Companies

Aerospace firm pays $13M to cover cyber gaps in Army, MDA and NASA work

The payment also includes $2.35 million for the whistleblower who kicked off the Justice Department investigation.

New entrants, adaptation shape GovCon in Northern Virginia

The industry's future trajectory, and that of the overall Northern Virginia region, still depends on talent for tech-intensive fields in government and non-government markets.

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Walkinshaw wants congressional oversight to include FITARA reboot

The Democratic lawmaker representing parts of Northern Virginia says the incoming majority should bring back IT oversight scorecards as part of a post-DOGE rebuild of government.

SBA official: industry's voice needed on size standard proposals

In remarks at the 2026 GovCon Awards, Ryan Lambert of the Small Business Administration reminded attendees they have two weeks left to submit comments.

Shield AI to acquire radar maker Echodyne in $5.3 billion deal

Shield AI is pushing to expand its reach into counter-drone systems and diversify its revenue beyond autonomy software.

Leidos hones cyber product bet on the 'whole AI-powered patching process'

In talking with Wall Street, chief executive Tom Bell sheds some light on Leidos' new Parcata offering that relies on large language models to find security problems with software.

Tech, finance and sales leadership moves across the market

The business unit being spun off from KBR features in our newest listing of key hires and promotions.

OpenAI hones public sector focus with new leadership hires

In addition to hiring former Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, the frontier AI firm brought on several new executives in October, including alums from Oracle and Amazon Web Services.

Lockheed pays $29.5M to settle DEI claims sparked by former VP

The settlement grew out of a whistleblower’s claim that Lockheed Martin's human resources team ordered him to take 18 white employees off a bonus list.

Aptim hires V2X's former leader as chief executive

Chuck Prow oversaw the creation of V2X via the 2022 merger of Vertex and Vectrus.

Delphinus, Shorepoint and Tenica close on acquisitions

Private capital is behind all three transactions that cut across the market's maritime, cybersecurity and intelligence community domains.

ATI fights SBA’s bid to argue its case in secret

The tribally-owned contractor claims the Small Business Administration is relying on a Justice Department probe to avoid having to explain why the company is suspended from federal contracting.

Telos promotes Griffin to CEO as Wood steps back

John Wood's transition to executive chairman of the board of directors concludes his 32-year run as chief executive, a tenure marked by the cyber company's initial public offering in 2020.

Growth, human capital and operations leadership moves across the market

Key hires at one of the industry's most active private capital identities and a frontier artificial intelligence company feature in this listing.

Thales hires Zolet to lead US defense subsidiary

David Zolet will lead a Thales Defense & Space Inc. portfolio that includes tactical and satellite communications, as well as electronic warfare and cybersecurity.

Northwood closes $375M Series C raise for space network ambitions

Washington Harbour Partners is staying involved in this two-year-old antenna maker, which also counts In-Q-Tel as an investor.

ATI seeks emergency order to end year-long ban from federal contracting

The tribally-owned contractor says the Small Business Administration suspended it over a single YouTube video and has yet to produce any evidence of wrongdoing a year later.