By Chris Crowder, executive vice president, GovCon, Unanet Ten years ago, government contracting felt more predictable than it does today. Cybersecurity requirements were still taking shape. Artificial intelligence has yet to enter everyday business conversations. Compliance was often treated as a cost of doing business, not a source of competitiv...
SAIC has named John Wagner enterprise growth SVP Wagner brings expertise in strategic growth, mission integration and customer engagement The 2026 Air and Space Summit will cover AI, space and network modernization topics SAIC has appointed John Wagner, an enterprise leader and program management professional, as senior vice president of enterprise ...
NASA has added eight companies to its CSDA contract and will buy more data products from six existing vendors The awards came under the program’s second on-ramp round, bringing in firms like Hydrosat, Muon Space and Orbital Sidekick The commercial data is meant to supplement NASA’s Earth-observing satellites with sharper, more frequent i...
President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative is beginning to move from vision to execution as lawmakers advance new funding, Pentagon officials deepen engagement with commercial industry and program leaders experiment with novel acquisition models. While significant questions remain about the program’s final architectu...
Christopher Hamilton will succeed Ed Sheehan, Jr. as president and CEO of Concurrent Technologies Concurrent Technologies announced Sheehan’s retirement in January Hamilton will assume his new post on June 29 Concurrent Technologies Corp. announced Wednesday that it has selected Christopher Hamilton to replace retiring president and CEO Ed She...
SandboxAQ has received a $500 million CHIPS award from the Commerce Department Under the definitive agreement, SandboxAQ will advance U.S. semiconductor material supply chains The company will support the development of PFAS-free chemicals, rare earth-free magnets, catalysts and battery technologies SandboxAQ has secured a $500 million award from th...
Government contractors are navigating one of the most uncertain business environments in recent memory, but the companies achieving the strongest growth and highest win rates are not pulling back. Instead, they are investing more heavily in artificial intelligence, operational maturity and disciplined business processes. Those are among the key...
SpaceX has exercised its option to acquire Cursor for $60 billion The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026 The 2026 Air and Space Summit will explore AI, commercial space relay and more SpaceX has agreed to acquire Cursor’s parent company, Anysphere, in an all-stock transaction valued at $60 billion as...
Empower AI has secured a potential $255 million DISA J6 Service Delivery contract The award covers Pentagon and National Capital Region enterprise IT operations The 2026 Army Summit, happening tomorrow, will examine the interconnected battlefield, AI and more Empower AI has won a potential five-year, $255.4 million recompete contract from the Defens...
The Department of the Air Force is making an aggressive case for one of the largest budget increases in its history, arguing that decades of underinvestment, growing threats from near-peer competitors and the accelerating importance of space operations demand a significant infusion of resources. During a June 9 hearing before the Senate Appropriatio...
