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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.

Bypass the Bureaucracy: How to Cut Your Software Acquisition Timeline from 8-18+ Months to 30 Days

Discover the accelerated pathway to rapid software delivery using 15 U.S.C. § 638(r)(4). Our handbook details the 9-step ordering sequence to move from requirements definition to award contract at wartime speed.

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.

Rise8’s Software Delivery Organization IDIQ Increased Nearly 5x to $499M

Rise8’s AFWERX Software Delivery Organization IDIQ ceiling has increased nearly five-fold to $499M, expanding support for DoD and federal agencies with faster, mission-critical software delivery.

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.