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Blog: The Slant

Use It or Lose It: How to Obligate Your FY26 Budget Before September 30

A single award IDIQ can get your FY26 software requirement on contract in 30 days or less. No RFP, no J&A, no new competition required.

RI leaders help open new Rise8 office and training center in Providence

Rhode Island officials joined Rise8 Founder and CEO Bryon Kroger to celebrate a new space focused on AI-native software development for federal missions.

A Declaration of AI: What the New Executive Order Means for Secure Software Delivery in Government

A practitioner's read on the EO: who secures frontier models, how AI gets deployed, and the payoff for continuous authorization.

U.S. Air Force 309th Software Engineering Group selects Rise8 to accelerate delivery of Torque

Rise8 will embed balanced product teams alongside the 309th Software Engineering Group to accelerate delivery of Torque, the enterprise system powering Aircraft Readiness Machine (ARM) at scale.

Bryon Kroger on What Killed Kessel Run, Net Value Release, and the MVP Trap

Rise8 founder Bryon Kroger joined GovCon Unscripted to talk Kessel Run lessons, why net value release beats MVP, and shipping software inside government.

Fixed-price Contracting EO: What it Means for Federal Software Programs

Breaking down the April 30, 2026 Executive Order making fixed-price contracts the federal default—what it means for software programs, and how to prepare.

Rise8 announces Prodacity 2026 with expanded AI focus for GovTech training

The three-day program returns to Nashville August 25–27 as the definitive education and training experience for Mission O/S — Rise8's operating model for modern delivery in government.

What Does Outcome-Based Contracting Require in Federal Government?

Outcome-based contracting in federal government requires more than the IBM Center report's five success factors. Bryon Kroger argues continuous delivery is the missing precondition, and two-sided governance is what separates real OBC from rebranded fixed-price.