Leidos bets on offensive cyber with $300M Kudu acquisition
The purchase seeks to fulfill growing demand for converged cyber-electronic warfare solutions. Leidos has completed its $300 million acquisition of Kudu Dynamics, a move that brings offensive cyber capabilities to the buyer. The transaction is Leidos’ first since 2022, when it acquired Cobham’s aviation services business in Australia for $215 million. For Leidos, it sees the Kudu acquisition […]
How GRVTY centers its vision around the automated intelligence enterprise
The defense tech industry is being forced to be more creative than it has been in recent times. But as GRVTY’s CEO Katie Selbe explains to us, this new company is just fine with that. GRVTY can be considered a defense technology startup in some ways, given the company as the market knows it today unveiled […]
DHS’ $10B commodity IT contract remains on pause
The protests surrounding FirstSource III are one factor, but the bigger issue at-hand now is where this contract fits into the government’s larger push to centralize civilian contracting. The Homeland Security Department has asked for, and received, a new two-month pause in the court case surrounding its potential $10 billion small business IT contract being held […]
Don’t limit defense innovation by capping small-biz awards
A proposed change to the Small Business Innovation Research program would deprive the military of some of its best problem-solvers, writes Robert Smith, former director of the Navy’s SBIR/STTR programs. One of the federal government’s most effective tools for solving the toughest technological challenges is at risk of being sabotaged by Congress. I spent nearly […]
Sigma Defense wins $102M Navy shipboard engineering contract
The service branch set up this contract to aid in its rolling baseline approach for integrating commercially available products and systems into networks. Sigma Defense has won a potential five-year, $102.5 million contract for engineering services in support of the Navy’s main program for continuous upgrades of networks onboard surface ships. Work under the contract will […]
Serco’s US arm closes $327M acquisition of Northrop’s training business
Serco Inc. pushes its annual revenue past $2 billion and adds 1,000 employees to the now-10,000-person workforce. Serco Group’s U.S. subsidiary has completed its $327 million acquisition of Northrop Grumman’s business unit focused on mission training and satellite ground network communications software. The transaction, first announced in January, pushes Serco Inc.’s annual revenue to beyond $2 billion […]
NOAA keeps 3 incumbents for $250M coastal mapping contract
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uses this program to aid in decisions regarding flood risks and transportation, among other uses. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded three companies positions on a five-year $250 million contract for shoreline mapping services to aid in how NOAA monitors coastal regions. Dewberry Engineers, NV5 Geospatial and Woolpert […]
MDA previews $151B contract for Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense system
A draft solicitation is imminent for the 10-year, multiple-award vehicle being called SHIELD. The Missile Defense Agency has kicked off the acquisition for one of the Trump Administration’s biggest priorities – the development of a nationwide system for protecting the U.S. from missile attacks. Known as the Golden Dome, President Trump has declared that it will be […]
GSA has been given more of the government’s contracting authority
COMMENTARY | Folding SEWP and CIOSP into GSA may unbalance the system. As Nextgov/FCW reports, the General Services Administration is likely to take over the two most important — and longstanding — GWAC’s outside the agency’s control: NASA SEWP and NIH CIOSP. This is a further expansion of the philosophy outlined in a Trump executive order directing agencies to centralize procurement […]
Growth, tech and finance leadership moves across the market
A pair of veteran Defense Department technology leaders line up new roles in the industry, among other key hires to note. Apogee Pete Brady has joined the digital transformation and mission operations support provider as vice president of growth, where he will focus his efforts on transitioning to full-and-open work. He most recently worked as chief […]