Companies

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.

Companies

ITC Federal lands Blue Delta backing

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

Companies

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.

Companies

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.

Companies

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.

Companies

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.

Companies

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.

Companies

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.

Companies

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.

Companies

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.

Podcasts

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.

Companies

Redwire to buy small satellite manufacturer

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

Companies

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.

Companies

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.

Companies

West 4th acquires IT modernization specialist

West 4th is doubling in size through this transaction approximately two years after the company itself got a new owner and leader.

Opinion

How tech investments spur M&A activity across the federal market

Bill Farmer, managing director at Brown Gibbons Lang & Co., explains how national security challenges and the rapid influx of new technologies are helping drive the activity.

Contracts

GSA to take second look at $582M military family support award

The General Services Administration's corrective action follows Leidos' protest that claimed GSA did not fully evaluate the impact of Accenture Federal's acquisition of Cognosante.

Opinion

Anduril's hyperscale blueprint is all about its alternative business model

The amount of new investment and a higher valuation for the seven-year-old defense tech startup are important, but far from everything.

Companies

Chenega builds out defense business with SecuriGence acquisition

The Alaska Native Corporation is adding new work in advanced systems, cybersecurity, and cloud and virtualization management.

Companies

Enlightenment Capital backs cyber, electronic warfare outfit

Cryptic Vector opened for business in 2018 and also specializes in making radio frequency products that are low in size, weight and power.