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CACI's $1.3B purchase of Azure Summit born out of familiarity

In explaining the acquisition to Wall Street, CACI International CEO John Mengucci pointed to a large Navy software development program as where the company got an early look at the possibilities.

  • By Ross Wilkers

CGI Federal closes Aeyon purchase

The acquisition brings 725 employees to CGI Federal and an expanded reach with clients such as NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration.

  • By Nick Wakeman

CACI to buy radio frequency tech maker for $1.3B

The pending addition of Azure Summit Technology is the newest move by CACI International to expand its electronic warfare and electromagnetic spectrum footprints.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Darkhive completes $21M Series A round for uncrewed vehicle development

Darkhive started with the premise of helping operators manage their fleets and devices that are in the field. This new round of investors includes RTX.

  • By Ross Wilkers

QualX takes in new private equity backing

QualX becomes the second federal technology company to join the portfolio of Renovus Capital Partners, which also holds Aretum.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Damon Griggs’ journey back to the c-suite

The former Dovel CEO explains why he decided to work with Madison Dearborn Partners and why Harmonia Holdings stood out from a crowded field of potential acquisitions.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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General Dynamics acquires special operations tech specialist

The transaction takes place more than a year after General Dynamics IT unveiled its digital accelerator strategy that lays out the company's tech agenda.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Madison Dearborn acquires Harmonia Holdings, brings in Dovel execs

Damon Griggs is a CEO once again and has set an "aggressive" $1 billion annual revenue goal.

  • By Nick Wakeman

ITC Federal lands Blue Delta backing

ITC will use this newfound resource for both acquisitions and key hires to shape its next phase.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Cherokee Federal stands up new investment arm

Sovereign Capital's first investment is its acquisition of majority ownership in a small business seen as having potential for faster growth.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Omni Federal eyes more big swings with new private equity owner

Madison Dearborn Partners is also bringing its network to this partnership as Omni starts this new phase of the journey.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Parry Labs captures $80M in its first investment round

Parry Labs started in 2016 and now has added backing to ramp up its technology investments, both in software and small-form hardware.

  • By Ross Wilkers

B&A moves to new private equity owner

DFW Capital Partners adds a second government technology and services company to its portfolio in the market.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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Bluestone backs missile defense and space tech company

The private investment firm is undertaking this move via a license it received to back promising small businesses whose technologies align with the Defense Department's priorities.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Amentum's blueprint as a public company

Members of Amentum's senior executive team visited Wall Street to tell the investor community all about their company's next steps and here's what they said.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Dcode's venture arm invests in cyber company

Nucleus Security opened for business in 2019, participated in Dcode Capital's advisory program two years later and is now a portfolio company of the latter.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Defcon AI fetches $44M in seed capital

The defense tech startup is building a new toolset for military leaders to direct troop and fleet movements.

  • By Ross Wilkers

WT 360: Dennis Kelly's blueprint for building billion-dollar GovCons

Tyto Athene's chief executive Dennis Kelly joins to overview how he and his company approach acquisitions, integrations, team-building and evolution as the role of federal systems integrators changes all the time.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Redwire to buy small satellite manufacturer

Hera Technologies is active in a project run by Space Force to demonstrate on-orbit servicing.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Lockheed to acquire spacecraft maker Terran Orbital

This represents the global defense giant's first move to buy a company it first backed through its venture capital arm.

  • By Ross Wilkers

22nd Century acquires treasury software support firm

22nd Century is looking to grow its digital transformation offerings that aid government agencies in managing their financial functions.

  • By Ross Wilkers