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GovExec acquires d8 Group to boost federal contract wins for clients

Washington Technology parent is adding a business development-as-a-service offering to its portfolio through the acquisition of d8 Group.

Maximus seeks greater technical depth in $660M Agile Defense acquisition

In talking with Wall Street, Maximus CEO Bruce Caswell takes investors through the rationale for the acquisition and how Agile Defense does more than "just simply building technology and handing it over."

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Maximus to acquire Agile Defense for $660M

Maximus has traditionally focused on civilian work but has sought to ramp up its defense portfolio over the past two years.

Defense tech M&A runs hot as government services firms work past the DOGE effect

Investment bank DC Advisory sees buyers paying top dollar for differentiated defense capabilities, but the numbers in its newest report show second-quarter deal volume falling sharply.

Training tech, IT and space capital market transactions to note

Fidelity Technology Services gets private equity backing, GCubed Enterprises buys a company and Kapta Space closes a financing round.

Evercore hires veteran duo to lead defense, aerospace practice

John Song and Jean Stack join the investment bank as senior managing directors after leaving Baird, a competing bank.

Autonomy, space and logistics startups detail their newest capital raises

The venture investment arms of Booz Allen Hamilton and RTX Corp. are among those involved in the action here.

Chickasaw Nation's contracting arm buys network engineering provider

CNI Federal Services business adds a technology services portfolio that includes an alternative method for speeding up connections and delivering data.

Edgewater acquires scientific computing provider

Edgewater is looking to enhance its posture for helping agencies in missions that involve converged technologies.

SAIC buys ISC to bulk up quantum-ready encryption tech

The tuck-in acquisition adds public key infrastructure and credential management tools already embedded across the intelligence community and Defense Department.

Blackstone's new defense tech company and more capital markets action to highlight

This roundup of transactions across the landscape also includes three venture rounds and two "SPAC" arrangements to take companies public.

B&A acquires secure communication tech developer

Intelligent Waves designs its products for agencies to use for modernization and edge communications initiatives.

ITC Federal to buy Capgemini's US federal subsidiary

ITC Federal is bringing in a business that specializes in Salesforce and ServiceNow implementation efforts.

How Steampunk's design intelligence focus stood out to MetroStar

This framework for building digital and technical offerings for federal agencies will greatly shape the combined company's future, MetroStar Systems CEO Ali Manouchehri tells us.

Xpect Solutions buys Amivero to bulk up AI, automation capabilities

The deal bulks up Xpect's national security portfolio, as the NewSpring-backed company builds out its mission tech stack.

Valiant divests O&M business to private equity firm

The newly independent Vulcan Government Services will focus on facility operations, maintenance, and logistics services.

How Rocketdyne is re-entering the space sector as a standalone entity

The six-decade-old space propulsion systems maker brought its old name back and is ramping up to fulfill demand for its products, as a partner for Rocketdyne's majority owner tells us.