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US counterintelligence agency looks to AI to accelerate background checks

A Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency official says advanced AI can cut parts of the vetting process from months to hours.

Industry and academia call on administration to free Anthropic’s AI model

Over 30 industry and academic professionals signed a letter to the Trump administration asking it to lift export controls, citing international competition and patches to network vulnerabilities.

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GALT Aerospace acquires electronic product maker

This is GALT's first acquisition with the support of Godspeed Capital and adds a manufacturing facility that is intended to be the centerpiece for tech innovation and transition efforts.

Operations, tech and growth leadership moves across the market

A former FBI chief information officer and retired National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency director feature in this listing.

Woven Solutions purchases systems engineering outfit

Falfurrias Management Partners has supported Woven Solutions through four acquisitions since entering the investment a year ago.

CACI's Gray to retire

DeEtte Gray first joined CACI in 2017 as president of U.S. operations and currently leads a group of 20,000 employees.

Lack of White House guidance has complicated agency Mythos adoption, people familiar say

Agency tech leaders say they don’t have clear direction from the White House on how to access and implement Anthropic’s cyber-focused AI model for their networks.

DHA plans shift in approach for electronic health record follow-on

The Defense Health Agency has outlined its paths for both a cloud migration effort and working with more than one company for the EHR ecosystem.

Tyto Athene buys cloud migration provider

Ready Support Services brings a relationship with ServiceNow to its acquirer.

JP Donovan gets Godspeed's backing

The specialized infrastructure construction outfit is looking to further build out its delivery capacity for space and defense programs.

Blue Origin rocket explosion shows ‘fragility’ of national-security launch plans

Space Force efforts to breed more competitors aren’t keeping up with ever-increasing demand for rockets.

Apex, Axiom and Impulse Space detail their newest venture rounds

Each company is focusing on efforts to expand manufacturing capacity and other aspects of scaling out their businesses.

Quantum Space agrees on transaction that will take it public

Quantum Space is looking to ride the wave of investor interest in the sector as SpaceX's initial public offering looms over the capital markets.

PDW acquires communications tech, engineering specialist

The maker of small uncrewed aircraft sees this move as part of its vertical integration strategy.

A handful of CEO-level transitions and more leadership moves across the market

Key promotions and hires focused on investment activity, technology development, operations and finance also feature in this listing.

New coalition will enter legal debate over industry’s role in government cyber missions

Its formation occurs amid a broader discussion over whether existing laws are suited for cyber activities that increasingly depend on cooperation between the government and private sector.

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Anthropic held cyberthreat briefings with agency CIOs last month

Discussions included how to defend digital assets following the debut of advanced AI models, like Anthropic’s Mythos.