Companies

SAIC's new CEO gives first glimpse at her short-term focus

In her first conversation with Wall Street, Toni Townes-Whitley points to the scale of Science Applications International Corp.'s portfolio and business development as where most of her initial attention is.

Space Force keeps incumbent for $350M training support contract

The service branch's Training and Readiness Command also uses this contract to acquire industry support for its acquisition and IT functions.

L3Harris hires former Epirus CEO as finance chief

Epirus' board of directors moves to promote its next CEO from within and continue the startup's emphasis on prototyping in its defense technology programs.

Capitol Meridian adds fourth investment to GovCon portfolio

Clarity Innovations is looking to increase its solution and capability offerings for national security customers with the private equity firm's backing.

Optiv+ClearShark hires new president

Daniel Wilbricht will continue the company's focus on building its public sector business.

Tech, integration and strategy mark the week in exec movement

Four companies feature in this roundup of key leadership appointments across the market.

Could hydrogen help overcome today's battery limitations?

The four-year-old startup HevenDrones sees hydrogen as what will power the vehicles for longer durations, helping them enter new mission fields, such as contested logistics.

Madison Dearborn Partners acquires tech research provider

The private equity firm adds another government contractor to its portfolio of investments in the market.

BlueHalo purchases software-defined radio maker

The Arlington Capital Partners-backed company adds to its library of defense technology products.

Arcfield adds small satellite skills with new acquisition

The buyer is also adding more work in sensor and ground network development.

CGI forms joint venture with service-disabled small business

The new entity will offer systems integration, managed services and consulting work to defense and civilian agencies.

System One acquires federal tech consultancy

System One entered the market in 2017 and this latest purchase represents a foray into Energy Department programs.

L3Harris to sell commercial aviation business

L3Harris Technologies' 2023 acquisition activity centered on the purchases of Aerojet Rocketdyne and the former Viasat secure data product business.

The people problem behind the government’s AI ambitions

A White House official calls workforce gaps “one of the biggest barriers” for agencies as they look to fulfill requirements laid out in President Biden's executive order on artificial intelligence.

New Jacobs, Amentum creation puts focus on large enterprise contracts

The as-yet-named entity from the merger of Amentum and two of Jacobs' government-facing business units will hit the market with plans to be a global systems integrator.

Jacobs, Amentum unveil transaction to form a new public company

Jacobs agrees to merge two of its government-facing business units with Amentum to create this new government services provider.

Booz Allen protest dismissed after T4NG2 award

But the door remains open for the company to raise objections again regarding this $60 billion IT vehicle from the Veterans Affairs Department.