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An initial look at the combined Rocket Lab-Iridium government business

This $8 billion cash-and-stock transaction brings together a launch business and 66-satellite constellation.

WT 360: All about Constellis’ approach for extending security perimeters

Constellis CEO Dan Gelston explains how the risk management services provider is looking to infuse analytics and artificial intelligence-driven technologies into an arena long defined by “Guards, gates, guns and dogs.”

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Growth, legal and operations leadership moves across the market

A pair of key hires in government relations teams and four board of directors additions also feature.

OMB issues instructions for agency migration to quantum-proof encryption

Agencies are expected to undertake two actions in service of enhanced security: execute a phased migration of cryptographic systems to prepare for quantum computing risk; and submit a PQC migration plan to OMB.

KBR hires CEO, finance chief to lead government spinoff

KBR is positioning "SpinCo," the placeholder name for this future company, to enter the market on $5 billion in annual revenue with 20,000 employees.

CGI set to promote new federal leader

Alisa Bearfield will become president of CGI Federal on Oct. 1 as Stephanie Mango is moving to a global role with the parent company.

Shift5's board stays with Magsig, names him full-time CEO

The venture-backed cyber and operational technology outfit also finalizes a handful of other C-level executive appointments.

NDAA provisions would reshape Pentagon’s use of ownership stakes in private companies

A Senate defense panel aims to place guardrails on direct equity investments, create an oversight board, and require briefings.

CACI hires former Lockheed space exec Young as COO

Space has featured prominently in CACI's strategy over recent years.

Thales' North American subsidiary hires Geckle as CEO

Robert Geckle most recently led the Airbus U.S. Space and Defense business for nearly four-and-a-half years.

Booz Allen to acquire Ultra defense tech unit for $720M

Booz Allen is pushing to ramp up its tech product integration efforts and increase the number of commercially-available offerings.

Twenty closes $100M Series B round for offensive cyber tech development

Several members of the two-year-old company's founding team helm from Palo Alto Networks, including CEO Joe Lin.

Concurrent Technologies hires Parsons vet Hamilton as CEO

CTC is embarking on its new 10-year strategic plan that retiring CEO Ed Sheehan Jr. oversaw the development of.

Jim Flyzik helped transform government IT from back-office function to mission enabler

The former Treasury chief information officer and early federal IT leader died June 4 at age 72.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT to debut on GenAI.mil in ‘early July’

The company is working closely with the Pentagon’s Chief Digital Artificial Intelligence Office to deliver more model access via GenAI.mil.

US counterintelligence agency looks to AI to accelerate background checks

A Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency official says advanced AI can cut parts of the vetting process from months to hours.

Industry and academia call on administration to free Anthropic’s AI model

Over 30 industry and academic professionals signed a letter to the Trump administration asking it to lift export controls, citing international competition and patches to network vulnerabilities.