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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.
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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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