SAIC eyes AI and digital portfolio boost through $205M acquisition
In its first acquisition since 2021, Science Applications International Corp. is buying SilverEdge to add a software platform and agentic artificial intelligence products for the national security sector. Science Applications International Corp. is buying a defense and national security technology company with expertise in digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and data analytics. SAIC is paying $205 million in […]
Senate confirms Rhodes to lead White House procurement office
Dr. Kevin Rhodes has been a senior adviser to the Office of Management and Budget since February and focused his efforts on the Federal Acquisition Regulation overhaul. Dr. Kevin Rhodes has received Senate confirmation to lead the White House’s Office of Federal Procurement Policy, a move that designates him as the first permanent leader of that […]
Former CISA lead Matt Hartman joins Merlin Group as chief strategy officer
Hartman most recently served as acting head of cyber at the Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency. He now joins Merlin to grow its partnerships with technology companies and government agencies. The Merlin Group has added more cybersecurity expertise in its hiring of Matt Hartman as the company’s new chief strategy officer. Hartman most recently was acting head […]
Sabre Systems hires Quigley as CEO
The CM Equity Partners-owned company enters a new phase of its strategy to grow software engineering, cyber and other technology services for federal agencies. Sabre Systems has hired a new chief executive in John Quigley, a four-decade defense and technology veteran who joins after 25 years at Systems Planning and Analysis. Quigley takes up this new […]
Firefly seeks software, defense growth with $855M SciTec acquisition
The Golden Dome missile defense initiative is top of mind for Firefly with this purchase, as are broader space domain awareness missions that require a combination of software and hardware. Being the first private company to have a commercial lunar lander get to the Moon was one way for Firefly Aerospace to start 2025, then came […]
WT 360: Our first look at the shutdown and fiscal 2026’s landscape
John Caucis and James Wichert, public sector market analysts at Technology Business Research, preview the opportunity set for contractors in this new federal fiscal year after first addressing what the government shutdown means for industry. All government shutdowns do end at some point, no matter how dark and gloomy things may feel, and all businesses […]