Companies

SAIC clarifies its mission to the new administration amid heightened contractor scrutiny

In talking with Wall Street, Science Applications International Corp. executives summarize their experience two months into a new Trump administration and how they are explaining SAIC's role in the ecosystem.

Companies

Arlington Capital reveals its new defense tech company

The same investment firm that is selling BlueHalo to AeroVironment is now ready to showcase GRVTY, a specialist in geospatial and signals intelligence.

Companies

Isakowitz to step down as Aerospace Corp. CEO

Steve Isakowitz has led the nonprofit space organization for 10 years and oversaw the relocation of its headquarters to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region.

Companies

Shield AI hires former Splunk chief as CEO

Gary Steele will lead the defense tech unicorn's push to scale out after a $240 million investment round.

Contracts

Trump’s ‘pincer maneuver’ reshapes federal contracting landscape

Contractors are under more pressure than before to justify value and embrace innovation as the DOGE seeks radical efficiencies through cuts and process reforms.

Companies

Bluestaq takes in new minority owner

One Bow River's new private equity fund is now a backer of Bluestaq and one of nearly a dozen that participates in an investment program focused on the military's key tech priorities.

Companies

Bechtel promotes Volovar to lead government portfolio

The global construction giant's nuclear, security and environmental global business unit houses all of its U.S. and international public sector work.

Opinion

GovCon enters uncharted territory in Trump's efficiency push

The combination of federal workforce reductions and spending cuts are providing little clarity to the industry.

Companies

Growth and space leadership moves across the market

Our periodic summary of executive movement begins with one of the market's most notable private equity names adding to its braintrust.

Companies

Shield AI closes $240M investment round

The 10-year-old defense tech unicorn's lineup of backers now includes L3Harris Technologies.

Companies

Epirus collects $250M in Series D capital to scale up production

The seven-year-old startup is pushing to further develop and make more of its Leonidas system, which works to fire lasers and other pulses at adversaries' drones.

Companies

Riverside Research acquires secure hardware provider

Riverside is seeking to accelerate its development of new mobile devices and bring virtualization techniques further out to the edge.

Companies

General Atomics acquires signal processing tech provider

North Point Defense started in 2012 to develop automation-centric technologies for defense and intelligence operators.

Companies

Sabel Systems hires Purvis as chief executive

The former QinetiQ US CEO will lead Sabel through this new phase of its strategy as a Sagewind Capital-backed company.

Companies

Trade group urges Commerce secretary to support the work of subagencies

The Business Software Alliance said international alliances, export control regimes and standards harmonization efforts can all support the Department of Commerce’s advancement of U.S. tech.

Companies

ICF lays out the risks, opportunities from Trump's push for cuts

The company has quantified the risks from actions like stop-work orders and contract terminations, but is also looking at the tech business as where some opportunity exists.

Breaking News Companies

Trump administration asks agencies to cull consultants

A memo dated Wednesday asks agencies to review their contracts with 10 of the “highest paid” companies.

Companies

Nightwing appoints Coleman as chief executive

Bob Coleman takes the helm at Nightwing less than a year after its private equity owner acquired the business from RTX.

Companies

VTG acquires intelligence community IT services company

This is VTG’s third purchase with the backing of its majority owner, the private equity firm Alvarez & Marshal Capital.

Companies

Parsons explores 2 growth pathways for missile defense

In talking with Wall Street, CEO Carey Smith highlights the Air Force's ground-based nuclear missile replacement program and "Iron Dome for America" as key watch items for the company.