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Red River acquires cyber specialist
This transaction includes both an applied research arm and a contract to overhaul one of the federal government's most sensitive networks.
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Electrosoft gets backing from Ken Bajaj's new company
Electrosoft has long focused on cyber and now is seeking to expand its capabilities in artificial intelligence, digital transformation and data analytics.
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Peerless Technologies acquires cyber, systems engineering specialist
Peerless becomes a 700-employee company and adds a portfolio of work involving the electromagnetic spectrum.
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AWS announces new AI Factories to reduce infrastructure barriers for public, private sector
AWS and NVIDIA have teamed up to offer public and private sector partners access to bespoke artificial intelligence resources.
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Markon acquires cyber tool developer
Markon grows its workforce to around 600 people with this transaction, the newest in a handful of them with Sterling Investment Partners' backing.
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Space, tech and growth leadership moves across the market
A pair of executive appointments at blue chip defense hardware companies also feature, plus two board appointments at one of the market's largest nonprofits.
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VTG acquires another intel-focused firm
The purchase of Miklos Systems is VTG's fifth of 2025 and adds software, cloud, data and other services for intelligence community agencies.
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IonQ invests in maker of hydrogen-powered drones
Heven AeroTech will ad quantum sensors and other related technologies into the vehicles.
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Growth, tech and operations leadership moves across the market
One of the market's notable founders lines up a new role and a second returns to the company he helped start nearly a decade ago, among other hires and promotions highlighted in here.
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Voyager acquires rocket motor, energetics supplier
Estes Energetics is the U.S.’ only producer of military-grade black powder, a key ingredient for the onshore integration and assembly of defense systems that the Pentagon wants more of.
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Quiet Professionals, Spathe Systems join forces
The combined company now touts a 400-person workforce and is carrying out this move with McNally Capital's backing.
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Quindar closes $18M Series A round for classified business push
The three-year-old software developer's network of backers includes Washington Harbour Partners and the venture arm of Booz Allen Hamilton.
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ShorePoint gets CM Equity Partners' backing
The Treasury Department is by far the largest customer for this eight-year-old cyber specialist, which is looking to do more across government.
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Pentagon expands partnership with Quantum sensing startup
The Defense Department is looking to speed up deployment of new GPS alternatives.
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AI is now table stakes for the 2025 Fast 50
Nearly 80% of the government market's fastest-growing small businesses cite artificial intelligence as a core capability.
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Chaos Industries collects $510M in Series D round
The three-year-old counter-drone tech specialist, is led by a co-founder of Epirus, another defense tech unicorn.
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Booz Allen signs lease for Reston HQ, eyes 2027 open
Booz Allen Hamilton joins the club of Washington Technology Top 100 companies that have chosen Reston, Virginia, for their headquarters.
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York Space Systems files for public offering
Founded in 2012 by CEO Dirk Wallinger, this small satellite maker is looking to capture a similar type of investor interest that Firefly Aerospace and Voyager Technologies received in their IPOs.
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SAIC reorganization brings wave of senior executive departures
Science Applications International Corp. goes from a structure of five business units to three amid its push to reinvigorate growth.
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