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washingtontechnology.com > contracts > 2026 > 04 > dod-calls-out-prototyping-core-14b-research-support-recompete > 412643

DOD prioritizes prototyping in $1.4B research contract recompete

1+ hour, 29+ min ago  (339+ words) The Defense Department is giving industry more detail on what it is looking for through an upcoming recompete of a contract to work with DOD's lead research and engineering office on emerging tech efforts. Prototyping and experimentation is a priority…...

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washingtontechnology.com > opinion > 2026 > 04 > stop-trying-prevent-every-cyberattack-start-planning-survive-one > 412476

Stop trying to prevent every cyberattack. Start planning to survive one.

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (670+ words) Iran-linked hackers recently launched cyber activity across the networks of several U.S. organizations, including a software supplier serving the defense and aerospace industries. As geopolitical tensions escalate, organizations should expect increased cyber activity targeting government agencies, contractors, and the supply chains…...

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washingtontechnology.com > contracts > 2026 > 04 > air-force-seeks-data-migration-solution-classified-3dexperience-systems > 412477

Air Force seeks data migration solution for classified 3DExperience systems

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (285+ words) The Air Force is looking for ways to package data so it can move between two classified systems that are air-gapped from each other. The systems work in a 3DExperience environment and several data types need to move from between them…...

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washingtontechnology.com > companies > 2026 > 04 > startup-takes-different-approach-ai-assistants > 412581

Startup debuts agentic AI assistant for war

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (426+ words) U.S. Army National Guard / Sgt. 1st Class Nicolas A. Cloward The Pentagon is eager to incorporate AI "agents'software that can autonomously execute complex tasks like customer service, scheduling, or code writinginto more of what soldiers and defense civilians do. But a growing body…...

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washingtontechnology.com > companies > 2026 > 03 > trump-names-ceos-nuclear-fusion-founders-and-nobel-laureate-tech-advisory-council > 412452

Trump names CEOs, nuclear fusion founders and Nobel laureate to tech advisory council

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (283+ words) Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images Leadership from Big Tech is further cementing its presence in Washington as the White House unveiled'the first 13 members that will compose the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. Most of the new…...

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washingtontechnology.com > contracts > 2026 > 03 > army-wants-better-faster-defenses-against-chemical-and-biological-threats > 412374

Army wants better, faster defenses against chemical and biological threats

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (146+ words) The Army has issued an update to its broad agency announcement looking for research-and-development efforts that can more quickly bring medical solutions to the field. The BAA was first issued in 2022 and the new announcement again emphasizes the need for…...

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washingtontechnology.com > contracts > 2026 > 03 > t2s-books-600m-dod-cyber-contract > 412367

T2S books $600M DOD cyber contract

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (206+ words) T2S Solutions has secured a potential five-year, $600 million contract to develop and deliver new cybersecurity technologies across the entire Defense Department. DOD established the Cybertron contract to focus on threat hunting, Zero Trust architectures, key management infrastructure development and artificial intelligence....

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washingtontechnology.com > companies > 2026 > 03 > anduril-new-factory-will-start-making-drone-wingman-just-days > 412284

Anduril: new factory will start making drone wingman in just ‘days’

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (355+ words) Arsenal-1 plant in Columbus, Ohio Anduril Anduril will soon start making its robot drone wingman offering for the Air Force at its new Ohio factory months ahead of schedule, a company official told Defense One in an exclusive interview." "We're…...

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washingtontechnology.com > contracts > 2025 > 09 > space-force-goes-commercial-space-domain-awareness > 407825

Space Force goes commercial for space domain awareness

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (386+ words) Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, military deputy, acting assistant secretary of the Air Force and service acquisition executive for space, shakes hands with Staff Sgt. Alisa Boyle of the Air Force Research Laboratory during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo.,…...

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washingtontechnology.com > companies > 2026 > 03 > air-force-wants-its-acquisition-tools-cloud > 412210

Air Force wants its acquisition tools in the cloud

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (180+ words) The Air Force has officially launched an effort to overhaul the technology tools its acquisition teams use access software, data and collaboration tools across the entire service branch. Currently called LaunchPad 2.0, the Air Force envisions this future digital environment as…...