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Lockheed's CEO reacts to Trump's acquisition overhaul orders
In talking with Wall Street, Jim Taiclet highlights how many of the regulations and statutes that have evolved over decades look poised to be "really scrutinized and reduced."
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ANALYSIS: A less burdened customer collective also means a more powerful one
Don't confuse the Trump administration's push for agencies to have a leaner acquisition framework as making everything easier for contractors. Keeping them as customers might just get harder.
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Growth, operations and tech leadership moves across the market
A trio of board of directors additions also feature in this newest catalog of key hires, promotions and appointments.
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Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI authorized for all defense operations
Microsoft’s artificial intelligence offerings are now available at the highest impact level classification for the Defense Department.
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Lockheed promotes Scott to finance chief
Now-former CFO Jay Malave is leaving the defense giant after three years there.
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Shield AI acquires pilot analysis software suite
This is the defense tech unicorn's latest move to create more trust between human pilots and autonomy tools.
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Scout AI emerges from stealth with $15M in seed capital
Booz Allen Hamilton's venture arm was a co-lead in the initial investment round, from which the company plans to further pursue its strategy of integrating artificial intelligence and robotics technologies.
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WT Survey: Contractors see dark clouds hanging over the market
Our survey shows widespread concerns over budget constraints and federal workforce cuts by the Trump administration, with small businesses feeling the most impact.
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Claroty hires Sovada to lead public sector arm
Jen Sovada joins the cybersecurity company to lead sales and strategy for its government business.
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The state of naval autonomy
Companies are teeming with various uncrewed and autonomous systems to meet the Navy’s ask for a hybrid fleet—obstacles and all.
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APL promotes Van Wie to director
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory's next leader will be the ninth in the nonprofit's 83-year history.
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Growth, tech and talent leadership moves across the market
One promotion to chief operating officer and post-acquisition hire of a new chief financial officer also feature.
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Rancher's federal arm hires veteran of SRI, In-Q-Tel as chief executive
Ryan Lewis will lead the next phase of Rancher Government Solutions' strategy to expand in IT infrastructure modernization.
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PCI Federal adds tech capabilities via acquisition
The acquisition of SuprTEK brings digital transformation, cyber and other related skills to PCI Federal.
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HawkEye 360 brings in Probert to lead US government biz
The 10-year-old satellite operator is pushing to increase its footprint across defense and intelligence agencies.
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Washington Harbour Partners buys stake in debris-tracking satellite firm
The investment is the second announced within a week for Turion Space, which also builds satellites that can improve space-domain awareness.
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Defense tech, digital modernization drive GovCon M&A in 2024
Private equity firms led the charge with 85 out of 159 closed transactions as companies reposition themselves for emerging market opportunities.
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Nightwing acquires managed security services provider
This represents Nightwing's first purchase since its carveout from RTX and with new CEO Bob Coleman at the helm.
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In-Q-Tel's newest investments eye data storage and deepfake defense
The intelligence community's venture capital arm identifies a pair of companies whose creations apparently are showing promise for agencies.
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