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Rethinking How GovTech Software Gets Delivered

Bryon Kroger, CEO of Rise8, shares how to hack bureaucracy, ship outcomes, and build high-impact software for government missions at startup speed.

7 Key Moments from the Spacepower Panel: Accelerating Innovation from Prototype to Orbit

At Spacepower 2025, senior leaders from government and industry gathered for a crucial conversation: How do we deliver space capabilities fast enough to ensure U.S. dominance in orbit—before adversaries disrupt, deny, or degrade our advantage?

Rise8 Closes 2025 with Record Momentum in Mission Impact

Rise8 closed 2025 with record momentum, securing major DoD and federal contracts, scaling leadership, and delivering production-ready software that advanced mission outcomes across defense and federal agencies.

What the U.S. Tech Force Must Do to Make a Real Impact

The U.S. Tech Force is a promising step. But success takes more than talent—it takes alignment across people, process, and technology to ship real outcomes.

How GovCon Leaders Can Achieve Mission Impact with Outcome-Driven Software Delivery

Explore how outcome-driven delivery, systems thinking, and cultural alignment can improve mission impact in government software projects.

The End of Acquisition as We Know It: A New Era for DoD Software

Discover how the Warfighting Acquisition System is redefining defense software delivery. Learn why outcomes in production—not compliance—are the new standard, and how Rise8 is purpose-built for the speed and scale the mission now demands.

Software Delivery, Cultural Change, and Empowering Veterans

Bryon Kroger joins Veteran Business Radio to discuss agile delivery, cultural change, and how veterans are transforming software delivery.

Emerging Trends in EW: How AI and Agile Software Are Transforming Electronic Warfare

Clayton Spakes joins experts at AFA’s Air, Space, & Cyber 2025 Conference to discuss the future of EW, acquisition reform, and accelerating digital transformation.