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Microsoft takes Anthropic's side in DOD fight, warns it sets a new precedent

In a court briefing, Microsoft argues the Defense Department is using a national security policy designed for foreign adversaries against a U.S. company over a contract dispute.

  • By Nick Wakeman

DHA chooses joint venture for $225M acquisition support contract

The Defense Health Agency also included technical elements into the scope of work for its Contracting and Acquisition Support Services contract.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Anduril, X-Bow and York detail their newest space acquisitions

All three of these buyers have completed capital raises over the past 12 months, including one from the public markets.

  • By Ross Wilkers

BTMS grows contract portfolio with Integrity acquisition

BTMS is also using the transaction to expand its cybersecurity and data science offerings.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Booz Allen's venture arm goes across the pond for its newest investment

U.K.-headquartered Hadean focuses on digital wargaming and command-and-control tools for training and simulation initiatives.

  • By Ross Wilkers

With new 'VIA' strategy, General Dynamics IT evolves how it will pursue growth

The company is deepening its technology investments and increasing its focus on partnerships and delivery. As GDIT's president tells us, this is more of an evolutionary than a reactionary move.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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Anthropic sues over a dozen federal agencies and government leaders

The company asserts that the administration’s actions to designate Anthropic as a supply chain risk and order its removal from all federal agencies are retaliatory and not based on risk to national security.

  • By Alexandra Kelley

Meet the startups trying to build military-specific AI

The Anthropic-Pentagon feud revealed a giant gap between what giant frontier models do and what troops actually need.

  • By Patrick Tucker

CAE's new defense president and more leadership moves across the market

Key hires and promotions in corporate development, sales and finance also feature in this listing.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Inadev appoints former Attain exec Agarwal as CEO

Inadev's strategy highlights artificial intelligence, analytics, cloud engineering and other emerging technologies as core focus areas.

  • By Ross Wilkers

DCS acquires research and development firm

DCS is using this transaction to grow a portfolio of applied R&D and tech transition efforts at the Air Force, plus other agencies involved in aviation and space.

  • By Ross Wilkers

The Pentagon’s investment deals draw congressional scrutiny

DOD weapons buyer Michael Duffey testified about the decision to invest $1 billion in L3Harris.

  • By Lauren C. Williams

B/Core acquires another intelligence community specialist

NewSpring Holdings first entered its investment in B/CORE in 2023 and has since supported a handful of acquisitions to build a larger IT and digital transformation provider.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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Sierra Space and Vast detail their Series C investment rounds

National security space opportunities are a common thread between both companies as In-Q-Tel continues its involvement in one of them.

  • By Ross Wilkers

House amendment responding to Pentagon-Anthropic conflict fails committee vote

Lawmakers split over an amendment to the Defense Production Act from Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-Calif., that would have prohibited the government from blacklisting firms opposed to their tech being used in certain situations.

  • By Alexandra Kelley

Noda AI, Smack Technologies detail their Series A capital rounds

Autonomous system management and frontier artificial intelligence are the key tech areas of focus here.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Blue Fire Equity builds out defense-intel holdings with Jovian Concepts acquisition

This is the private equity firm's first acquisition as it targets prime contractors serving classified customers.

  • By Nick Wakeman

XTec acquired by Germany-headquartered security tech firm

Giesecke+Devrient is using this transaction to establish a larger foothold in North America and add a company that supports 105 agencies in credentialing employees and contractors.

  • By Ross Wilkers

DIA starts the bidding for $14B analysis, support contract

The Defense Intelligence Agency is hiring a group of companies to aid in the research, development and sustainment of new and existing systems that feed into military intelligence efforts.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Agencies begin to shed Anthropic contracts following Trump’s directive

Officials from the departments of Treasury, State and Health and Human Services confirmed they would be acting to comply with the White House mandate.

  • By Frank Konkel and Alexandra Kelley

How ICF views its return to federal growth

In talking with Wall Street, CEO John Wasson also explains how commercial energy has been a bright spot for the company.

  • By Ross Wilkers