Hidden Level closes $65M Series C round
The seven-year-old company counts Booz Allen Hamilton’s venture arm and Washington Harbour Partners as investors that are staying involved. Hidden Level, a maker of sensing technology for detecting and locating drones, has captured $65 million in Series C capital to further expand its manufacturing capacity and staff. This round closes approximately six months after Hidden Level […]
COMMENTARY: The critical role feedback can play in better defense acquisitions
Debriefings are the key to improving the quality of contractors that pursue defense contracts as well as improving the quality of solutions, writes Valid Eval CEO Adam Rentschler. For acquisition executives and program managers, there’s often little upside to being the one who spearheads innovation, and a disproportionate amount of downside to taking the risk of […]
COMMENTARY: Trump’s DEI ban can’t stop global diversity efforts
Contractors with foreign ownership will have to navigate conflicting U.S. and global diversity requirements, while domestic companies must weigh risks of maintaining programs. President Trump is rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the U.S. government and is pressuring contractors to do the same. But that does not mean all of GovCon will pull back […]
How the CEOs of Booz Allen, L3Harris view DOGE’s vision
In talking with investors, both chief executives highlight speed and help to the customer as big-picture goals they want to see the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency realize. Booz Allen Hamilton The early 2010s period of across-the-board sequestration cuts was intended to force a budget agreement in Congress and resulted in downward pressure on the […]
WT 360: Taking stock of GovCon and Trump’s first two weeks back in office
Nick and Ross work through the questions they can answer on what has happened so far in the transition to a second Trump administration. They also ponder the questions everyone in the ecosystem is seeking answers to. The first two weeks of President Trump’s second but non-consecutive term in office have brought with it a […]