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Nick Wakeman

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Aug 13, 2026
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Jul 13, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · Nick Wakeman

    Pentagon hands Palantir up to $244M in no-bid work (opens the original)

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    Palantir has secured another lucrative commitment from the Defense Department: a pledge to pay the company up to $243.9 million to use its software through March 31, 2027. In a memo viewed by Washington Technology, Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg has directed DOD departments to identify options for more spending on Palantir products from April 1, 2027, and Dec. 28, 2028. In the memo, Feinberg says Palantir's software is "providing valuable support to improve efficiencies with the defense

  2. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Nick Wakeman

    Pentagon to solicit entrants for next giant cloud-service contract vehicle (opens the original)

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    Expect to see the solicitation for the next iteration of the Pentagon's main cloud-computing contract on Aug. 24. The Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability contract is the Defense Department’s vehicle for buying cloud services from the main hyperscalers: Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft Azure and Oracle. The Defense Information Systems Agency announced the date as part of its monthly acquisition post. The new version, called JWCC Unified Cloud Marketplace, will expands what DOD can buy through

  3. Article · Jul 13, 2026 · Nick Wakeman

    Pentagon halts Phase 2 of cybersecurity certification program, launches 60-day ‘reform’ review (opens the original)

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    The Defense Department has essentially ended the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program by suspending its second phase requirements. The Pentagon will keep in place Phase 1, which requires self-assessments for how companies protect controlled unclassified information in their systems. But the department said Monday it is suspending Phase 2, which was to begin on Nov. 10 and requires third-party certifications. DOD is also launching a review of CMMC to make sure it aligns with Defense

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