https://www.govconwire.com Your Direct Source for Government Contracting News Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:39:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.govconwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/favicon-1.png https://www.govconwire.com 32 32 https://www.govconwire.com/articles/sherpa-6-army-chem-bio-detection-tech Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:08:22 +0000 https://www.govconwire.com/articles/sherpa-6-army-chem-bio-detection-tech Sherpa 6 has landed a $239.6 million Army contract focused on chemical and biological defense The award will support efforts to enhance threat detection and troop protection capabilities The contract was issued through the Army’s Small Business Innovation Research program Sherpa 6 has secured a $239.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to support chemical and]]> https://www.govconwire.com/articles/quantum-space-public-spac-merger-inflection-point Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:08:33 +0000 https://www.govconwire.com/articles/quantum-space-public-spac-merger-inflection-point Quantum Space has agreed to go public through a $1.2 billion SPAC merger with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VI The transaction will fund the production of the company’s Ranger spacecraft platform The merger positions Quantum Space to meet growing demand for sustained mobility in contested orbital environments Quantum Space has agreed to merge with special]]> https://www.govconwire.com/articles/uscis-biometrics-identity-it-support-contract-competition Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:18:09 +0000 https://www.govconwire.com/articles/uscis-biometrics-identity-it-support-contract-competition USCIS has disclosed plans for a potential $100 million biometrics and identity IT support contract The requirement will be competed as a full small business set-aside through the GSA Schedule The 2026 Homeland Security Summit will examine AI, cyber and modernization priorities The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has unveiled plans]]> https://www.govconwire.com/articles/technomile-mark-mcneely-advisory-board Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:56:07 +0000 https://www.govconwire.com/articles/technomile-mark-mcneely-advisory-board TechnoMile has named Mark McNeely to its board of advisers McNeely most recently served as chief administrative officer at AV He brings more than two decades of leadership experience in federal contracting, national security and DIB TechnoMile has appointed Mark McNeely, a defense innovation executive, to its board of advisers. In a LinkedIn post published]]> https://www.govconwire.com/articles/david-hall-army-summit-t2com-ngc2-training Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000 https://www.govconwire.com/articles/david-hall-army-summit-t2com-ngc2-training Maj. Gen. David Hall, Army Transformation and Training Command, or T2COM, deputy commanding general for Army National Guard will keynote the 2026 Army Summit on June 18. His expertise in aviation, UAS and data-centric technologies technologies makes him a highly sought-after expert on critical national security technologies. Get your burning questions answered by Maj. Gen.]]> https://www.govconwire.com/articles/palo-alto-networks-portkey-acquisition-prisma-airs Mon, 08 Jun 2026 02:51:10 +0000 https://www.govconwire.com/articles/palo-alto-networks-portkey-acquisition-prisma-airs Palo Alto Networks has acquired Portkey to strengthen the Prisma AIRS AI security platform The Portkey technology will provide centralized governance and control for enterprise AI interactions The deal advances Palo Alto Networks’ strategy to secure autonomous AI agents and production-scale deployments Palo Alto Networks has completed its acquisition of AI gateway provider Portkey, expanding]]> https://www.govconwire.com/articles/karman-stefan-knighton-ciaio Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:36:29 +0000 https://www.govconwire.com/articles/karman-stefan-knighton-ciaio Karman Space & Defense has created a new executive role to unify its IT operations and AI strategy Stefan Knighton was tapped as the company’s first chief information and artificial intelligence officer His responsibilities span AI governance, technology strategy, business systems and enterprise IT management Karman Space & Defense has appointed Stefan Knighton as its inaugural chief]]> https://www.govconwire.com/articles/raytheon-516m-navy-spy6-radar-modification Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:24:01 +0000 https://www.govconwire.com/articles/raytheon-516m-navy-spy6-radar-modification Raytheon has received a $516M Navy contract modification supporting SPY-6 radar production and integration The award includes upgrades for Arleigh Burke destroyers and support for international customers The program advances Navy efforts to expand deployment of next-generation air and missile defense radars Raytheon, an RTX business, has secured a $515.8 million U.S. Navy contract modification]]> https://www.govconwire.com/articles/impulse-space-500m-series-d-funding Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:15:58 +0000 https://www.govconwire.com/articles/impulse-space-500m-series-d-funding Impulse Space has raised $500 million in fresh funding, pushing total investment past the $1 billion mark The capital will help ramp up production of spacecraft, propulsion technologies and orbital mobility services The company is expanding manufacturing capacity and hiring to meet demand for in-space transportation In-space mobility firm Impulse Space has secured $500 million in Series]]> https://www.govconwire.com/articles/army-ngsri-surface-to-air-missile-production-rfi Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:49:36 +0000 https://www.govconwire.com/articles/army-ngsri-surface-to-air-missile-production-rfi Army has issued an RFI for NGSRI missile production planning The program targets the production of 11,000 missiles and 2,200 launch assemblies The 2026 Army Summit on June 18 will examine the service’s modernization priorities The U.S. Army’s Project Manager, Short and Intermediate Effectors for Layered Defense has issued a request for information seeking industry]]>