Companies

Jacobs, Amentum unveil transaction to form a new public company

Jacobs agrees to merge two of its government-facing business units with Amentum to create this new government services provider.

Companies

AI-enabled assembly and rocket motors mark Lockheed's venture moves this week

One investment represents a new partnership with the startup as Lockheed Martin Ventures also leads a funding round for another company already known to it.

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SMX seeks national security space footing via acquisition

SMX is also bringing in a line of products that work to help users better understand the Earth, including one that gives users digital twins.

Companies

Multiple priorities drive investments across the defense market

Increases to both global threats and the national debt create a complex business environment.

Companies

Washington Harbour Partners acquires cyber services provider

The private equity firm is embarking on a second major investment in the government market alongside the digital transformation-focused Groundswell.

Companies

Venture activity in the government landscape is about market share

Industry attendees at the Professional Services Council's annual Vision Conference for public sector leaders are on notice as to who out there is looking to disrupt, albeit with some risk involved.

Companies

How Vibrint will push toward $500M revenue mark

CEO Tom Lash says the rebranded company's keys to growth include focusing on national security agencies and investments in technologies like cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

Podcasts

WT 360: All about AE Industrial Partners and its GovCon investing approach

Kirk Konert, a partner at AE Industrial Partners, joins the podcast to explain why AE Industrial Partners backs predominantly founder-led companies on a high-growth curve and what drives investor activity across the entire government market.

Companies

Where Concept Plus wants to go next with Blue Delta's backing

Concept Plus has a significant share of unrestricted work, a key milestone in its growth and an attention grabber for its new investor.

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Maximus divests some international businesses

The transaction shifts about 250 people and $30 million in revenue from employment services to a new home.

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Peraton wins $2.8B Special Operations IT recompete

This award is poised to continue a tradition of the customer going with someone else other than the incumbent.

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BigBear makes $70M vision AI play with acquisition

The addition of Pangiam centers around facial recognition and biometrics, plus a greater footing at the Customs and Border Protection agency.

Companies

Guidehouse to get a more global private equity owner

The consulting firm has been held by one of the government market's most notable private equity owners in Veritas Capital, but the incoming new owner Bain Capital is in a different category of size and reach.

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IntelliBridge acquires digital transformation product provider

The Enlightenment Capital-backed company is looking for a greater footing in areas like agile software development and cloud computing.

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SAIC joins zero trust startup's network of investors

Science Applications International Corp.'s investment also brings a new partner into its larger cyber offerings for federal agencies.

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Parsons increasingly seeks crossover potential in its acquisitions

Parsons details to investors its most recent purchase of a business that focuses on transportation engineering at the state level, but whose work could have meaning at the federal level as well.

Companies

Redhorse acquires cyber, engineering provider

The buyer is looking to complement the work it already does in data analytics and artificial intelligence.

Companies

Shield AI touts $2.7B valuation after new capital raise

The defense technology startup completes a latter-stage, Series F funding round to support the further deployment of its artificial intelligence product line.

Opinion

What the mystery buyer of RTX's cyber business is getting

RTX is fetching $1.3 billion for its cybersecurity, intelligence and services business unit. We can tell you all about the transaction even without (yet) knowing the acquirer's identity.

Companies

CAE finds buyer for healthcare business

This divestiture agreement takes place two years after CAE acquired a military training division from L3Harris Technologies.