Small businesses face upheaval under the acquisition overhaul and agency cuts
Changes to the 8(a) program and decimated support offices leave contractors with fewer resources and protections. Few segments of the federal market have faced the amount of disruption that the small business community has under the Trump administration. Certain small business sectors such as veteran-owned firms are expected to benefit from the government’s new posture, but […]
Antares collects $96M for small nuclear reactor development
The two-year-old startup is eyeing an initial reactor demonstration for the summer, one year ahead of its plan to roll out a prototype. Antares, a nuclear power startup that designs small modular reactors, has fetched $96 million in Series B capital from investors to support the continued development of its technology. Founded in 2023, the 60-employee […]
Red River acquires cyber specialist
This transaction includes both an applied research arm and a contract to overhaul one of the federal government’s most sensitive networks. Red River, the digital transformation company owned by Cerberus Capital Management, has acquired a provider of cybersecurity and other technology services for defense and critical infrastructure-focused agencies. Invictus opened for business in 2014 and touts […]
MDA awards 1,014 companies slots on $151B Golden Dome contract vehicle
The Missile Defense Agency is making staggered awards for the SHIELD contract as it works through 2,463 proposals with more winners and likely protests to come. The Missile Defense Agency has launched the first set of awards for its Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contract and did not hold back, making over 1,000 awards. In its […]