Deloitte backs aerospace company to expand drone capacity
Deloitte and Kihomac are looking at infrastructure inspection, emergency response, and defense and security as use cases for their partnership. Deloitte has invested in a veteran-owned small business that manufactures aviation and aerospace components with the goal of helping scale up drone production capacity. Kihomac opened for business in 2003 to make metal, composite and electrical […]
Defense tech companies will weather the shutdown. But what happens next?
Some primes are doing all right, while small companies brace for uncertainty under a CR. From DOGE’s initial descent to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, defense contractors are weathering policy changes at different rates during the first leg of the second Trump administration. But while larger companies are thriving, smaller companies—the very ones the […]
General Dynamics IT launches cyber accelerator to speed threat detection
VENIN is the 10th accelerator started by GDIT and focuses on using automation to mitigate cyber threats. General Dynamics has launched another of what it calls “accelerators” to deliver technology solutions more quickly to government agencies. The newest one is the VENIN Full-Spectrum Cyber Digital Accelerator, with VENIN being an acronym for vulnerability exploitation and network […]
When the government goes quiet, your company shouldn’t
During shutdowns and market turbulence, the companies that maintain visibility, communicate consistently, and invest in their people are the ones that emerge stronger, writes Matthew Klein, a marketing and communications professional with AFCEA NOVA. Everyone has a plan until they’re punched in the face. That adage from Mike Tyson rings true for many federal employees and […]
AEVEX completes CEO transition by promoting Wells
Roger Wells will lead the eight-year-old company’s next phase of its strategy, which is highlighted by autonomous systems including loitering munitions. AEVEX has promoted Roger Wells from president to chief executive, completing a transition plan that was set up in April when the 27-year defense industry veteran joined as president. Wells succeeds Brian Raduenz, who founded […]
Parsons awaits ‘imminent’ award of air traffic control overhaul contract
Parsons and Peraton are in a head-to-head showdown for the Brand New Air Traffic Control System, a contract worth billions. In talking with Wall Street, CEO Carey Smith highlights how the effort is funded by the One Big Beautiful Bill One of Parsons Corp.’s major priority pursuits is apparently not affected by the government shutdown and […]
Why contractors should look past DHS’ reconciliation buys
The operational tails of border technology, cutter ships and workforce expansion offers more enduring opportunities. Contractors are scrambling to capture a share of the billions flowing into the Homeland Security Department through the reconciliation bill, industry veterans are telling companies to look beyond the initial capital investments to where the real – and more enduring – […]
Contractors quantify shutdown damage as stoppages spread across missions
The Professional Services Council’s new shutdown tracker details program stoppages from Head Start to missile defense, naming contracts and counting affected workers. The government contracting industry is putting numbers behind the economic pain being caused by the shutdown. The Professional Services Council, one of the largest trade associations for GovCon firms, has launched a Shutdown Impact […]
Lawmakers propose requiring agencies, major firms to report AI’s job impact
A new bill from Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., would direct covered entities to provide quarterly reports to the Labor Department detailing layoffs and workforce displacements caused by uses of AI. With the growing adoption of artificial intelligence tools across major industries and the U.S. government poised to transform the nation’s labor […]
Intuitive Machines looks beyond the Moon with $800M acquisition
Intuitive Machines is buying Lanteris Space Systems, the former Maxar Space Systems, to bring in more satellite manufacturing heft that can complement the data and services offerings. Since its inception in 2013, Intuitive Machines has spent much of its time and energy on space infrastructure manufacturing to help facilitate government and commercial customer access to the […]