Terran Orbital is the latest 'Space SPAC' & has backers

We readily admit to losing count of all the so-called “Space SPACs” that either have or are hitting the market with Terran Orbital being the latest to choose that route to the public markets, but the small satellite maker's direct listing is also in part about its backers.

L3Harris tightening its supply chain microscope amid broader disruption

Add L3Harris Technologies to the running tally of government contracting companies that see disruptions both in the broader supply chains and those they have tighter control over. Here is what L3Harris is doing about it in the meantime.

Booz Allen puts new date on facility reopening as its 'Future of Work' takes shape

Booz Allen Hamilton's workforce agenda has two main parts to it: reopening company facilities, which will drive its "Future of Work" vision, but there also is the challenge of the vaccine mandate.

George Wilson calling it a career at ECS Federal

George Wilson is set to retire from ECS Federal after 11 years including seven as president, during which the business hit the $1 billion revenue milestone he set a few years ago.

CACI gives just a glimpse of its two latest acquisitions

CACI International is happy to talk up its identity as a serial acquirer in the government market but it would only share so much about its two latest transactions.

Companies

How CACI, Northrop see today's supply chain & labor megatrends

Supply chain disruption and labor constraints go hand-in-hand in today’s environment, according to several large publicly traded government contractors.

General Dynamics sees chip supply issue continuing into next year

Sizing up the global computer chip shortage's impacts on the government technology landscape can get tough, however General Dynamics is one company that continues to see it first-hand.

Supply chain clouds looming over defense industrial base

Global problems in the supply chain are impacting the defense industrial base and two of its largest members reported their third quarter financial results to investors Tuesday that illuminate those exact headwinds.

Sev1Tech breaks $250M revenue mark with acquisition

Sev1Tech is acquiring Geocent to add more DevSecOps and engineering services capabilities around a stable of IT modernization, cybersecurity and cloud services offerings.

OceanSound adds another middle tier platform with DMI backing

Private equity firm OceanSound Partners has acquired the company better known as DMI, which gives the former another middle-tier business in the federal market.

Orolia's latest acquisition builds on ultra-precise tech solutions

Orolia has acquired Seven Solutions to add a technology that was developed at a particle accelerator complex for increasing the accuracy of networks.

Amentum again hits accelerator with PAE acquisition

Amentum in year one of its relaunch as a standalone company went out and acquired DynCorp International. Now in year two, Amentum has set its sights on a second major transaction and this time it's buying PAE.

Anser Advisory makes a deal, creates 650-person firm

With a new private equity backer, Anser Advisory makes an acquisition of its own to create a new 650-employee company.

Podcasts

PROJECT 38: Array's small business journey to the full-and-open world

Every company has a journey and Sumeet Shrivastava shares with Editor Nick Wakeman the path Array Information Technologies followed from when he joined as CEO in 2008 to its recent sale to CGI Federal.

Guidehouse completes Dovel acquisition

Guidehouse closes its acquisition of Dovel Technologies to gain a greater presence in health, human services and public safety.

How Vertex Aerospace has charted its next path

Vertex Aerospace has at various points been a standalone company, a business unit within another large defense market player, and more recently back to being a standalone company. Its CEO explains to us what is next for Vertex after the acquisition of a large Raytheon services businesses.

8(a) firm enters the acquisition game

Strategic Innovation Group is just a year old and has already completed its first acquisition, a rarity for an 8(a) small business.

Newly-minted public space company Rocket Lab acquires software firm

In the wake of its public listing, launch service provider Rocket Lab closes an acquisition focused on the software aspects of space systems.

Former DynCorp, Sparton owner acquires government IT firm

The private equity firm whose most recent high-profile exits include DynCorp International and Sparton Corp. acquires a contractor focused on enterprise IT and telecommunications services for agencies.

Is Leidos just scratching the surface of its potential market share?

Speaking of Leidos as the largest government technology and services company is true. But its latest in-depth outlook for investors to consider also has numbers that show how much more market share they have confidence in grabbing some of.