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Analytical Mechanics Associates hires Poist as CEO
AMA is prioritizing IT and visualization in the current iteration of a strategy that has kept engineering, science and mathematics at the core since its 1962 inception.
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Peerless hires new president for QED subsidiary
Peerless originally acquired QED to establish a greater footing with the Army.
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Tharros gets backing from Blue Delta
The 16-year-old company supports the National Vulnerabilities Database, a cornerstone repository for cyber researchers to assess exploits.
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By Light acquires another simulation, training tech outfit
By Light is pushing toward a more architecture-centric and agile approach for its offerings in modeling, simulation and training.
Contracts
GSA makes initial cut of choices for Polaris' woman-owned track
No one has been eliminated from the government-wide IT vehicle, which has a new group of 55 "apparently successful" bidders.
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Constellis hires former C3 AI, CAE exec as CEO
Dan Gelston will lead the next phase of Constellis' push to incorporate technology into its portfolio of security, training and risk management services.
Podcasts
WT 360: All about the landscape of government-wide contracts in 2026
Leo Alvarez and Dylan Schreiner, respectively principal and GovCon senior manager at Baker Tilly, break down how these vehicles are at the heart of contract consolidation activities and the opportunity set for companies.
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Woven Solutions acquires AI tech outfit
Falfurrias Management Partners has helped Woven acquire two other businesses since first backing the company.
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Manufacturing, autonomy and space venture rounds to highlight
Machina Labs, Overland AI, Skyryse and Tomorrow-dot-io detail the next phase of their strategies with new investment in place.
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DirectViz Solutions promotes Epperly to CEO
John Epperly's career prior to DVS includes leadership roles at companies such as Booz Allen Hamilton and DMI.
Contracts
Air Force charts new path to recompete nuclear missile support work
Instead of one big contract, the service branch will hold separate competitions for different lines of work to aid in the transition to a new ground-based system.
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Qualis joins forces with two other space, missile defense firms
Bluestone Investment Partners first backed Qualis in 2024 and is using that company as a foundation to form a larger entity that now employs 400 people.
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Knexus gets DC Capital's backing
The 20-year-old company is looking to further scale its capacity for producing enterprise artificial intelligence offerings and shorten the time from development to fielding.
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Auria acquires command, control software developer
The Enlightenment Capital-backed company grows its workforce to roughly 500 people with BCubed in the fold.
Contracts
Pentagon chooses 7 for military data collection, analysis contract
Work under this contract directly supports the department's Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.
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A trio of CEO transitions to highlight
PDW and Valiant Integrated Services look within their own ranks, while Valkyrie Enterprises brings in a former longtime leader at Science Applications International Corp.
Podcasts
WT 360: Defense One’s Lauren Williams on industrial base management matters and pressure points
Lauren Williams, business editor at Defense One, jumps in to break down how industry pros are viewing President Trump’s executive order on stock repurchases and other ways the Pentagon is pushing companies to do more.
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Finance, tech and growth leadership moves across the market
One former Air Force chief information officer starts a new role in the private sector, as does a former Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency official.
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York Space Systems raises $629M in public offering
The 14-year-old satellite manufacturer got the valuation it wanted from Wall Street in an active year for space listings.
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