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Sabre Systems hires Quigley as CEO
The CM Equity Partners-owned company enters a new phase of its strategy to grow software engineering, cyber and other technology services for federal agencies.
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Firefly seeks software, defense growth with $855M SciTec acquisition
The Golden Dome missile defense initiative is top of mind for Firefly with this purchase, as are broader space domain awareness missions that require a combination of software and hardware.
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Parsons acquires water project specialist
Parsons has increasingly used acquisitions as a way to evolve its critical infrastructure business in the same way it has done for the federal business.
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Shutdown’s ripple effect: Contractors, small businesses face devastating economic hit
At least 1 million contractor employees face lost paychecks as the funding lapse disrupts their companies' services to agencies and freezes federal operations.
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LMI promotes Wilson to chief executive
Doug Wagoner will transition to chairman of the board of directors after having led LMI for five years, including the transition from its longstanding nonprofit status to being a for-profit company.
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Maxar's name is no more after rebrand
Vantor houses the earth imagery work, while Lanteris Space Systems is where hardware and infrastructure manufacturing takes place.
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Crunch time for CMMC as November deadline looms
Full implementation of the standard takes effect in a month. In the meantime, a new study shows a compliance gap that could lock unprepared contractors out of defense contracts while cyber vulnerabilities persist.
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CBP awards $900M IT, enterprise business support pact
Customs and Border Protection sought industry support for various aspects of its operations related to emerging tech and management of key programs.
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Barbara Humpton's next role and more leadership moves across the market
Also included in this listing: an enterprise software giant's new public sector team leader, three chief financial officer appointments and a pair of chief technology officer hires.
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Razor’s Edge tops goal for its fourth fund
With $560 million in committed capital, the venture investment firm is focused on making more national security investments.
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Auterion closes $130M Series B round to expand drone software
The company pivoted to defense after Russia invaded Ukraine and emphasizes artificial intelligence in its design of the software.
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Azimuth acquisition pays off for Core4ce
Core4ce nearly doubles its Air Force advanced photonics research contract after the 2024 transaction.
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KBR plans spinoff of government business
This new, independent publicly-traded company would hit the market by mid-to-late 2026.
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Redhorse moves Klemm up to CEO post
Klemm's two-decade career in the market covers national security, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and data exploitation.
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Xcelerate buys General Dynamics background investigation business
Xcelerate is pushing to become a part of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative aimed at modernizing and streamlining the security clearance process.
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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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