Companies

LMI promotes Wilson to chief executive

Doug Wagoner will transition to chairman of the board of directors after having led LMI for five years, including the transition from its longstanding nonprofit status to being a for-profit company.

Contracts

DHS' cyber agency awards $500M digital transformation support pact

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency sought to hire a group of contractors for help in service delivery to its components and a more rapid approach for technology testing and evaluation.

Companies

Maxar's name is no more after rebrand

Vantor houses the earth imagery work, while Lanteris Space Systems is where hardware and infrastructure manufacturing takes place.

Companies

CBP awards $900M IT, enterprise business support pact

Customs and Border Protection sought industry support for various aspects of its operations related to emerging tech and management of key programs.

Contracts

The government shutdown playbook: cash flow, communication and recovery

The Professional Services Council is urging companies to secure their cash flow and identify agency contacts as they get ready for an all too familiar funding crisis.

Companies

Barbara Humpton's next role and more leadership moves across the market

Also included in this listing: an enterprise software giant's new public sector team leader, three chief financial officer appointments and a pair of chief technology officer hires.

Podcasts

WT 360: Booz Allen’s roadmap for collaborating with startups after an investment

Booz Allen Hamilton’s move to triple its venture capital commitment is the focal point of this episode featuring Matt Calderone and Brian MacCarthy, respectively chief financial officer for the corporation and VC organization leader.

Companies

Auterion closes $130M Series B round to expand drone software

The company pivoted to defense after Russia invaded Ukraine and emphasizes artificial intelligence in its design of the software.

Contracts

STC wins $163M NASA atmospheric research contract

NASA uses this contract for efforts to improve how it observes, monitors, models and understands Earth's atmosphere.

Contracts

Special Operations Command opens the bidding for $10B logistics recompete

Industry has roughly two months to work on their bids for a contract that also supports other U.S. military organizations connected to SOCOM missions around the world.

Contracts

CACI wins $983M DHS IT services pact

The Homeland Security Department uses this blanket purchase agreement to acquire support for all aspects of its IT environment used by 15,000 employees.

Companies

KBR plans spinoff of government business

This new, independent publicly-traded company would hit the market by mid-to-late 2026.

Companies

Redhorse moves Klemm up to CEO post

Klemm's two-decade career in the market covers national security, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and data exploitation.

Contracts

Coast Guard picks 3 for $700M tech lifecycle pact

The Coast Guard is using this blanket purchase agreement to bring together its IT support structure and business practices into a single model.

Contracts

GSA selects 53 more small businesses for OASIS+

The General Services Administration is preparing formal awards and notices-to-proceed for these companies on the professional services vehicle's 8(a) track.

Companies

Xcelerate buys General Dynamics background investigation business

Xcelerate is pushing to become a part of the Trusted Workforce 2.0 initiative aimed at modernizing and streamlining the security clearance process.

Companies

Aerospace Corp. promotes its next CEO from within

Tanya Pemberton will start in the role on Oct. 18 and lead a 4,800-employee organization that operates a federally-funded research-and-development center focused on space.

Podcasts

WT 360: All about pathways for tech talent into the public sector

Arun Gupta, chief executive of NobleReach Foundation, says having more 'dual citizens' of industry and government will help people understand both sides of the ecosystem and attract more talent.

Companies

How CASE sees custom as evergreen in software development

Some level of refactoring and engineering will always be needed to make commercial software work for agencies. Here is how this AE Industrial-backed company is looking at opportunities there.

Companies

Tech, finance and operations leadership moves across the market

Plus a former federal chief information officer returns to the industry she worked in as a board of directors member.