General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems business unit has acquired a portfolio of patents, intellectual property and other key assets from Achates Power. Integrating Achates Power’s Opposed-Piston Engine Tech With GA-ASI’s Portfolio General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. said Tuesday the transaction strengthens its capabiliti...
As the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Navy Summit approaches on August 26, anticipation is building for a fireside chat featuring two leaders at the nexus of defense, digital modernization and strategic innovation: Navy chief information officer and two-time Wash100 Award winner Jane Rathbun and Seekr Director of Business Dev...
Rare earth elements are some of the most indispensable materials in modern technology. These 17 elements from the periodic table, such as gadolinium, praseodymium and lanthanum, play critical roles in national security weapon systems while spanning many sectors of the global economy, including IT, transportation and telecommunications. Because ...
Hadrian, a company specializing in artificial intelligence-powered factories, has secured $260 million in capital to construct new facilities to expand manufacturing and research and development capabilities for shipbuilding and naval defense production. The California-based advanced manufacturing company said Thursday the investment, which com...
President Trump’s March 20 executive order “Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement” has major ramifications for GovCons. It will drastically change government acquisition by making the General Services Administration the lead for domestic federal procurement for common goods and services. The exe...
The General Services Administration has awarded Uber a five-year blanket purchase agreement to provide ridesharing services for federal employees, military personnel and government contractors supporting mission-related activities worldwide. GSA said Wednesday the BPA will help the federal government reduce travel costs and is part of the agencyR...
By Yigit Guney, co-founder, CLEATUS For government contractors, the path from identifying an opportunity to submitting a winning proposal is often a fractured journey across multiple, disconnected platforms. Teams start by sourcing opportunities on sites like SAM.gov, then switch to word processors for drafting, use separate spreadsheets or cus...
A bill sponsored by Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Ind., and endorsed by Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-Ark., and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., that aims to modernize and enhance the United States’ missile defense capabilities was introduced on Tuesday. Messmer’s website says the Ground and Orbital Launched Defeat of Emergent Nuclear Destruction and Other Missile...
The Trump Administration is now targeting “value-added resellers” in the IT industry as it broadens its cost-cutting efforts beyond leading consulting firms, according to a news report. The Wall Street Journal reported that the General Services Administration asked the executives of 10 technology providers to explain their work and look...
Less than a year after the final version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program was published, OSIbeyond has become one of the first companies to successfully achieve CMMC Level 2 certification. To help other organizations prepare for their own CMMC journeys, OSIbeyond’s CEO and GovCon Expert Payam Pourkhomam...
