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October 15, 2026

About fifty people released nearly half of the Department of War’s contract dollars

From January through March 2026, the top 1% of DoD contract approvers released 44% of large-action dollars. A record nominal $46 billion went out on undefinitized contracts, from the fewest such actions in 17 years. Commercial buying held steady.

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October 13, 2026

Search is free now. The bid decision is the edge.

AI tools surface more federal leads than any team can chase. The advantage has moved to deciding which ones to pursue, and here is a structure for making that call.

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October 13, 2026

In the AI era, your company's own record is the advantage

AI can read every solicitation. It cannot know what your company has done, who is free or what you can prove. Why a current company record now decides who wins.

Kharros Acquisition Research. Sediment pouring into a bay, marbled from the Landsat image Facing the Tide
October 13, 2026

Faster AI drafting won't win more contracts. Here's the math.

Halving one step of a federal pursuit cuts the whole job by a fifth, not a half. Where capacity really comes from, and where the released time should go.

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October 13, 2026

Acquisition reform opened new paths into government. How to pick yours.

The 2025 executive orders and the FY2026 NDAA widened the doors for commercial companies. Which route fits, what the buyer needs, and where judgment still decides.

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October 13, 2026

How to use AI on federal bids without losing control

Access to a tool is not authorization to use it. Four boundaries, four checkpoints and one bounded trial for bringing AI into government contracting work safely.

Kharros assessed Awardable by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office
August 20, 2026

Kharros Assessed Awardable for Department of War Work in CDAO’s Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace

Kharros joins the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office’s marketplace of competitively assessed, readily Awardable technologies available to Government Customers.

Kharros selected for the DIU Commercialization Fellowship
June 30, 2026

Kharros Selected by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to Participate in the 2026 Commercialization Fellowship

Kharros joins the DIU Commercialization Fellowship to bring objective, vendor-neutral evaluation to government acquisition.

June 23, 2026

Kharros Selected for Naval Postgraduate School's JIFX 26-4 Field Experimentation Event

Kharros' source-selection and contract-management platform will test its down-select workflow against live field data at Camp Roberts

February 8, 2026

Kharros Selected for Catalyst Campus Mini-Accelerator to Establish New Standard for Space AI Evaluation

Kharros joins Catalyst Campus to accelerate trusted AI adoption for the Space Force through rigorous, independent benchmarking.