On the heels of the 2024 presidential election, the GovCon market is bracing for major change and transformation. Looking ahead to 2025, much is still in the air for the public sector, but there are still clear emerging themes and momentum in the market. Baird Managing Director Jean Stack, a Wash100 Award winner, dove into these market...
Intellectual property plays a larger role in the government contracting market than you might think. IP has the power to raise your company’s valuation, unlock better M&A opportunities and even shape the global competition. GovCon Wire sat down with Keegan Caldwell, founder and global managing partner at Caldwell, to talk about the role I...
Gunnison Consulting Group has secured a five-year contract from the State Department to provide cybersecurity support services for the Bureau of Consular Affairs. The McLean, Virginia-based company said Thursday it will implement a zero trust strategy to help the department’s Consular Systems Technology Chief Information Security Officer impro...
Snowflake has agreed to acquire Datavolo, a provider of a single platform developed to automate and manage structured and unstructured data flows between enterprise data sources. The artificial intelligence data cloud company said Wednesday the move is aimed at deepening its service in the ‘bronze layer’ of the data lifecycle and enabling data e...
As artificial intelligence gains more traction across the federal landscape, government officials are finding that AI technologies have the power to dramatically transform and augment the workforce. However, federal leaders warn that we must be equally focused on the benefits and threats unlocked by AI. Will AI Replace Humans? Across the board, gove...
The National Institutes of Health is responsible for the critical task of keeping the nation healthy and well, so it’s no wonder the agency has a substantial budget. With ambitious goals and significant funding allocations, NIH plans to transform the healthcare landscape. Keep reading for a deep dive into NIH’s FY25 budget and a look...
Digital consulting firm Raft has named Steve Morgan as vice president of data. Morgan, who announced his latest career development on a LinkedIn post on Sunday, most recently served as the company’s chief data engineer. According to the executive, Raft provided him the opportunity to work on the data architecture of the U.S. Air Force’s...
Lockheed Martin‘s Sippican business has received a $139 million contract modification from the U.S. Army for Stinger missile fuze/warhead body assemblies. The Department of Defense said Thursday that contract work is expected to run through Nov. 30, 2027, with work locations and funding to be determined with each order. In April 2021, Sippican...
Dennis Metzfield, an executive finance and accounting professional, has joined Booz Allen Hamilton to serve as vice president and corporate controller, he announced in a LinkedIn post. He brings to Booz Allen years-long experience in large multinational companies in defense, manufacturing, industrial, telecommunications and other industries. Metzfie...
The State Department has approved the possible sale of F-16 Fighting Falcon engine components and support to the government of Greece. The proposed foreign military sale is estimated to be valued at $160 million with General Electric Aerospace serving as the principal contractor, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday. The purchase wi...
