Melissa Frye Named GDIT Program VP

Melissa Frye Author: Jane Edwards || Date Published: September 12, 2025 General Dynamics Information Technology has named Melissa Frye, a 14-year GDIT veteran, vice president of program. “From starting in Contracts, making the leap to Ops, and now VP — my journey proves that with grit, mission focus, and treating people right, anything is possible,” […]

Missile Defense Agency Soliciting Proposals for $151B SHIELD Multiple Award Contract

Home DOD Missile Defense Agency Soliciting Proposals for $151B SHIELD Multiple Award Contract The Missile Defense Agency has issued a request for proposals for its Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle valued at up to $151 billion. Through SHIELD, the MDA aims to develop continuous, layered protection against air, missiles, […]

Beau Jarvis Joins Kepler Communications as Chief Revenue Officer

Home Executive Moves Beau Jarvis Joins Kepler Communications as Chief Revenue Officer Kepler Communications has appointed Beau Jarvis, a commercial space industry veteran, as chief revenue officer. In this capacity, Jarvis will oversee Kepler’s commercial strategy to advance the market adoption of its next-generation optical data relay network and drive revenue across government, commercial and […]

Bollinger Books $507M Coast Guard Contract Option for Fast Response Cutters

U.S. Army photo by Spc. Noah Martin Home Contract Awards Bollinger Books $507M Coast Guard Contract Option for Fast Response Cutters Lockport, Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has secured a U.S. Coast Guard contract option worth approximately $507 million for 10 additional fast response cutters, or FRCs, and associated contract line items. Hear government and industry leaders […]

Navy Selects Companies to Provide Construction Services in British Indian Ocean Territory Under $1.5B Contracts

“Emblem of the United States Navy” by the U.S. Navy, http://www.navy.mil, Licensed under CC0 Home Contract Awards Navy Awards $1.5B Contracts for Construction Services in British Indian Ocean Territory Author: Elodie Collins || Date Published: September 12, 2025 The U.S. Navy has awarded five companies indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts with a combined value of $1.5 billion for […]

Veritas Capital Raises $14.4B for 9th Fund

Ramzi Musallam/Veritas Capital Author: Jane Edwards || Date Published: September 12, 2025 Veritas Capital has raised $14.4 billion in capital commitments for its ninth fund, allowing it to further advance its strategy of investing in technology companies that provide mission-critical products and services for government and commercial customers worldwide. The New York-based private equity firm […]

CISA ready to accept any extension for key cyber info-sharing law, official says

da-kuk/Getty Images By David DiMolfetta,Cybersecurity Reporter, Nextgov/FCW By David DiMolfetta | September 12, 2025 09:50 AM ET “Give us two years. Give us ten years. Give us 50. Whatever you take, we’ll take it,” CISA’s Nick Andersen said of the soon-to-expire 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. Cyber Threats CISA Industry A top Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]

Democrats rally behind hardball strategy to upcoming shutdown fight

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speak to the press on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Sept. 11, 2025. JIM WATSON / Getty Images By Eric Katz,Senior Correspondent By Eric Katz | September 12, 2025 09:38 AM ET House and Senate Democratic leaders say they are united […]

Agriculture taps DOGE associate as its tech lead, reassigning previous CIO

Dominic Restuccia, White House liaison, swears in Sam Berry as senior advisor on government efficiency on May 19, 2025, at the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. Christophe Paul/USDA By Natalie Alms,Staff Reporter, Nextgov/FCW By Natalie Alms | September 12, 2025 05:38 PM ET Sam Berry, who’s been at USDA for months as […]