Companies

AeroVironment acquires flight navigation tech provider

The unmanned systems manufacturer is looking to speed up and bolster its autonomy development cycles.

Companies

System High acquires identity management software outfit

The buyer is backed by the government market investment firm Enlightenment Capital.

Companies

Satellite network firm's acquisition puts down roots in government

Anuvu is working on an eight-satellite constellation and evidently has federal users in mind.

Opinion

M&A activity may have cooled but conditions are still positive

The number of transactions won't match 2021, but the dealmaking has continued this year with some new factors emerging to drive the market.

Companies

ICF's digital modernization strategy has two main legs

The global technology consultant is focusing on services centered around low-code/no-code and open source software, ICF's chief executive tells us.

Companies

Geospatial tech firm gets private equity backing

A team of scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory founded Descartes Labs in 2014.

Companies

QinetiQ's big-picture thinking with Avantus in the fold

The British defense tech maker explains to "Lombard Street" (London's Wall Street equivalent) why they see this $590 million transaction as making sense for the U.S. expansion strategy.

Companies

HII touts big win for its tech business amid other delays

The $826 million Defense Department win came through its 2021 Alion acquisition but it is hard to predict when the next big win will come because of customer delays.

Contracts

CIS Secure Computing acquires intelligence community IT firm

The buyer is seeking a greater presence in IT modernization and intelligence training programs, among others.

Contracts

Parsons' drive for growth gains steam

The company's strategy is paying off as it converts the value of its backlog into actual higher margin revenue.

Companies

SES appoints new US government subsidiary leader

The satellite network operator chooses its next chief executive from the business it just acquired to double in size.

Companies

Leidos CEO sees a new era where jobs outnumber people

Investors heard Roger Krone's thinking on human capital issues as well as Leidos' latest acquisition focused on growing its presence Down Under.

Companies

Lockheed doubles venture fund's size to $400M

The world's largest defense company is further ramping up its "21st Century Security" tech scouting and investment efforts.

Companies

Inside Booz Allen's argument that its EverWatch acquisition should proceed

We go through the buyer's response in court to the Justice Department's lawsuit against the proposed transaction.

Contracts

By Light acquires flight simulation tech outfit

Private equity firm Sagewind Capital purchased By Light in 2017 and has since supported three acquisitions of training-focused businesses.

Companies

Booz Allen touts active agenda for future acquisitions

The company remains undeterred by the Justice Department's lawsuit to block its acquisition of EverWatch.

Top 100

Were Peraton's big-ticket acquisitions worth it?

We put that question (and many others) to Peraton Chief Growth Officer Mike King regarding the company's integrations of Perspecta and the former Northrop Grumman IT business.

Companies

Veritas uses fund for the middle-tier to back radio tech maker

The private equity firm previously used that "Vantage Fund" to carve out and stand up a business from Peraton.

Companies

Unison purchases clause reading software firm

The transaction comes in the wake of a new majority owner entering its investment in Unison.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Booz Allen signaling intent with $100M ventures fund

Booz Allen Hamilton's move to formalize its venture investment function with a set dollar figure shows how serious it is in bringing tech startups into the U.S. public sector, the firm's lead tech scouting and ventures executive Brian MacCarthy tells our Ross Wilkers.