Lockheed wants industry partners to help connect people & platforms

Lockheed Martin sees its vision of a more connected military enterprise as requiring the help of partners in the defense industry and other industries, such as the sector Lockheed's own CEO came from.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Deloitte puts down geographic, cyber footprints with Sentek acquisition

Deloitte has been pushing more into what it calls the "mission space" of the Navy. That has led the consulting firm to acquire Sentek and put down roots in a both key geographic region and technical area.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Planned Systems International makes health, cyber play through acquisition

Planned Systems International acquires a middle-tier systems integrator for a greater foothold in federal health and cyber programs.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Shield AI acquires firm that beat a human pilot

A company whose artificial intelligence engine beat a human-piloted fighter jet gets acquired in a deal the buyer hopes will speed deployment of that technology.

  • By Nick Wakeman

ECS parent backs acquisition of cyber, digital transformation

The parent company of government technology business ECS backs an acquisition to help the public sector business bolster its cybersecurity and digital transformation posture.

  • By Ross Wilkers

ID Technologies acquires secure connectivity product maker

ID Technologies acquires a provider of software designed to help users access classified government networks and other assets from disparate locations

  • By Ross Wilkers

Avantus Federal acquires cyber services firm

Avantus Federal completes its first acquisition under the new name and branding that it unveiled to the market in November 2020.

  • By Ross Wilkers
Podcasts

PROJECT 38: When's the right time to sell your company?

Often coverage of mergers and acquisitions focuses on the buyer and what it means to them. But in this episode of Project 38, Brandee Daly tells Editor Nick Wakeman why she decided the time was right to sell her company to Smartronix.

Darkblade deal adds second pillar to Intrepid

Private equity-backed Intrepid Solutions & Services has acquired Darkblade Solutions to build out the second of three pillars to serve defense and national security customers.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Octo acquires defense & intelligence IT integrator

Nearly six months after one large deal, Octo has moved onto the next one in this phase of its strategy to be the go-to technology modernization provider for federal agencies.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Booz Allen backs AI, machine learning software startup

Booz Allen Hamilton puts its technology scouting function to work by investing in an emerging startup company focused on making software for artificial intelligence and machine learning functions.

  • By Ross Wilkers

GovernmentCIO hits $700M mark with Salient CRGT acquisition

GovernmentCIO received private equity backing less than a year ago and in acquiring Salient CRGT, it has already found the next deal to move it further up the middle tier's food chain. Here is how they plan to make the most of the combination.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Huntington Ingalls pushes forward on services strategy with Alion acquisition

Huntington Ingalls Industries is acquiring Alion Science and Technology for $1.65 billion in the shipbuilder's latest foray to ramp up its solutions and services business. Here is also how company leaders answered this question from Wall Street about the deal and broader strategy behind it: what do you see yourself as?

  • By Ross Wilkers

SAIC's deal for Unisys Federal pays dividends for growth

Leaping to No. 5 on the 2021 Top 100, Science Applications International Corp. leaned on Unisys Federal to achieve growth growth and two other recent deals set the stage for more opportunities ahead.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

BlueHalo finds its first acquisition

BlueHalo has identified its first acquisition under that name and brand as a defense technology integrator backed by Arlington Capital Partners.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Valiant Integrated Services acquires logistics firm

Three years on from one major acquisition, Valiant Integrated Services completes another to add more third-party logistics and other work for federal agencies.

  • By Ross Wilkers

CSA closes acquisition & gets added backing

Digital transformation consulting firm Client Solution Architects hits the $100 million-annual revenue mark with an acquisition and gets added backing from one of the federal market's most active investors.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Former LGS CEO back with new venture, same investor backing

Kevin Kelly led the build and sale of LGS Innovations as its CEO and is partnering again with one of that company's investors to find more emerging government technology firms to back. Kelly tells us what they are looking for.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Booz Allen sits at the start of another transformation journey

Ranked No. 6 on the 2021 Top 100, Booz Allen Hamilton has transformed itself over the last decade but that is just a preview of another big shift on the horizon.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Enlightenment Capital backs 'Battlefield of Things' company

Enlightenment Capital's latest backing is of a technology integrator that focuses on what it calls the "Battlefield of Things" involving platforms and sensors connected to a private network at the edge.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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