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Johns Hopkins APL lands $390M Air Force research support IDIQ

Johns Hopkins APL secured a five-year, $390 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide research and development support across space science, reentry test beds, IT and combat systems.

Sep 23, 2026Analysis
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Empower AI wins $205M DCSA task order for enterprise IT support

Empower AI secured a potential $205.1 million task order from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency to provide enterprise IT customer support, service desk and knowledge center operations, with $26.1 million obligated at award.

Sep 18, 2026Analysis
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Gaia Dynamics Raises $7M Seed Round for AI Trade Compliance Platform

Gaia Dynamics raised $7 million in seed funding to expand its AI platform for global trade compliance, tariff optimization and strategic trade intelligence, with potential dual-use applications for supply-chain resilience and trade enforcement.

Sep 16, 2026Analysis
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Google Public Sector wins $876M DHS Cumulus cloud contract

Google Public Sector secured a single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from DHS worth $876 million to provide commercial cloud services across the department's Cumulus modernization program.

Sep 15, 2026Analysis
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Accenture Federal Services Wins $480M Army JETMS Contract

Accenture Federal Services won a $480.4M contract to build JETMS, an AI-enabled task management system replacing legacy platforms across the Department of War. The system will serve up to 200,000 users across 68 organizations through August 2032.

Sep 11, 2026Analysis