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Finance, growth and tech leadership moves across the market
Our newest compilation of key hires and promotions features a trio of former government leaders taking up new private sector roles.
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Piper Sandler to acquire G Squared Capital Partners
Minneapolis-headquartered Piper Sandler views the GovCon landscape as a path for expanding its technology investment banking practice.
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SBA revokes USAID’s 8(a) contracting authority in wake of bribery scandal
The Small Business Administration is also auditing the government's entire 8(a) contracting program, which could impact the broader GovCon ecosystem.
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SAIC, Google form strategic alliance
The five-year agreement includes greater use of Google's distributed cloud offering as well as certifying 1,000 SAIC employees on the tech giant's products.
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Palo Alto seeks identity security growth in $25B CyberArk acquisition
Palo Alto sees the increasing use of artificial intelligence as driving demand for cybersecurity platforms that span network and identity security.
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Northrop unveils first cohort for autonomous flight tech program
Beacon is also a way for the blue chip defense hardware maker to share what it has learned over the years about autonomous flight with other companies.
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Dropzone AI closes $37M Series B round
In-Q-Tel is continuing its backing of the two-year-old startup, which is pushing an approach of blending agentic artificial intelligence functions and cyber.
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2025 Fast 50: Nomination period now open
The upcoming annual rankings will recognize the fastest-growing small businesses in the GovCon market.
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Firefly sets the size, specs of its public offering
Like with Voyager Technologies and its IPO, Firefly is looking to ride a wave of investor interest in space amid expectations of spending increases.
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SAIC's CEO: 'What was defense is now national security'
That description also extends to how Toni Townes-Whitley talks about the industry, but with a different word to describe its participants.
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Booz Allen's AI blueprint for customers and the company itself
In talking with Wall Street, Booz Allen's chief operating officer gives an overview of how the company is using artificial intelligence in its push to return the civil business to growth and for internal functions related to talent.
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SES closes $3.1B acquisition of Intelsat
The completion of the move also brings a new CEO for the government business, who is staying with the organization after being in the same role for Intelsat.
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GovCIO to acquire Iron Bow's telehealth subsidiary
GovCIO will inherit a $1.4 billion Veterans Affairs Department contract and has plans for further software and artificial intelligence investments in that program.
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Rune Technologies fetches $24M in Series A capital
The company emerged out of stealth mode only months ago and is pushing the development of its operating system for military logistics operators.
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Noblis' venture arm backs generative AI company
The nonprofit firm’s vehicle for investing in startups takes it to a company that works with organizations on adopting artificial intelligence and stay within their security and regulatory guardrails.
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On-ramp bidding begins for $1.8B DOD readiness support contract
The General Services Administration and Defense Department are focusing this search to add more companies to the contract's major system support pool.
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Microsoft's global public sector chief Angela Heise steps down
Phillippe Rogge, Vodafone Germany's former CEO and a Microsoft veteran, will take over leadership of the group Heise has led for the past three years.
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Deep Water Points hires consulting vet as CEO
Naval Aggarwal will lead the firm's strategic priorities of helping government contractors identify and pursue growth opportunities.
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York adds software, antenna offerings via acquisition
The small satellite maker moves to further round out its portfolio as the Defense Department pursues its Golden Dome missile defense vision.
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