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Booz Allen plans 7% workforce cut
The civil business is where Booz Allen will focus most of these layoffs as part of broader “resetting and restructuring” of that business, the company's CEO and finance chief told investors.
Companies
Quiet Professionals acquired by McNally Capital
The private equity firm adds another founder-led company to its portfolio of companies in the government market, the newest of which focuses on helping intelligence operators work with data.
Contracts
CACI wins $855M Army intelligence support contract
The Army Intelligence and Security Command set up this contract to cover engineering, maintenance and other types of non-personal services.
Contracts
CBP previews traveler vetting software recompete
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has obligated $556.9 million in order volume against the current pact, which is aligned to CBP's larger cloud migration effort.
Contracts
Air Force opens proposal window for $485M cyber training contract
Work will support a squadron charged with providing initial and advanced information operations and cyber training across the Air Force.
Companies
Red River appoints Christie as CEO
Anthony Christie has been on the board of directors since 2021, when Cerberus Capital Management acquired the company.
Contracts
Air Force cancels $3.7B business transformation recompete
This decision to not proceed with awards comes five months after proposals were due.
Companies
Voyager further illuminates space strategy in IPO filing
The company is undertaking its initial public offering in major part to help fund Starlab, a space station it is developing under contract with NASA, with nearly all post-IPO prospects hinging on that project's success or failure.
Podcasts
WT 360: Defense One’s Audrey Decker on the Golden Dome and its big challenges
Audrey Decker, our Defense One colleague who covers the Air Force and Space Force, jumps in to detail this big idea for a future national missile defense system and what makes its development so “wicked hard.”
Companies
Zeno Power closes $50M Series B round to make nuclear batteries
The company started in 2018 and is moving away from prototyping of its batteries to manufacturing them for use in space, the polar regions and deep seas.
Contracts
Booz Allen wins $210M Air Force Research Lab tech transition contract
Among other areas, the service branch's scientific research-and-development arm is pushing to help intelligence agencies adopt new sensors and collaborate more with mission partners.
Contracts
NSF launches $8B Antarctica research recompete
The National Science Foundation has maintained its presence on the southern continent since 1959 and Leidos has held the current contract to work there since 2011.
Companies
Operations, tech and financial leadership moves across the market
This new roundup of hires and promotions includes a pair of public sector-focused appointments at a commercially oriented cyber company.
Companies
VTG acquires a trio in intelligence market push
This mix of businesses touts core service lines as including system administration, cybersecurity and software development.
Contracts
Space Force narrows the field in $100M terminal competition
Three companies are tasked to develop prototypes of the terminals, which Space Force will evaluate for interoperability and fit into a future data transport network.
Companies
X-Bow closes $105M Series B round, enters Lockheed partnership pact
The world’s largest defense company led this round to continue its involvement in the solid rocket motor maker, while Boeing Ventures also is staying in.
Podcasts
WT 360: Clear themes to note from the emerging structural changes to acquisition
Tris Carpenter, general manager for strategic growth at Red Team Consulting, goes over what companies should look for in the proposed rewrite of the Federal Acquisition Regulation dubbed FAR 2.0.
Companies
Mpower Technology closes $21M Series B round to aid 'solar glitter' development
The company spun out of Sandia National Laboratories to commercialize its product for making solar cells much smaller than the norm and has caught the eye of two defense-focused venture firms.
Companies
Adobe, GSA ink access and discount software pact
Agencies can now buy the company's document management software at a significantly lower price, which is similar to the General Services Administration's agreement with Google.
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