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We need to preserve the humanity in government contracting in the age of AI everything
Government contracting is experiencing a surge of automation. Tools that are going fast need to ensure they don't leave the people they support behind.
Mollie Jahner
May 22, 2026
Visibility, Not Technology, Is The Hidden Bottleneck In Transatlantic Defense Collaboration
European and U.S. industrial capability are surging, so why does it seem harder than ever to find the right partner?
Katrin Mayrhofer
May 8, 2026
The Age of Assured Connectivity Is Over: Command and Control in a World Where the Signal Won’t Hold
Ukraine, the Persian Gulf and a NATO wargame in Estonia are all telling the same story: Every link in the C2 chain is now contested. The question isn’t whether your systems will lose their signal. It’s how they’ll operate when they do.
Anton Toutov
April 29, 2026
The Pentagon’s ‘ROI Era’ Is (Finally) Here: How Innovators Must Respond
As the Pentagon goes full speed into a new era centered around ROI, businesses need to rethink how they present their contributions to show they are "on the team."
Neal Urwitz
April 22, 2026
The GovCon Company That Works — Until It Doesn't
Founders' do-it-all mentality can go from lynchpin for success to roadblock for scale.
Robert Jones
April 1, 2026
Stop Building Software Factories. Start Building Founders.
Without leaders who stay long enough to own outcomes, software factories produce activity instead of mission impact.
Bryon Kroger
April 1, 2026
Small Business Highlight: Industry FSO
Meet Industry FSO—your flexible facility security officer support for dynamic programs
Sarah Phillips
February 26, 2026
Small Business Highlight: Spring & Forge
Meet Spring & Forge—the go-to-market and non-dilutive funding accelerator for hard-tech, defense, aerospace, and dual-use companies.
Mollie Jahner
February 12, 2026
The Pentagon Said ‘Go Faster.’ To Get There, The Air Force Is Crowdsourcing Innovation.
As DoD pushes speed over process, the Air Force’s Squadron Innovation Fund is using VISION to fund and scale Airmen-led innovation faster.
Stacey Kessler
January 30, 2026
Drone Dominance Is a Manufacturing Test. Most Drone Companies Will Fail It.
Why the Drone Dominance Program is less about drone design and more about manufacturing scale.
Jennifer Allen Kay
January 23, 2026
Can Will Smith save our military from the robots?
As rapidly progressing AI is leading to unintended outcomes, now is the time for the military to draw some red lines, and sci-fi offers a great starting point.
Jerry Ramey
December 5, 2025
Why 2026 is the year to quit defense tech
As a small business, everything in GovCon is stacked against you. And it's only getting harder.
Robert Fehlen
November 10, 2025