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Ashton Carter, innovative DOD secretary, dies at 68

As defense secretary during the Obama administration, Carter pushed for policies to modernize how the military buys technology and to open the door for women and transgender people to serve more fully.

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Lawmakers question revolving door between government and crypto industry

A group of Democratic lawmakers issued letters to several financial regulatory agencies in a bid to examine the growing trend of former public servants working for digital asset companies.

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FCW co-founder Anne Armstrong honored with ACT-IAC award

ACT-IAC honored several federal IT notables at their annual executive leadership conference this week.

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Lockheed, Red Hat demo AI workloads on unmanned aircraft

Both companies are partners for several aspects of each others' strategies.

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SilverEdge buys identity intelligence, ServiceNow specialist

The national security technology integrator has closed two transactions with its private equity owner's assist.

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Treasury debuts plan to penalize foreign investment threatening national security

The guidance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States comes as legislators have been increasingly worried about foreign investment in major technology companies.

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FalconTek purchases language analysis specialist

The service-disabled, veteran-owned small business acquirer is looking for a bigger footprint.

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ICF hires climate research team leader

Climate, environment and infrastructure advisory services are a key growth driver for the company.

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Survey puts contractors at the bottom of customers' trust factor

Even the media ranked higher as a trusted source of news and information for federal agencies than their contractors, according to the most recent Marketing for the Public Sector report.

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What is a 'market' in the world of GovCon?

The Booz Allen Hamilton-EverWatch antitrust case's final outcome hinges on answering that question, to which a federal judge gave some clarity in her ruling that the transaction can go ahead.

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L3Harris invests in autonomous sea vehicle maker

Both firms see their partnership as facilitating collaboration and technology sharing.

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Lockheed sketches out a partial outlook along with the complications

The world's largest defense company believes it knows when growth will return even while facing several unknowns.

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Shield Capital adds former Defense Innovation Unit leader

Michael Brown previously led the Pentagon's main interface to work with commercial tech startups for four years.

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Cherokee Federal names new operating chief

The two-decade industry veteran's career includes senior roles at PAE, Lockheed Martin and General Electric.

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Former Northrop CEO joins tech investor, incubator

Wes Bush will help the firm's other leadership team members to identify emerging national security and health care tech firms.

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Booz Allen closes EverWatch purchase after judge's greenlight

The judge's memo to all parties regarding next steps in this antitrust case is due for release soon.

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Viasat's bigger picture for its business and network

The satellite operator's pending sale of its Link 16 product business is all about focusing on the core network and related offerings ahead of a transformational series of launches.

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SilverEdge acquires software development firm

Private equity firm Godspeed Capital Management stood up the national security tech integrator by combining three other acquisitions.

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Veritas Capital to acquire space component maker

The selling party has gone through a long-term restructuring of its portfolio.