Plan for sweeping FAR changes nears release
The General Services Administration, NASA and Office of Federal Procurement Policy are working to create a leaner acquisition framework that could attract more companies to the market. The General Services Administration is near the cusp of releasing the plan for how it will reform the Federal Acquisition Regulation for civilian agencies. Washington Technology has learned the plan is […]
WT 360: What CACI’s acquisitions say about the opportunities ahead
Jeff MacLauchlan, chief financial officer at CACI International, explains the company’s philosophy for filling gaps in capabilities and customers with the idea of investing ahead of customer needs. Few companies have closed as many acquisitions as CACI International. CACI has three acquisitions on our 2024 M&A Roundup: Azure Technologies, Applied Insight and Quandrint. Those moves brought […]
DHS cancels S&T grants under a new mission focus for the directorate
The Department of Homeland Security’s national security research subdivision, the Science and Technology Directorate, will stop current grants and refocus its mission priorities. The Department of Homeland Security halted all funding to grants and cooperative agreements housed in its Science and Technology Directorate, part of a larger transformation effort to realign the directorate’s mission areas of […]
DARPA begins scaling a quantum computer with 15 companies
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency selected the inaugural cohort for its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative as federal researchers work to identify the best path for quantum computing. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency unveiled the first set of tech companies selected to participate in its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative as the U.S. government continues to investigate which […]
NASA previews hydrosphere research support recompete
The space agency is searching for a small business that can help create and apply technologies for addressing issues related to Earth’s natural resources. NASA has given industry a new glimpse at how it plans to conduct the recompete of a contract for scientific research services to aid a team that focuses on hydrosphere, biosphere and […]