Companies

Finance and tech mark the week in exec moves

RTX and General Dynamics were far from alone in detailing senior leadership appointments for the government market to take note of.

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RTX promotes insider to lead defense hardware segment

The company has another senior leadership change in the works amid the transition to a new CEO.

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Management Science and Innovation makes AI-focused acquisition

MSI is also looking to further build out its cloud migration and consulting service offerings.

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Acentra Health buys employee assistance program provider

The Carlyle Group-backed company is growing its offerings for mental health initiatives in workplaces that prioritize employee engagement.

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ASRC Federal hires SAIC vet as finance chief

Joe Winthrop joins ASRC Federal in the wake of its acquisition of a supply chain and logistics business from Science Applications International Corp.

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NetCentrics hires former ASRC Federal exec as finance chief

The government IT services provider is now in year three of being held by Cerberus Capital Management.

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Cloud software startup brings in GSA vet Sonny Hashmi

He most recently led the General Services Administration's acquisition team and now will oversee Unqork's public sector expansion push.

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A post-holiday catchup on health award activity

The National Institutes of Health and U.S. Agency for International Development finalized a trio of awards on large, multiple-award contracts just before and during the holiday week.

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Dexis Consulting, Shield AI fetch new capital

These transactions represent a cross-section of private equity and venture investment activity happening all across public sector.

Opinion

If, Then: 2024 serves up many questions and potentials

Off we go then with 2024 and all of the pathways, possibilities and scenarios to consider across the entire public sector ecosystem.

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Why 'old-fashioned' AI remains very much in the conversation

Generative artificial intelligence is in the midst of a feverish hype cycle, but AI tools of the more traditional variety are still very relevant as Deloitte's technology team sees it.

Contracts

Army adds 8th company to $610M training support vehicle

Seven originally won seats on the program over the summer, while the newest awardee successfully got a re-evaluation of its bid.

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Enlightenment Capital backs data protection company

The investment firm makes another move in the intelligence and cyber domain.

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RTX promotes its next tech chief from within

RTX will start 2024 with a new chief technology officer as it also prepares for the next CEO to move up as well.

Contracts

DHA starts 'Reboot' for planned application development contract

The Defense Health Agency is ready to share some of the intended evaluation criteria after a long pause in announcements.

Companies

DecisionPoint brings in new operations chief

The service-disabled veteran-owned small business makes a key hire in support of its push to enter the market's middle tier.

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CISA changes plan for operations support recompete

The Homeland Security Department's cyber agency goes in a different direction for how it plans to award this upcoming task order.

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HawkEye 360 adds pair of satellites via acquisition

HawkEye 360 is also bringing in a database of radio frequency data through its purchase of a now-former Maxar business unit.

Opinion

GovCon's public company universe is poised for growth in numbers and profile

The pending emergence of at least one new publicly-traded government contractor, and maybe more, means the conversation about this market will increasingly be in the open and executives will have less control over that narrative.

Companies

L3Harris shares the plan for its other major integration

L3Harris Technologies' acquisition of a secure communication product business from Viasat put the buyer on an information sharing network for the U.S. military and NATO, which is in need of continuous hardware and software updates.