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TOP 100: How Odyssey Systems views acquisition and its links to field operations

Company No. 73's blueprint for growing into new areas contains a mix of small leaps and longer-term bets that look ahead by five-to-10 years.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Westway receives Capitol Meridian's backing

Westway currently operates four classified facilities for government contractors with plans for a fifth and more.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Tyto Athene hires Boyd as CEO

The former IBM executive picks up the mantle of leading Tyto's strategy and vision from Dennis Kelly, who is remaining on the board of directors.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Empower AI acquires data, digital transformation outfit

This is Empower AI's first acquisition completed with the backing of majority owner KKR.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Anthropic hires Teresa Carlson as public sector lead

A veteran of several major tech companies, Carlson will work as Anthropic’s first global head of public sector.

  • By Alexandra Kelley

Lockheed, Ondas move on tech-focused acquisitions

Maritime systems, including sonar, and autonomous vehicles are the key areas of interest for both buyers.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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Iridium closes deal to expand air traffic network

The acquisition of Aireon comes as Iridium prepares for its $8 billion takeover by Rocket Lab.

  • By Nick Wakeman

DLH promotes finance chief JohnBull to CEO

The board of directors also elevates a new chief financial officer as CEO Zack Parker retires from the position.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Growth, finance and tech leadership moves across the market

Plus, one global financial giant appoints a new leader for its commercial banking team focused on this industry, among other key hires and promotions.

  • By Ross Wilkers

AWS launches Secret Cloud for industry’s classified workloads

The company made several announcements geared towards its government customers, including up to $1 billion in cloud credits for U.S. intelligence agencies.

  • By Frank Konkel

Lawmaker warns of administration’s ‘fetishization’ of Silicon Valley startups

Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., discussed his plans to scrutinize Trump-era contracting practices, revive federal IT oversight and push for AI policy.

  • By Alexandra Kelley, Ross Wilkers, Edward Graham and David DiMolfetta

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.

  • By Ross Wilkers

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.”

  • By Ross Wilkers
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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.

  • By Ross Wilkers

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.

  • By Alexandra Kelley

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.

  • By Ross Wilkers

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.

  • By Nick Wakeman

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.

  • By Ross Wilkers

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.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

CACI hires former Lockheed space exec Young as COO

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

  • By Ross Wilkers

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.

  • By Ross Wilkers