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SPA makes another acquisition to build simulation and wargaming capabilities

The Arlington Capital Partners-owned company acquires a long-time partner and solutions provider to the Navy and Air Force.

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AeroVironment's tech and business blueprints with BlueHalo now in the fold

At an investor open house event, AeroVironment executives lay out the this new phase of its strategy that includes a focus on production quantities and unifying different systems in the field.

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Tracking shutdown costs now will determine what you can recover later

Contractors have 30 days after work resumes to file for equitable adjustments, but the accounting and documentation must start now.

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Buchanan & Edwards hires Bellios as CEO

The company cited Chris Bellios' background as including work to capture long-term contracts and stand up training programs.

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OpenAI, AMD announce 6 gigawatt partnership

The new agreement between OpenAI and Advanced Microelectronic Devices underscores the huge demand for computing power in the AI era.

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Hanwha Defense USA brings in Rear Adm. Tom Anderson to lead shipbuilding operations

A former program executive officer for ships, Tom Anderson will lead the company's push to expand its U.S. maritime presence after acquiring the Philly Shipyard.

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SAIC eyes AI and digital portfolio boost through $205M acquisition

In its first acquisition since 2021, Science Applications International Corp. is buying SilverEdge to add a software platform and agentic artificial intelligence products for the national security sector.

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Former CISA lead Matt Hartman joins Merlin Group as chief strategy officer

Hartman most recently served as acting head of cyber at the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency. He now joins Merlin to grow its partnerships with technology companies and government agencies.

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Sabre Systems hires Quigley as CEO

The CM Equity Partners-owned company enters a new phase of its strategy to grow software engineering, cyber and other technology services for federal agencies.

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Firefly seeks software, defense growth with $855M SciTec acquisition

The Golden Dome missile defense initiative is top of mind for Firefly with this purchase, as are broader space domain awareness missions that require a combination of software and hardware.

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Parsons acquires water project specialist

Parsons has increasingly used acquisitions as a way to evolve its critical infrastructure business in the same way it has done for the federal business.

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Shutdown’s ripple effect: Contractors, small businesses face devastating economic hit

At least 1 million contractor employees face lost paychecks as the funding lapse disrupts their companies' services to agencies and freezes federal operations.

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LMI promotes Wilson to chief executive

Doug Wagoner will transition to chairman of the board of directors after having led LMI for five years, including the transition from its longstanding nonprofit status to being a for-profit company.

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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.