Andreesen Horowitz, Hadrian and Valinor detail their newest capital raises
Two firms highlighted in this summary of venture activity in the market describe their plans for investing in more businesses, while a manufacturing startup takes the next step in its “factories-as-a-service” strategy. Andreesen Horowitz This mainstay of venture capital has collected $15 billion in new capital from investors at a figure equal to 18% of all […]
GovCIO loses GAO IT services recompete to SAIC
The agency’s protest adjudication arm found Science Applications International Corp.’s lower-priced bid was technically acceptable. GovCIO has lost an incumbent contract after failing to convince the Government Accountability Office’s bid protest adjudication team that its proposal was improperly evaluated. Through its subsidiary Salient CRGT, GovCIO pursued the recompete of the Technology Information Services task order with GAO. […]
WT 360: GovCon’s atlas for 2026 starts to take shape
Stephanie Smith, RSM’s GovCon senior industry analyst and valuation services director, provides an overview of the major themes and signposts for industry to take note of as the ecosystem embarks on the New Year. Post-shutdown recovery is one item carrying over from calendar year 2025 into 2026 and the chance of another funding stoppage happening […]
Slapping ‘commercial’ on a contract does not make it so
A new Air Force sources sought notice on supporting nuclear missiles highlights gaps between rhetoric and reality. I have been around long enough to have seen many hot trends and buzzwords in the government market. In the 1990s, people talked endlessly about best value and performance-based contracting. The first decade of the 2000s was dominated by strategic sourcing […]
Two dozen corporate leadership moves to note as 2026 begins
Four chief executive transitions highlight our first listing of key executive promotions and hires here in this New Year. Aquia David Maskeroni, who co-founded the digital transformation specialist in 2021, is returning to the CEO position after previously working as its chief revenue officer since August 2024. Maskeroni became CRO at that time when Chris Hughes […]
Securing Golden Dome: tackling cyber vulnerabilities in a ‘system of systems’
Contractors must demonstrate how their solutions contribute to integrated domain awareness across the Pentagon’s most complex missile defense effort. Golden Dome intends to provide defense against ballistic, hypersonic, advanced cruise missiles, and other next-generation aerial attacks from peer, near-peer, and rogue adversaries. Adversaries willing to challenge the US, even in the face of Golden Dome’s capabilities, […]
Air Force consolidates some acquisition program offices into mission-focused groups
But many of the new “portfolio acquisition executives” were already leading multi-mission efforts. The Air Force is sweeping some of the offices that oversee its acquisition programs into groups with similar missions, part of an effort that aligns with—but also predates—recent acquisition-reform guidance issued by the defense secretary. On Thursday, service officials revealed the first five […]
Guidehouse loses protest of $151M USCIS contract
IBM is cleared to begin work on supporting U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services networks, data centers and cloud systems. Guidehouse has been rebuffed in its attempt to win another shot at a $151 million U.S. Customs and Immigration Services task order won by a rival. IBM won the contract to provide engineering services to USCIS. Big […]
NASA eyes partnerships to extend lives of three aging Earth observation satellites
NASA is exploring how public-private partnerships could help continue the data collection missions of Terra, Aqua and Aura. NASA is looking for ways to keep three aging Earth observation satellites in operation as their power supplies dwindle. Terra, Aqua and Aura were launched between 1999 and 2004. They have run out of fuel to maintain their […]
GSA sets industry day to discuss acquisition system support
The General Services Administration is working on a contract to incorporate new functions into its systems used for contract lifecycle management and other aspects. The General Services Administration has scheduled a virtual industry day to explain its plan for acquiring operations and maintenance support for the agency’s acquisition and ordering systems. GSA will hold the event […]