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...
Artificial intelligence startup xAI has unveiled a suite of frontier AI products, dubbed Grok For Government, designed to support the critical missions of the U.S. government. Under the Grok For Government umbrella, the company said Monday it will bring frontier AI models like Grok 4 and commercial offerings such as Deep Search and Tool Use...
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, or CDAO, has awarded AvaWatz a spot on the potential $249 million AI Talent 2.0 basic ordering agreement. AI Talent 2.0 BOA Scope The AI platforms and real-time decision systems provider said Tuesday the multi-award contracting vehicle enables it to provide Department of Defense agencie...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Alutiiq Operations Services a $464.1 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the maintenance and repair of Tinker Air Force Base facilities and infrastructure in Oklahoma. Air and space defense is a critical component of national security and is becoming increasingly essential in the era of Great P...
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office has awarded contracts to four U.S. frontier artificial intelligence companies to advance the Department of Defense’s adoption of AI capabilities. Anthropic, Google, OpenAI and xAI were awarded contracts with a $200 million ceiling to develop agentic AI workflows for various mission are...
Sam Hussain has joined Capgemini Government Solutions as U.S. defense sector head. In his new role, he will oversee strategy and mission execution in support of customers from the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community and the wider defense industrial base, the company wrote in a LinkedIn post Wednesday. “Sam&#...
QinetiQ US can continue working on Department of Defense contracts involving controlled unclassified information after passing the assessment of its compliance with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level 2 standards. Securing the CMMC Level 2 certification validates the implementation of 110 security controls outlined in the National I...
Peraton has appointed Paul Aronhime, a seasoned business executive and strategist, as chief growth officer for the citizen security and public services sector. Aronhime announced his move to the Reston, Virginia-based national security and technology company in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. He brings to the role over 25 years of experience in g...
The Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting research team at George Mason University’s Costello College of Business has issued an inaugural index that analyzes the federal contracting industrial base’s current structure, GovCon trends and GovCon firms’ financial performance. The Baroni Center said Tuesday the 2025...
Saalex has acquired Greenfield Engineering as part of efforts to expand its software development capabilities and services for the U.S. Navy and other Department of Defense customers. “The acquisition of Greenfield Engineering demonstrates the Saalex Corporation commitment to supporting the warfighter and growing our software development capab...
