Companies

Astrion, Crimson Phoenix lift their curtains

Brightstar Capital Partners and Godspeed Capital are the private equity investors behind these new names in the market.

WT 360: ASRC Federal's vision highlighted by supply chain, tech and talent

Jennifer Felix, chief executive of ASRC Federal, explains what drove the company to make two acquisitions that closed in quick succession and some of the market-wide technology accelerants it wants to be a leader in.

Acclaim Technical Services buys cloud, virtualization specialist

The employee-owned ATS expands its workforce to 600 staffers with this acquisition.

Tech startup enters federal IT landscape via acquisition

Irys Technologies' goal is to become a more formidable competitor in data protection and digital safety.

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.

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.

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.

AI-enabled assembly and rocket motors mark Lockheed's venture moves this week

One investment represents a new partnership with the startup as Lockheed Martin Ventures also leads a funding round for another company already known to it.

Zscaler hires new government partnership leader

The cloud security company is looking to ramp up its work with agencies involved in cyber missions.