Two Six acquires intell community software developer

Two Six Technologies makes its first acquisition since the company’s formation earlier this year by The Carlyle Group.

Rite Solutions books new work with Navy's undersea warfare center

Rite Solutions wins a new contract to continue its support of submarine communications for the Navy's organization focused on undersea warfare.

Teledyne FLIR hires new surveillance biz leader

Teledyne FLIR makes its first hire of a senior executive since the combination of both businesses earlier this year.

Sigma Defense Systems board adds former CACI tech chief

Sigma Defense Systems' board of directors elects a new member in Deborah Dunie, former chief technology officer at CACI International.

Cerner appoints new CEO

Cerner appoints a new CEO that will be responsible for leading the company as its electronic health record technology goes out further across the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments

Ultisat hires pair of new vice presidents

Ultisat, the U.S. subsidiary of Speedcast, hires one vice president to lead business development functions and a second VP that will focus his attention on technical innovation.

One morning: Four deals declared done

Our email inbox got flooded on Thursday morning with announcements of four completed acquisitions, so here's a summary of what transpired.

Small biz takes $2.5B SEC professional services contract

Small business C2 Alaska LLC wins a $2.5 billion contract for broad professional services to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

AT&T, NOVA unveil IT apprenticeship program

AT&T and the Northern Virginia Community College have unveiled apprenticeship program to give on-the-job training in IT to students and create a new pool of national security talent.

Data Society makes acquisition to grow training portfolio

Training software firm Data Society makes an acquisition to further expand its academies that act as a provider of education and re-skilling for professional staffers

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: What's driving today's hot M&A market?

The market has rarely seen the level of merger and acquisition activity that we see today with a plethora of large and small buyers. To breakdown what’s driving the deals, Editor Nick Wakeman spoke with Bob Kipps of the investment bank KippsDeSanto.

Opinion

How to move tech from disruptive to sustainable

Disruptive technologies can become catalysts for sustainability when public policies and private initiatives align and create long-term benefits.

Castellum's latest acquisition takes company further to new stock listing

Defense technology company Castellum is rapidly closing acquisitions including its latest deal focused on cyber and network engineering as the firm pushes to have its stock traded on an exchange.

Navy previews $2.5B shipboard network recompete

The Navy gives industry a first glimpse at how the service branch plans to recompete its estimated $2.5 billion contract vehicle for products and services to support shipboard networks.

Forcepoint appoints new product chief

Forcepoint brings in a two-decade cybersecurity industry veteran and former Symantec executive to the role of chief product officer.

Raytheon adds former DOD, Air Force civilian exec

Raytheon Technologies hires a former Defense Department and Air Force civilian executive to the leadership team within the company's intelligence and space segment.

Ernst & Young expands government, public sector practice leadership team

Ernst & Young hires a longtime state government official to the leadership team of the firm’s public sector practice.

Trade groups unite in push to get COVID-19 cost relief provision extended

Several trade associations representing companies in the government market ask congressional appropriators to extend a provision of the first coronavirus economic relief law covering the costs of contractor employees locked out of federal facilities.

Bezos, Blue Origin move their lunar lander fight to the court

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is taking its protest over the NASA lunar lander contract to the courtroom, where the company will continue arguing that the agency made several mistakes in choosing Elon Musk's SpaceX for the program.

Oceus brings in new growth, strategy chief

Oceus Networks appoints its new chief growth and strategy officer from the private equity owner that acquired the company last year.