J2 Ventures has closed its $250 million Brookhaven Fund, an oversubscribed early-stage investment vehicle focused on dual-use technologies critical to both U.S. national security and commercial markets. The Boston-based venture capital firm said the fund includes JP Morgan, MetLife, Upsher Management, Alpha Leonis Partners and the State Investment C...
The Department of Defense is conducting market research to assess industry capability and interest in supporting a planned indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for research, development, test, evaluation, engineering and technical support, or RETS, services. The effort, managed by Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate,...
The U.S. Senate voted 60–40 to advance a bipartisan funding measure that could end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, clearing a key procedural hurdle toward reopening federal agencies and restoring pay for hundreds of thousands of workers. The vote allows debate to proceed on a modified continuing resolution that would extend curren...
Orbit Fab, a space company providing satellite refueling service, has appointed Kevin Smith as its new chief technology officer. “We’re fueling the future of space mobility. Congratulations to Kevin Smith on stepping into his new role as Chief Technology Officer — leading the charge to make in-space refueling an everyday reality,” the compan...
Potomac Officers Club, the D.C. region’s foremost GovCon events and media organization, will host its highly anticipated 2025 Homeland Security Summit this Wednesday, Nov. 12 — and tickets are almost gone. With the addition of Dr. Madhu Gottumukkala, acting director and deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency,...
By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International In today’s hyper-connected world, the systems and assets we take for granted—our power plants, water and wastewater systems, telecommunications networks, transportation systems, hospitals, financial institutions, food supply chains and the manufacturing base—are deeply interwove...
Bugcrowd has acquired Mayhem Security, a provider of artificial intelligence-enabled offensive security tools and services. Following the transaction’s completion, Bugcrowd said it will integrate Mayhem’s automation capabilities with its global hacker community to create an AI-powered, human-in-the-loop security testing platform. Financi...
Baird will host its annual Defense & Government Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner in Virginia, uniting senior executives, investors and government leaders for a day of dynamic discussion, company presentations and market insight. The 2025 event, themed “Innovation, Mission, and Capital...
By Kim Koster, Vice President of Industry Marketing at Unanet In the world of government contracting, your pipeline isn’t just a list of leads. It’s the heartbeat of your business. But managing that pipeline without a clear, consistent way to assess each opportunity is like flying blind in a competitive market where every decis...
Leidos reported record third-quarter revenue of $4.47 billion for fiscal year 2025, up 7 percent from the prior-year period, and attributed the growth to increased customer demand for innovative products in support of defense and national security missions. In an earnings release published Tuesday, the Reston, Virginia-based defense and IT services ...
