Army’s $50B MAPS contract hit with wave of protests over evaluation criteria
Seven protesters (so far) are citing scoring ambiguities, tight deadlines and “systemic procurement instability.” A group of companies are challenging aspects of the criteria being used to evaluate proposals for the Army’s $50 billion MAPS professional services contract. After several delays, the Army pushed the deadline for proposals for the Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services […]
TOP 100: DLT’s new leader bets on distributors as ‘orchestrators,’ not middlemen
Wendy Welch tells us that pricing volatility, artificial intelligence and the OneGov initiative’s push toward more direct agreements with tech names make resellers like Company No. 87 more essential — not less. Wendy Welch did not join TDSynnex’s public sector arm to keep the DLT Solutions business running the way it always has. Three months into the […]
TOP 100: How Odyssey Systems views acquisition and its links to field operations
Company No. 73’s blueprint for growing into new areas contains a mix of small leaps and longer-term bets that look ahead by five-to-10 years. Matt Kasberg’s career arc at Odyssey Systems, which he first joined in 2008 as a program manager and became chief executive of in 2025, serves as a microcosm of how defense acquisition […]
Westway receives Capitol Meridian’s backing
Westway currently operates four classified facilities for government contractors with plans for a fifth and more. Westway Enterprises, a provider and renter of secured workspaces to companies in the national security market, has agreed to be acquired by investment firm Capitol Meridian Partners as part of a facility expansion push. Founded in 2008, Westway currently operates […]
Tyto Athene hires Boyd as CEO
The former IBM executive picks up the mantle of leading Tyto’s strategy and vision from Dennis Kelly, who is remaining on the board of directors. Tyto Athene has hired a new chief executive in Andrew Boyd, a two-decade veteran of the market and formerly an executive at IBM’s federal consulting business unit. Boyd succeeds Dennis Kelly, […]
Salesforce’s Missionforce takes the wheel on Air Force fleet management
A new platform gives the 441st VSCOS real-time visibility into 84,000 vehicles as part of a string of recent wins with the Army and Air Force. The Air Force is now using Salesforce’s Missionforce software to help manage its $13.5 billion fleet of vehicles. The 441st Vehicle Support Chain Operations Squadron has adopted Missionforce National Security to […]
Library of Congress awards $100M professional services contract
The Library set up this multiple-award contract as a way for components and sub-agencies to acquire collection and cataloging support, among other services. The Library of Congress has awarded six positions on a five-year, $100 million contract for broad technical and support services to help its components and sub-agencies focus on core missions. Known as FedLINK, […]
Empower AI acquires data, digital transformation outfit
This is Empower AI’s first acquisition completed with the backing of majority owner KKR. Empower AI has acquired a fellow federal IT services provider in a move focused on further scaling out the buyer’s technology delivery function and strengthening artificial intelligence offerings. Highlight Technologies is an employee-owned company that opened for business in 2008 to provide […]
Air Force seeks shared services backbone for ERP systems
A new sources sought notice also asks industry to help shape artificial intelligence requirements for the eventual solicitation. The Air Force is looking to help build out a shared services backbone for its enterprise resource planning systems. In sources sought notice posted Tuesday, the Air Force also asks contractors to weigh in on how artificial intelligence requirements can […]
Anthropic hires Teresa Carlson as public sector lead
A veteran of several major tech companies, Carlson will work as Anthropic’s first global head of public sector. Anthropic is deepening its government presence, with the company announcing Tuesday that it is hiring veteran public sector executive Teresa Carlson as its inaugural global head of public sector. Carlson boasts a lengthy career working as the go-between […]