# Assail Launches Federal Cybersecurity Unit

Assail announced Assail Federal Inc., a dedicated business intended to bring its Reaper autonomous penetration-testing platform to U.S. defense, intelligence, and other national security customers. The offering supports continuous validation of network defenses and attack-path analysis across cloud, on-premises, disconnected, and in-theater environments, with capabilities related to zero-trust configurations and software patch priorities. The announcement identifies no solicitation, named government customer, contract award, funding amount, or procurement contact, so it establishes a new federal-market supplier rather than a currently defined bid opportunity.

- Contractors with federal cyber portfolios can evaluate whether Assail Federal’s platform complements their security assessment, penetration-testing, or cyber-readiness offerings and whether a teaming relationship is relevant.
- Procurement teams may encounter the Reaper platform as a potential solution for continuous defensive validation across connected and disconnected environments; the signals do not specify an acquisition vehicle or procurement requirement.
- No contract value, solicitation, or award timeline is disclosed, so there is no source-grounded bid deadline or specific procurement action to pursue.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** October 27, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. federal defense and intelligence agencies
- U.S. government

### Vendors
- Assail Federal, Inc. (Federal-market provider of the Reaper autonomous cybersecurity platform)
- Assail Inc. (Parent company and developer of the Reaper platform)
- Qanapi Public Sector ()

### Key Quotes
> Our federal customers need security that keeps pace with adversaries who are already using AI against them, and we are committed to working with partners that help our clients stay ahead of the threat.
> — Martin Rieger, Chief Solutions Officer of Qanapi Public Sector

### Sources
- [Assail Debuts Federal Unit for Autonomous Cybersecurity -- Security Today](https://securitytoday.com/articles/2026/10/27/assail-debuts-federal-unit-for-autonomous-cybersecurity.aspx) - Security Today
- [Assail Launches Assail Federal to Deliver Autonomous Offensive Cyber to Government](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/assail-launches-assail-federal-to-deliver-autonomous-offensive-cyber-to-government-302918776.html) - PR Newswire
- [Assail Launches Assail Federal to Deliver Autonomous Offensive Cyber to Government](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/assail-launches-assail-federal-deliver-130100124.html) - Yahoo Finance