By Paul Karch, Founder, GARDANT GLOBAL Published: December 2025 Executive Summary As we close out 2025, one thing is indisputable: the GovCon landscape has fundamentally changed. Between DOGE, the government shutdown, and a rapidly evolving procurement environment, traditional approaches to...

Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, leaves in between Senate votes at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, November 10, 2025. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images By Natalie Alms,Senior Correspondent, Nextgov/FCW By Natalie Alms | December 10, 2025 06:00 AM...

Kathy Warden / Northrop Grumman In a video interview with CNBC posted Sunday, Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden highlighted the company’s commitment to acquisition reform and the rapid delivery of military capabilities, citing Project Talon, an autonomous system initiative, as...

Home Artificial Intelligence State Department Selects Darktrace Federal–Navitas Team for AI Network Defense Deployment Darktrace Federal and Navitas Business Consulting have secured a potential $4.8 million firm-fixed-price contract with the Department of State to deploy an artificial intelligence-powered network detection...

Photo: U.S. Navy Author: Jane Edwards || Date Published: December 10, 2025 The U.S. Navy has invested $448 million in the Shipbuilding Operating System, or Ship OS, to speed up the adoption of autonomy and artificial intelligence technologies across the...

Technology company Alpha Omega has appointed Gordon Boozer, a federal government veteran and cyber leader, as vice president of cybersecurity. Cyberthreats are escalating, and government data has become the new frontline of international conflict. Attend the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026...