‘Stop trying to control every step’ of shipbuilding, senator tells Navy
Focus less on requirements and more on outcomes, says Montana’s Sheehy, and the entire Pentagon might get on board. The White House wants to speed up shipbuilding, but first, the Navy has to loosen its grip—at least according to one senator. “The Navy has taken over shipbuilding, I believe, to their detriment,” said Sen. Tim Sheehy, […]
SPA makes another deal as it builds simulation and wargaming capabilities
The Arlington Capital Partners-owned company acquires a long-time partner and solutions provider to the Navy and Air Force. Systems Planning & Analysis has added more data science and defense analytics offerings through its acquisition of Group W, a provider of modeling and simulation and wargaming solutions to the Defense Department. The two companies have worked together […]
WT 360: Action items for contractors in the shutdown’s second week
Stephanie Kostro, president of the Professional Services Council, outlines how government contractors are keeping busy on several fronts as they prepare for their customers to reopen. Stop-work orders from government agencies to their partners in industry do not, in fact, entirely pause the business of federal contracting because companies have plenty to do as they […]
Cherokee Federal acquires HigherEchelon’s Salesforce practice
The tribally-owned contractor is looking to bolster its digital modernization capabilities through this purchase. Cherokee Federal has moved to build up its Salesforce capabilities by acquiring a business unit of HigherEchelon focused on that technology. The transaction is set to close Nov. 1 and terms were not released. HigherEchelon’s Salesforce practice is at the “Summit” level, […]
Serial entrepreneur Ken Bajaj comes out of retirement to chase AI opportunity set
DigitalNet.ai forms out of a combination of three other companies to deliver a persona-based digital workforce to government agencies. Ken Bajaj earned his semi-retirement after four decades of building and selling companies. But the ongoing artificial intelligence wave was just too much of a lure for the serial entrepreneur to stay away from. “This challenge is just too big […]
AeroVironment’s tech and business blueprints with BlueHalo now in the fold
At an investor open house event, AeroVironment executives lay out the this new phase of its strategy that includes a focus on production quantities and unifying different systems in the field. AeroVironment is staking its future prospects on a defense technology landscape where more prime contractors enter the field and spending priorities shift toward systems with […]
How Trump’s OPM director wants to attract tech talent after months of workforce cuts
OPM Director Scott Kupor wants to bring on new feds with cutting edge skills, but the government’s recent flood of layoffs and resignations could complicate that effort. With a government shutdown ongoing, too, the administration is threatening more layoffs. In a list of the Office of Personnel Management director’s priorities for the federal workforce, technology is […]
Tracking shutdown costs now will determine what you can recover later
Contractors have 30 days after work resumes to file for equitable adjustments, but the accounting and documentation must start now. As the government shutdown moves into its second week, contractors need to track the impact on their business and that starts with understanding of what the guiding laws and regulations are. A government shutdown is not […]
Buchanan & Edwards hires Bellios as CEO
The company cited Chris Bellios’ background as including work to capture long-term contracts and stand up training programs. Buchanan & Edwards has hired a new chief executive in Chris Bellios, a four-decade of the market and most recently chief operating officer for Hexagon’s U.S. federal subsidiary. In its Wednesday announcement, BE cited Bellios’ background in capturing […]
GSA lines up 118 more OASIS+ awards
All of these nine dozen companies now hold the status of apparent winners for the professional services vehicle, but for different reasons. The General Services Administration has lined up a new group of 118 companies as preferred choices for OASIS+, the massive government-wide contract vehicle for professional services not tech-centric in nature. GSA plans to send […]