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Financial, operations and growth leadership moves across the market

One of the market's most active private investment firms adds a new operating partner and a semiconductor maker brings in its newest public sector head, among other key hires and promotions.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Boeing's sale of Insitu and more transactions to note

Acentra Health and Precise Systems move on acquisitions with their private equity backers as FedTec becomes part of a larger, more global enterprise.

  • By Ross Wilkers

As AI models break free, White House works with firms on secret safety measures

Lawmakers are blasting administration's "ad-hoc" artificial intelligence strategy as tech giants pitch ideas to keep federal contracts flowing.

  • By Patrick Tucker

Hadrian fetches $1.37B to add more automation-intensive factories

The six-year-old company has four sites for making precision parts and other components, with plans for more facilities in-the-works.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Palantir calls on GSA to withdraw draft AI acquisition rule

The stance is more aggressive than that of many groups representing contractors, who told GSA to revise, rather than withdraw, the proposed large language model acquisition rule.

  • By Christian Robles

Tyto Athene rebrands as Quantum Sky

New CEO Andrew Boyd says the name change reflects a faster-moving, higher-stakes mission environment for its customers.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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Veritas to merge Steampunk into MetroStar Systems

The combination pairs MetroStar's artificial intelligence and digital transformation work with the delivery model of Steampunk.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Rocketdyne returns to the market

AE Industrial Partners is now in place as majority owner of the company, whose portfolio includes a rocket engine and propulsion systems.

  • By Ross Wilkers

How Leidos looks at the military's electronic health record plan

In talking with Wall Street, Leidos CEO Tom Bell goes over the Defense Health Agency's push to take on more integration responsibilities and where he sees the company fitting into that.

  • By Ross Wilkers

McNally Capital adds Tenica to its national security bench

Tenica brings mission support and cybersecurity services to McNally’s growing defense and intelligence portfolio.

  • By Nick Wakeman

K2 Space fetches $500M for its move to mass production

The four-year-old large satellite maker is pushing to build as many as 100 of them per year, some of which are contracted to be a part of the Golden Dome missile defense system.

  • By Ross Wilkers

L3Harris presses pause on Missile Solutions IPO plan

In talking with Wall Street, L3Harris Technologies CEO Chris Kubasik lays out the company's new timeline for the initial public offering and blueprint for positioning the business to investors.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Parsons moves to divest advisory, remote location contracts

In talking with Wall Street, CEO Carey Smith explains the company's choice to prioritize development work with one customer and why it opted to "stay on the SETA side of the house” with the Missile Defense Agency.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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Antares fetches $470M to move on military base reactor push

The three-year-old startup wants to get ahead of the government's own deadline for operating a nuclear reactor on military property.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Carlyle Group buys data protection tech maker

Secturion Systems is also bringing aboard a new chief executive as part of this transaction, which is Carlyle's first in its middle-market play.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Fast 50 nominations are open — Will your company make the cut?

Washington Technology is now accepting entries for our 2026 ranking of the government market's fastest-growing small businesses.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Booz Allen's view of itself in a world of more direct tech contracts

In talking with Wall Street, Booz Allen Hamilton CEO Horacio Rozanski advocates for his company remaining a key part of making commercial products work for agencies.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Tech, finance and growth leadership moves across the market

A trio of board appointments also feature in this listing, along with one company's designation of key executives for its Golden Dome pursuits.

  • By Ross Wilkers

ODRG bulks up national security portfolio with ASET Partners acquisition

ODRG adds enterprise IT, geospatial intelligence and cybersecurity capabilities with additional national security and homeland defense customers.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Bluestone backs Delphinus Engineering as Navy sustainment player eyes growth

This investment brings new capital for acquisitions and capability expansion, as well as a new CEO from within.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Knox Systems turns Microsoft investment into Azure FedRAMP partnership

The agreement lets Azure-based applications tap into Knox’s compliance platform to get authorized in as little as 90 days.

  • By Nick Wakeman