Parsons buys Altamira for $330M cash
Parsons buys Altamira for $330M cash
Contracts
General Dynamics IT books $120M Air Force zero trust contract
The task order, awarded through the Next Generation Gateway program, will deliver cybersecurity solutions to 1 million users across 187 bases worldwide.
Contracts
Guidehouse taps out of its Coast Guard protest
The company has withdrawn its challenges related to a $99 million financial management support contract won by Kearney.
Companies
Defense software, cyber and aircraft highlight the week in venture rounds
Merlin Ventures, Northrop Grumman and the venture investment arm of RTX feature in this roundup of startup activity that is relevant to the government landscape.
Sponsor Content
USDA Forest Service observability platform
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service manages 193 million acres of land, with the weighty responsibility of ensuring these public lands survive and thrive today and for generations to come.
Contracts
I ‘did not expect to be told to build a battleship,’ Navy’s surface warfare director says
The Trump administration’s priorities are forcing the service to rethink its shipbuilding plans.
Contracts
Slingshot to bring AI to Space Force training programs
The company will use its TALOS artificial intelligence solution to mirror real world threats.
Companies
Dynamo Technologies enters space, defense domains via acquisition
Substantially all of Dynamo's work prior to this transaction centered around the Agriculture Department.
Companies
Hexagon's federal arm promotes new leader from within
The parent corporation is preparing to split in two during the first half of this year.
Companies
Luminary Cloud expands physics AI toolkit with defense-focused models
The company designed its new SHIFT models to address collaborative combat aircraft, autonomous submarines, and fluid dynamics challenges.
Contracts
GSA re-opens OASIS+ to new bids, shifts to continuous approach
All six solicitations for the massive services vehicle's unrestricted and small business set-aside tracks will remain in an open status indefinitely.
Sponsor Content
4 steps to successful data governance programs for government
Discover how government agencies can overcome silos and outdated systems to achieve faster, more effective results with data-driven governance strategies.
Companies
New partnership targets federal equity investment wave
Clark Street Associates and Finalis team up as the Trump administration looks to acquire more equity stakes in companies.
Contracts
GAO denies final protest against NOAA’s ProTech 2.0 contract
Strong past performance was not enough to overcome weaker scores for management and technical experience.
Contracts
Supreme Court lets stand ruling that blocks subcontractors from protesting
Percipent's effort to replicate Palantir’s protest strategy falls short, cementing the traditional definition of what is an "interested party."
Companies
L3Harris to spin off its rocket motor business with the Pentagon as an anchor investor
In a first-of-its-kind partnership, the Defense Department is taking a $1 billion stake in the business ahead of an initial public offering later this year.
Companies
Everfox hires Wajsgras as chief executive
Dave Wajsgras more recently led Intelsat through its transition to becoming a managed services provider and subsequent sale to fellow satellite network operator SES.
Companies
A trio of private equity-driven transactions to note
Aurex and B&A detail their latest purchases with their owners' backing, while Pond & Company has found a buyer.
Contracts
Trump administration gets less tech funding than requested in new bicameral bills
The fund that supports the U.S. DOGE Service would receive less than half of what was requested, and the bills do not include explicit reauthorization for the Technology Modernization Fund.
Companies
DHS launches office for drone and counter-drone technologies
The agency said the new office is already in the process of finalizing a $115 million investment in counter-drone tech that will be used to help secure the FIFA World Cup and activities celebrating the United States’ 250th anniversary.
Opinion
AI agents are ready for government work – if agencies are ready for them
Agentic systems can handle complex tasks end-to-end, but industry must help agencies build the governance frameworks and adoption strategies to scale responsibly, writes Tria Federal’s CTO Murali Mallina.
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