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Markon buys IT consulting firm

This represents Markon's second purchase with the support of Sterling Investment Partners, which carved out the business in the summer of 2023.

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Aechelon lands Sagewind's backing

Aechelon makes image and data generation systems and databases to aid in military pilot training programs.

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CMS pulls the plug on $6.6B call center recompete

The incumbent Maximus filed a lawsuit after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services put a labor harmony agreement into the solicitation, but CMS has essentially ended the argument.

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Maximus' big watch item for 2025 is Trump 2.0

In talking with investors, Maximus CEO Bruce Caswell points to those being appointed to key positions in the second Trump administration as one big factor for the company and industry heading into 2025.

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BlueHalo acquires underwater robotic tech provider

The technologies that VideoRay specializes in are also what it will bring to AeroVironment, when the latter closes its acquisition of BlueHalo.

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Unanet adds AI tool through GovPro acquisition

Unanet brings in an artificial intelligence capability to its portfolio of offerings that help companies respond to solicitations.

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Space, finance and talent leadership leadership moves across the market

Two of the government market's most notable publicly-traded companies also announce the newest members of their boards of directors.

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CoreStack enters federal market through acquisition

Karthhik Consulting's team of 125 employees provide cloud security and compliance offerings to federal agencies, a new set of customers for CoreStack whose primary clients have been in financial services and health care.

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CACI details the tech and talent legs of its strategy

Investor day presentations like this newest one from CACI are an opportunity to go deeper into a company's strategy. Here are some main takeaways from two key portions of the event.

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AeroVironment builds out defense tech portfolio with BlueHalo acquisition

The combination creates a larger player in uncrewed systems, technologies to counter them and space offerings.

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How LMI incubated its own generative AI tool before going to market

LIGER emerged out of the company's technology studio and while data scientists built it, the grander goal was for everyone to use it.

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Enlightenment unveils fifth fund with $825M raised

Enlightenment Capital's reveal of its newest investment vehicle coincides with a rebrand of the workflow and regulatory software provider it acquired in the spring.

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For Your Information hires Sami as president

This woman-owned small business completed a merger in 2021 and is now charting the next phase of its strategy.

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Kepler promotes Conrad to lead US subsidiary

Kepler is pushing to grow the reach of its optical data relay network across federal agencies.

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Private equity firm creates company to harness tech for societal good

Gavin Long’s Pleasant Land group has acquired Livanta and DOMA Technologies to form a new company whose mission is improving how doctors and nurses make better care decisions.

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Integral Federal acquires agile development specialist

By purchasing Pragmatics, Integral is pushing closer to its goal of $200 million in annual revenue by 2025.

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Tria Federal's path in the middle tier centers on 2 core markets

The Sagewind Capital-backed company is acquiring Softrams and undertaking a reorganization to set itself up for the future, as Tria Federal's chief executive explains.

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Godspeed collects $675M for its third fund

The backer of Crimson Phoenix, SilverEdge and Special Aerospace Services unveils this new vehicle for more investments.

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Undersea drone startup fetches $16M to aid hiring, manufacturing push

Lockheed Martin Ventures, RTX Ventures, SAIC Ventures and In-Q-Tel are the GovCon names involved in this investment round.

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ICF hires former Labcorp exec to lead corporate development

Dr. Eric Hakimov will work with other senior ICF leaders on investments and strategies across its key growth markets.