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How CACI views DOD's push for more commercial and consolidated software buys

In talking with Wall Street, CEO John Mengucci also describes how the company's portfolio in networks is driven by work on software.

Tech, growth and operations leadership moves across the market

One global commercial software provider brings in a new U.S. public sector leader, while USPTO's now-former chief information officer heads to the private sector.

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Software holding company acquires Monster's public sector business

Monster Government Solutions gets a new owner following a bankruptcy process undertaken by its former parent company.

Firefly captures $868M in IPO proceeds

This is the second space-focused initial public offering in as many months with both exceeding original expectations on the proceed and valuation fronts.

Small defense industrial base firms pose tempting targets for nation-state hackers, NSA official says

Some 80% of the defense industrial base are actually small firms, according to the NSA’s head of DIB security, who has helped over 200 providers identify thousands of vulnerabilities in their systems.

Intuitive Machines to acquire navigation software provider for $30M

The space exploration company is bringing in-house one of its partners, which has supported two flights to the moon.

GSA, Amazon sign onto new centralized cloud pact

The General Services Administration's newest agreement under its OneGov procurement strategy also includes education and training services for employees on how to use the cloud-based tools.

OpenAI to give federal agencies ChatGPT access at $1 per year

The General Services Administration signs this new OneGov pact to help agencies adopt advanced artificial intelligence tools as part of the Trump administration’s push for AI leadership.

How Guidehouse's $1.5B AI investment will bring others in too

Building out a partner ecosystem and training Guidehouse's 18,000 employees on using artificial intelligence tools are key to how the company will work with clients to adopt them.

Leidos CEO: cost, efficiency conversations with customers are shifting

In talking with Wall Street, Tom Bell says the customer dialogue tide is turning from "simply slash-and-burn" and more toward what the longer term should look like.

Special Aerospace Services unveils new name, identity

The space- and missile defense-focused company employs 250 people that work on systems and technologies for emerging priorities, of which the Golden Dome initiative is one.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.