Defense software company Govini has received a $150 million growth investment from Bain Capital to expand its team of technologists and defense experts, broaden its product offerings and improve its data capabilities to meet the increasing demand across the national security sector. Govini said Monday the investment comes as it surpasses $100 millio...
AI promises to revolutionize both industry innovation and government contracting in the U.S. As such, the federal government is making unprecedented levels of investment in the technology and is creating extensive business opportunities for GovCons. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, or OBBBA, signed into law in July, allocates over $8 billion in AI fu...
Cherokee Federal has entered into an agreement to acquire HESFP, the Salesforce practice of HigherEchelon. Steven Bilby, president of Cherokee Federal, said Tuesday that the acquisition will enhance his company’s capability to support customer missions. “With this acquisition, we are strengthening Cherokee Federal’s digital moderni...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is taking decisive steps to strengthen America’s digital defenses, emphasizing innovation, efficiency and collaboration with industry and state partners. Since her confirmation in January, Noem, a 2025 Wash100 Award winner, has focused on aligning the Department of Homeland Security and its Cybersecuri...
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has awarded six companies positions on the potential five-year, $900 million follow-on Enterprise Business Management Support Services, or EBMSS 2.0, blanket purchase agreement for enterprise business and IT support. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Homeland Security Summit will bring together top governm...
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded BI, a Boulder, Colorado-based electronic monitoring systems provider, a potential $1 billion contract to provide support services as part of the fifth iteration of the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program, or ISAP V. Join top government and industry leaders at the Potomac Officers Club’s ...
Lockheed Martin has secured a $12.53 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy to produce and deliver F-35 aircraft units for the Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, international partners and foreign military sales customers. The award covers the definitization of 148 Lot 18 aircraft and expands the scope for the production and delivery of 148...
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has secured a $10.86 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to produce up to 99 CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters for the Marine Corps over the next five years. The contract marks the largest quantity order ever received for the aircraft, the company said Friday. Deliveries are scheduled between 2029...
Intelligence professionals have never before had such a bounty of raw data at their fingertips. But they are struggling to manage and leverage such information provided in voluminous amounts by modern ubiquitous sensor technologies. This is a tipping point for the U.S. intelligence community, according to a leading intelligence executive. Glori...
Pete Hegseth, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2025 Wash100 awardee, has ordered U.S. generals and admirals from across the globe to convene for an urgent meeting on Tuesday morning at the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. “The Secretary of War will be addressing his senior...
