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Growth, tech and operations leadership moves across the market

One of the market's notable founders lines up a new role and a second returns to the company he helped start nearly a decade ago, among other hires and promotions highlighted in here.

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Voyager acquires rocket motor, energetics supplier

Estes Energetics is the U.S.’ only producer of military-grade black powder, a key ingredient for the onshore integration and assembly of defense systems that the Pentagon wants more of.

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Quiet Professionals, Spathe Systems join forces

The combined company now touts a 400-person workforce and is carrying out this move with McNally Capital's backing.

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Quindar closes $18M Series A round for classified business push

The three-year-old software developer's network of backers includes Washington Harbour Partners and the venture arm of Booz Allen Hamilton.

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ShorePoint gets CM Equity Partners' backing

The Treasury Department is by far the largest customer for this eight-year-old cyber specialist, which is looking to do more across government.

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Pentagon expands partnership with Quantum sensing startup

The Defense Department is looking to speed up deployment of new GPS alternatives.

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AI is now table stakes for the 2025 Fast 50

Nearly 80% of the government market's fastest-growing small businesses cite artificial intelligence as a core capability.

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Chaos Industries collects $510M in Series D round

The three-year-old counter-drone tech specialist, is led by a co-founder of Epirus, another defense tech unicorn.

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Booz Allen signs lease for Reston HQ, eyes 2027 open

Booz Allen Hamilton joins the club of Washington Technology Top 100 companies that have chosen Reston, Virginia, for their headquarters.

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York Space Systems files for public offering

Founded in 2012 by CEO Dirk Wallinger, this small satellite maker is looking to capture a similar type of investor interest that Firefly Aerospace and Voyager Technologies received in their IPOs.

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SAIC reorganization brings wave of senior executive departures

Science Applications International Corp. goes from a structure of five business units to three amid its push to reinvigorate growth.

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Toni Townes-Whitley breaks her silence on sudden departure from SAIC

Science Applications International Corp.'s board wanted a new direction as the former CEO cites several accomplishments from her two-year stint leading the company.

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Coding, autonomy and a new fund highlight a week of venture moves

Two companies tout their newest rounds of investment capital, while a veteran-led venture firm announces its third fund for backing early-stage firms.

Breaking News Contracts

Government to reopen after House votes to end longest-ever shutdown

Many furloughed workers, who will receive backpay, were already told Wednesday to report to work the following day for the first time in nearly six weeks.

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Veritas Capital to acquire MetroStar Systems

MetroStar was originally founded in 1999 to help agencies get a handle on Y2K and has since evolved into more of an enterprise IT services provider.

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Govini founder arrested on child solicitation charges

The arrest of Eric Gillespie comes a month after the company secured a Bain Capital investment to expand its artificial intelligence tools to a wider landscape.

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BigBear pushes into agentic AI arena with $250M acquisition

In talking with Wall Street, CEO Kevin McAleenan describes the purchase of Ask Sage as one focused on gaining more capability to help agencies deploy secure artificial intelligence at scale.

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V2X touts progress on its capture agenda

In talking with Wall Street, CEO Jeremy Wensinger said the company has won two of the five major opportunities on its priority list even as it awaits one to work through the protest process.

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A pair of CEO transitions and more leadership moves across the market

This new edition of our executive appointment listing also includes a pair of moves focused on investment activity in the market.

Contracts

Unveiling acquisition overhaul, Hegseth tells industry to get with the program

One expert said the reforms would sweep away Cold War processes — and draw backlash from established primes.