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Maxar's name is no more after rebrand

Vantor houses the earth imagery work, while Lanteris Space Systems is where hardware and infrastructure manufacturing takes place.

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Razor’s Edge tops goal for its fourth fund

With $560 million in committed capital, the venture investment firm is focused on making more national security investments.

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Auterion closes $130M Series B round to expand drone software

The company pivoted to defense after Russia invaded Ukraine and emphasizes artificial intelligence in its design of the software.

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KBR plans spinoff of government business

This new, independent publicly-traded company would hit the market by mid-to-late 2026.

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Redhorse moves Klemm up to CEO post

Klemm's two-decade career in the market covers national security, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and data exploitation.

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Xcelerate buys General Dynamics background investigation business

Xcelerate is pushing to become a part of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative aimed at modernizing and streamlining the security clearance process.

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Aerospace Corp. promotes its next CEO from within

Tanya Pemberton will start in the role on Oct. 18 and lead a 4,800-employee organization that operates a federally-funded research-and-development center focused on space.

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How CASE sees custom as evergreen in software development

Some level of refactoring and engineering will always be needed to make commercial software work for agencies. Here is how this AE Industrial-backed company is looking at opportunities there.

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Tech, finance and operations leadership moves across the market

Plus a former federal chief information officer returns to the industry she worked in as a board of directors member.

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Anthropic CEO sees 3 areas where policymakers can help with AI

Dario Amodei shared the risk mitigation areas government officials should focus on to balance AI innovation and safety in the U.S.

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Apex closes $200M Series D investment round

The three-year-old satellite and bus maker fetched the same amount in its Series C round, giving us another data point of venture interest in space.

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Veritas Capital fetches $14.4B for its ninth fund

The firm initially sought to raise $13 billion for Veritas Capital Fund IX.

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IonQ launches federal business to expand cyber and defense work

The quantum tech company also named Robert Cardillo, the former National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency director, as executive chairman of the federal business to lead strategic operations and partnerships.

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Expedition Technology lands backing from Enlightenment, Razor's Edge

The 12-year-old intelligence software specialist is pushing to widen the availability of its toolset for national security agencies.

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American Systems acquires managed IT, cyber provider

American Systems adds 400 new employee-owners to its staff via the company's largest-ever acquisition.

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SAIC's challenges are hardly unique, but still put pressure on its outlook

In talking with Wall Street, CEO Toni Townes-Whitley gets candid about the market's volatility and how the company has pulled back some of its expectations.

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Microsoft hires SAP vet as corporate federal VP

Carmen Krueger joins Microsoft to help oversee its federal strategy focused on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

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Shift5 closes $75M Series C round

The seven-year-old cyber startup focuses on operational technology and touts a network of investors including Booz Allen Hamilton's venture arm, AE Industrial Partners and Insight Partners.

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Quantinuum secures $600M to advance quantum computing tech

The company will work with its Honeywell parent, NVIDIA and other companies to develop a universal fault tolerant quantum computer to work on cryptography, optimization and drug discovery challenges.

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Tech, finance and operations leadership moves across the market

Promotions and expanded duties also feature, both at one of the market's most high-profile startups and longest-standing players.