has big ambitions for its AI-powered autonomous flight system. Merlin Labs has already experienced growth in the market for its artificial intelligence technologies that are designed for autonomous flight, including contract wins with the Air Force and Missile Defense Agency. Now Merlin Labs has $200 million in fresh capital thanks to its public offering […]
GSA, NIST partner to craft evaluation standards for AI tools in federal operations
Through the Center for AI Standards and Innovation, both agencies will help streamline the process to develop standards for artificial intelligence tools being used in government workflows. Two federal agencies are joining forces to bring to life a new joint effort that will strengthen the federal government’s evaluation process for artificial intelligence models and services. The […]
Inside DOGE’s early days of pressure campaigns, rule breaking and ‘chaos’
Twenty-three hours of court testimony offer a rare glimpse into the Trump cost-cutting group that officials say “felt more like a club” than the agencies they were breaking. In the span of 77 minutes on a late-March Monday in 2025, an associate of the government-slashing Department of Government Efficiency sent Michael McDonald, the acting head of […]
Carahsoft, ServiceNow expand partnership to new industry sectors
The agreement opens ServiceNow to Carahsoft channels in healthcare, financial services, and critical infrastructure. ServiceNow and Carahsoft are expanding their partnership to offer the ServiceNow artificial intelligence platform across all of Carahsoft’s resellers. The partnership opens all of Carahsoft’s channels in the United States and Canada to ServiceNow, including retail, technology, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and […]
How Knox Systems helps others crack the FedRAMP bottleneck
The startup secures $25M in Series A capital for its strategy to get companies authorized within 90 days. Knox Systems has made a lot of noise since it emerged from stealth mode in May of last year. The company closed its $6.5 million seed funding round with contributions from Felicis, Ridgeline and Firsthand VC. Now Knox […]
Golden Dome’s projected cost just jumped $10 billion. Experts fear that’s just for starters.
Three prime contractors have been named to build the project’s command and control layer. Golden Dome’s official projected price tag just jumped $10 billion to $185 billion. Experts say the real cost is likely to be far, far more. Gen. Michael Guetlein, the Space Force officer in charge of the sprawling missile defense project, said Tuesday […]
AeroVironment acquires fellow unmanned aircraft maker for $200M
This move follows the $4.1 billion purchase of BlueHalo and continues AeroVironment’s push for quicker transitions of technologies from design to fielding. AeroVironment has acquired a fellow maker of unmanned aircraft systems and air mobility platforms for approximately $200 million in cash and stock as part of a push to incorporate more rapid prototyping work. Empirical […]
SAIC’s CEO highlights mission IT, engineering work as priorities
In talking with Wall Street, CEO Jim Reagan explains why the company is moving away from some enterprise IT work in favor of mission IT and how it has launched a bottom-up review of the business. As Science Applications International Corp.’s interim chief executive, Jim Reagan’s primary focus was on getting the company’s business development engine […]
DOD’s new CIO headlines our first Power Breakfast of 2026
Kirsten Davies will share her vision for IT transformation, cyber and how her office supports the Pentagon’s “Arsenal of Freedom” strategy. Our first Power Breakfast of 2026 will kick off with an all-star keynote by the Defense Department’s chief information officer Kirsten Davies, who joined DOD in December. The security of the supply chain and the […]
DHS chooses small biz for $178M enterprise IT contract
Netizen will take on IT service desk responsibilities and others in support of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center organization. Netizen has won a potential 10-year, $178.6 million task order for enterprise IT support services to aid the Homeland Security Department in efforts to train federal law enforcement professionals. Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers brings in […]