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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.

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The Pentagon’s investment deals draw congressional scrutiny

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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V2X's partnerships with the hyperscalers center on data and processes

In talking with Wall Street, CEO Jeremy Wensinger highlights smart warehousing and artificial intelligence as core focus areas for V2X's collaborations with the cloud giants.

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L3Harris hires former Peraton CFO as new finance chief

Ken Bedingfield, who first joined L3Harris as CFO in December 2023, will focus exclusively on leading its missile solutions business that is preparing to go public later in the year.

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One click, 3,800 contracts: Unison automates FAR deviation mods at scale

The company's bulk modification tool helped one government agency issue thousands of contract changes in moments rather than weeks.

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Sierra Space's new CEO and more leadership moves across the market

One chief financial officer at a publicly-traded company plans to retire and a former CIA cyber leader joins industry, among other key hires and promotions.

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Woven Solutions acquires Valence in commercial tech integration push

This is Woven's third acquisition since the company itself was bought by private equity firm Falfurrias Management Partners in August.

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Space, energy and software coding investment rounds to note

Aalyria, Chariot Defense, Code Metal and the publicly-traded Intuitive Machines also detail what they plan to do next with their new capital infusions.

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CTEC stays with Upchurch, appoints her full-time CEO

Audra Upchurch stepped into the interim CEO role after then-leader Joel Willett announced his bid for the Senate.

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Trump unveils Big Tech pledge to offset rising data center energy costs

President Donald Trump’s national address touched on the rising energy costs incurred by increasing AI use, in addition to reinforcing his administration’s imperative to tackle fraud in government programs.

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IonQ hires trio of Dell vets to lead federal push

The quantum computing and networking technology provider's current customer base includes the Air Force Research Laboratory and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.