Computacenter Enters Federal Arena with Acquisition of Reseller
Computacenter, the UK‑based technology services firm, announced a $63 million cash acquisition of Government Acquisitions Inc., a U.S. federal IT reseller. The deal, which could reach $92 million with performance earn‑outs, adds 90 employees and creates a dedicated federal unit within Computacenter’s North American operations. GAI reported $390 million in gross invoiced revenue and $8 million in adjusted EBITDA for 2025. Closing is expected pending CFIUS approval, positioning Computacenter for growth in the U.S. government market.
Carlyle Builds Out Middle-Market Play in Aerospace and Defense
Global private‑equity firm Carlyle Group announced a new middle‑market platform focused on aerospace, defense, and government assets across the United States and Europe. The initiative, led by Aaron Hurwitz, Wes Bieligk and chaired by long‑time veteran Ian Fujiyama, adds former...
Booz Allen Puts More Emphasis on Products in Its New Fiscal Year
Booz Allen Hamilton posted a tough FY2026, with headcount down 12% to 31,500 and revenue falling 6.4% to $11.2 billion. Adjusted EBITDA slipped to $1.2 billion, leaving margins flat as federal civil contracts contracted under a Trump‑era push for fixed‑price deals. The...
The Edge Is Where Military AI Meets Reality
The defense sector is moving beyond proof‑of‑concept AI to deploying it at the tactical edge, where power, connectivity and environmental conditions are hostile. Commercial AI stacks built for cloud data centers cannot survive extreme temperatures, vibration, or intermittent networks typical...
Army Walks Away From Business System Consolidation Contract
The U.S. Army has decided not to exercise the second‑year option on its Enterprise Business Systems‑Convergence (EBS‑C) contract with Accenture Federal, effectively ending a multi‑year consolidation effort. The original award, granted in October 2024, was valued at $69.4 million with a...
SpaceX’s Governance Structure Is Built for One Person: Elon Musk
SpaceX’s S‑1 filing reveals a governance model that concentrates power in Elon Musk. He holds 12.3% of Class A shares and 93.6% of Class B shares, giving him roughly 85% of the voting power. The board will be dominated by insiders, lacking...
Navy Turns to Autonomous Vessels to Map the Ocean Floor
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Oceanographic Office announced a two‑year, $40 million contract for contractor‑owned, contractor‑operated autonomous surface vessels (USVs) to fill critical ocean‑floor mapping gaps. The vessels must conduct 25‑day deep‑ocean surveys, collect multibeam sonar data from 200 meters to full‑depth, and...
Cyber Blind Spots: The War Room Needs Constant Data, Not a Daily Scorecard
The Department of Defense’s current event‑centric cyber monitoring system processes data on a schedule that lags behind fast‑moving adversaries, creating blind spots that can hide attacks. A data‑fabric architecture, now popular in the commercial sector, decouples storage from computation, allowing...
SpaceX's S-1 Lays Out Its Government Work and Market Ambitions
SpaceX filed its S‑1 prospectus, revealing projected 2025 revenue of about $18.7 billion, with roughly 20 % coming from U.S. government contracts. The filing incorporates financials from Musk’s recently merged xAI and X businesses, inflating the revenue base. The S‑1 underscores SpaceX’s...
SAIC Loses Protest Fight over $1.4B Army Contract It Once Held
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) lost its protest against the $1.4 billion CASTLE‑NET contract awarded to Accenture Federal Services. The five‑year task order will modernize the Army Corps of Engineers’ IT, cybersecurity and information‑management services through mid‑2031. SAIC, the incumbent under...
Navy Wants a Single Budget System — and Wants the Software Maker to Run It
The U.S. Navy issued a sources‑sought notice seeking a commercial, cloud‑based SaaS platform to replace its fragmented legacy budgeting tools. The solution must aggregate data from all commands, automate PBIS submissions, support scenario modeling, and embed AI for narrative generation...
Herrick Technology Laboratories Promotes Kettering to CEO
Herrick Technology Laboratories (HTL) announced the promotion of long‑time executive Chad Kettering to chief executive officer, effective immediately. Kettering succeeds founder Acie Vickers, who will serve as chairman while addressing a serious health issue. The leadership change comes as HTL...
The Real Reason CMMC Costs Are Shocking Companies
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is now in phased rollout, and companies are confronting the combined expense of implementing NIST SP 800‑171 controls and paying for third‑party assessments. Official DoD estimates list assessment fees around $105,000‑$118,000 for three years, but those...
Navy Preps Small Businesses for Aircraft Systems Integration Recompete
The Navy is preparing a small‑business‑only recompete for the Weapons Systems Integration Support Services (WSISS) VI contract, following a 2022 award of WSISS V to a DCS Corp./NDTI joint venture worth a $293 million ceiling over five years. So far, the...
GAO Denies E-Logic's Protest over SEWP VI Elimination
The Government Accountability Office rejected E-Logic’s protest after NASA eliminated the firm from the SEWP VI IT contract. NASA found that E-Logic’s spreadsheet mixed Hewlett‑Packard (HP) and Hewlett‑Packard Enterprise (HPE) product listings, causing the company to fall short of the required minimum...