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Any Color of Money: Which Federal Appropriation Types Can Fund a Task Order Under the AFWERX SDO IDIQ
Any Color of Money: Which Federal Appropriation Types Can Fund a Task Order Under the AFWERX SDO IDIQ

RDT&E, O&M, and Procurement funds all qualify for Task Orders under the Rise8 AFWERX SDO IDIQ. Here's how each appropriation type applies and what Contracting Officers need to know before September 30.

General Stephen N. Whiting to headline Prodacity 2026
General Stephen N. Whiting to headline Prodacity 2026

Gen. Stephen N. Whiting, Commander of U.S. Space Command, opens Prodacity 2026, joining Kent Beck, Suzette Kent, and Mina Hsiang in Nashville, Aug 25–27.

What Does Outcome-Based Contracting Require in Federal 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.

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

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