Space, tech and growth leadership moves across the market
A pair of executive appointments at blue chip defense hardware companies also feature, plus two board appointments at one of the market’s largest nonprofits. Arcfield Gregg Burgess has joined the systems engineering and integration company as president and general manager of Orion Space Systems, a subsidiary acquired in the fall of 2023. The 25-year market veteran […]
Civilian agency spending cratered during shutdown
October spending during the shutdown dropped by as much as 80% for some agencies compared to October 2024. The 20 largest civilian federal agencies collectively spent 63% less money in October 2025 — during the government shutdown — compared to October 2024, according to reported spending data pulled from the Federal Procurement Data System by Deltek […]
Enabled Intelligence books $708M data labeling contract
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency chooses this five-year-old company for “Sequoia,” a broad effort to incorporate commercial artificial intelligence and machine learning tools into GEOINT missions. Enabled Intelligence, an AI startup that focuses on computer vision algorithms and task automation, has booked a potential $708.3 million contract for data labeling services across the U.S. government. The National […]
DOGE no longer has ‘centralized leadership’ under White House tech team, personnel head says
The team that was altered to house DOGE — formerly the U.S. Digital Service — is also still doing its own technology work across agencies. The Department of Government Efficiency, a cornerstone of the second Trump administration’s efforts to remake the federal government, no longer exists as a “centralized entity,” according to the head of the […]
VTG acquires another intel-focused firm
The purchase of Miklos Systems is VTG’s fifth of 2025 and adds software, cloud, data and other services for intelligence community agencies. VTG has acquired Miklos Systems Inc., a provider of software lifecycle development cloud services, and other capabilities to the intelligence community. The company was founded in 1993 and is employee-owned. VTG is making this […]