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SAIC backs satellite bus design startup

Science Applications International Corp.'s venture arm is undertaking this investment as part of its push to find more dual-use technologies that work in commercial and national security environments.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Parsons acquires transportation engineering company for $230M

This represents Parsons' latest move to expand in a region where infrastructure spending is heavily concentrated.

  • By Ross Wilkers

NewSpring adds third contractor to its federal holdings

Xpect Solutions provides engineering and network infrastructure services to the FBI and National Institutes of Health.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Core4ce seeks greater tech development speeds via acquisition

The now-650 employee company further builds out its internal incubation team that works on hard defense and intelligence problems.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Renovus closes fourth fund at $875M

The Small Business Administration contributed $50 million of that amount through this private equity firm's participation in a small business investment program.

  • By Ross Wilkers

NewSpring acquires radar system provider

C Speed's primary customer is the Customs and Border Protection agency, for which the company operates and maintains air surveillance radars.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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Quantum startup stretches Series B round to $133M, adds Lockheed's venture arm

First launched in 2017, Q-CTRL is looking to further advance its quantum computing software for use in larger-scaled commercial and government deployments.

  • By Ross Wilkers

A trio of space startup investment rounds to highlight

The venture arms of AE Industrial Partners, Lockheed Martin and RTX are among the notable names at the heart of these investments.

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CACI acquires Applied Insight to build up cloud migration offerings

The all-cash transaction also expands CACI International's presence with defense and national security agencies, plus reunites a pair of former Acacia Group businesses.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Cadmus leans on acquisition to start new tech unit

Ventera started in 1996 and now becomes the first building block for Cadmus' technology solutions division.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Gogo's $375M acquisition and its public sector piece

Around one-fifth of Satcom Direct's revenue is generated from government work that includes broadband connectivity services.

  • By Ross Wilkers

OceanSound captures $1.5B for its second fund

The private equity owner of SMX and DMI will continue its approach of backing midsized companies in the government market and other tech-enabled industries.

  • By Ross Wilkers

CM Equity Partners acquires Sabre Systems

Phil Jaurigue started the company in 1989 and returned to the CEO post in 2021.

  • By Ross Wilkers
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A reader's guide to 'New Amentum' on its launch day

The government services company is now a publicly-traded one following its merger with Jacobs' federal-facing units. Here is a one-stop shop of our coverage in the buildup to the transaction's closure.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Godspeed Capital acquires majority ownership of airport engineering firm

BNP Associates will use this new investment to further expand the simulation and engineering services it offers for federally-funded projects.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Mythics buys Three Wire's tech resale business

One Equity Partners acquired majority ownership of Mythics in late 2022 and this is the company's first transaction since then.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Cydecor buys network communications integrator

Artel opened for business in 1986 and supports the U.S. military's terrestrial assets on five continents.

  • By Ross Wilkers

Four Inc. acquired by private equity firm

Sverica Capital Management plans to bring more investment and resources to the value-added reseller.

  • By Nick Wakeman

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