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Aerospace Corp. promotes its next CEO from within
Tanya Pemberton will start in the role on Oct. 18 and lead a 4,800-employee organization that operates a federally-funded research-and-development center focused on space.
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Serco hires new CEO for North American business
Michael LaRouche, a 30-year industry veteran, will succeed the retiring Tom Watson on Oct. 1.
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Pentagon bans tech vendors from using China-based personnel following a ProPublica investigation
The Defense Department has tightened cybersecurity requirements for its cloud services providers. The changes come after ProPublica revealed how Microsoft’s use of China-based engineers left sensitive government
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The Pentagon’s new startup focus is pushing established companies to try new strategies
Older firms are finding ways to partner with tomorrow’s defense stars.
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How CASE sees custom as evergreen in software development
Some level of refactoring and engineering will always be needed to make commercial software work for agencies. Here is how this AE Industrial-backed company is looking at opportunities there.
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Salesforce launches new business unit for national security customers
Missionforce represents a “deepening” of services and relationships with defense, intelligence and aerospace agencies, according to Kendall Collins, who has been appointed CEO of Government Cloud, including the new business unit.
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Tech, finance and operations leadership moves across the market
Plus a former federal chief information officer returns to the industry she worked in as a board of directors member.
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Anthropic CEO sees 3 areas where policymakers can help with AI
Dario Amodei shared the risk mitigation areas government officials should focus on to balance AI innovation and safety in the U.S.
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Apex closes $200M Series D investment round
The three-year-old satellite and bus maker fetched the same amount in its Series C round, giving us another data point of venture interest in space.
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F5 to acquire CalypsoAI for $180M in AI security move
Lockheed Martin's arm for backing tech startups has been part of the investor network behind CalypsoAI, which designs its technology to offer a layered defense from data theft and other types of attacks.
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Army chooses 49 for $10B IT hardware recompete
The Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-4 Hardware vehicle includes 40 small businesses as awardees.
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Veritas Capital fetches $14.4B for its ninth fund
The firm initially sought to raise $13 billion for Veritas Capital Fund IX.
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IonQ launches federal business to expand cyber and defense work
The quantum tech company also named Robert Cardillo, the former National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency director, as executive chairman of the federal business to lead strategic operations and partnerships.
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Expedition Technology lands backing from Enlightenment, Razor's Edge
The 12-year-old intelligence software specialist is pushing to widen the availability of its toolset for national security agencies.
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American Systems acquires managed IT, cyber provider
American Systems adds 400 new employee-owners to its staff via the company's largest-ever acquisition.
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SAIC's challenges are hardly unique, but still put pressure on its outlook
In talking with Wall Street, CEO Toni Townes-Whitley gets candid about the market's volatility and how the company has pulled back some of its expectations.
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Microsoft hires SAP vet as corporate federal VP
Carmen Krueger joins Microsoft to help oversee its federal strategy focused on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
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A handful of acquisitions to note as September starts
Data analysis, electromagnetic systems, automation and simulation represent the tech drivers of these purchases.
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Shift5 closes $75M Series C round
The seven-year-old cyber startup focuses on operational technology and touts a network of investors including Booz Allen Hamilton's venture arm, AE Industrial Partners and Insight Partners.
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