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Companies
PDW acquires communications tech, engineering specialist
The maker of small uncrewed aircraft sees this move as part of its vertical integration strategy.
Companies
A handful of CEO-level transitions and more leadership moves across the market
Key promotions and hires focused on investment activity, technology development, operations and finance also feature in this listing.
Contracts
CISA sketches out timeline for incident response, threat hunting contract
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency is seeking an industry partner to help deploy, develop and maintain technologies used by its threat hunting office.
Contracts
VA embarks on its search for enterprise cloud broker
This contract would designate a company as the Veterans Affairs Department's primary assistant in acquiring cloud computing capabilities from the hyperscalers and software tool makers.
Companies
Omni acquires synaptic intelligence tool developer
The software integrator is looking to add neuroscience-like functions into its offerings.
Companies
Mach Industries hauls in $300M to move on second-generation systems
The unmanned systems maker has five vehicles under development and wants to do more for military organizations like the Army and Air Force.
Contracts
KBR wins $8B Antarctica research recompete
KBR's government services unit beats out three other bids as it prepares to go it alone as an independent public company.
Contracts
CMS chooses finalists for Medicare claims processing competition
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will eventually choose one integrator after seeing how their prototypes function in a set of challenges.
Companies
Valiant Solutions adds AI functions, threat emulation work via acquisition
Valiant is also using this move to expand its portfolio in operational technology security, among other areas.
Contracts
SpaceX awarded $4.1B tracking satellite contract
SpaceX has a 2028 deadline for delivering the constellation as an early operational capability.
Contracts
Navy chooses 16 for $350M 'Seabed to Space' systems contract
Awardees will perform technical work across the entire lifecycles of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems.
Companies
Picogrid collects $45M Series A round to integrate defense systems
The company designs its tech tools to help military operators connect, control and integrate different types of autonomous systems and sensors.
Podcasts
WT 360: Defense tech investing is cool again, but can it stay that way?
Steve Brotman, founder and managing partner of Alpha Partners, explains what has led to venture and other investors wanting in on defense tech companies and key markers for watching future movements in the ecosystem.
Companies
Observable Space fetches $90M in Series A capital
The one-year-old company also secures a $94 million Space Force contract to scale up the production of its optical telescopes.
Companies
Computacenter enters federal arena with acquisition of reseller
Government Acquisitions Inc. is bringing 90 employees to its future U.K.-headquartered parent.
Companies
Parry Labs hires Claussen as chief executive
The defense technology integrator is entering a new phase less than two years after its first institutional investment round.
Companies
Entarian starts anew with rebrand after ERT-Sev1Tech combination
Entarian's CEO and chief growth officer explain to us the company's blueprint for its future, which involves pitching solutions to their customers while the contracts are in motion.
Contracts
SpaceX awarded $2.3B contract for satellite network backbone
The company is tasked with delivering a prototype by the end of 2027.
Companies
Booz Allen puts more emphasis on products in its new fiscal year
In talking with Wall Street, CEO Horacio Rozanski describes how this leg of the firm's strategy aims to align with the administration's desire for more fixed-price and outcome-based contracts.
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