
Capitol Meridian Partners has closed its second fund at $1.9 billion, exceeding its $1.2 billion target Private equity investment in U.S. aerospace and defense companies more than doubled in 2025 The firm focuses on companies in national security, commercial aviation and government services Capitol Meridian Partners, founded by former Carlyle Group ...
The Army is considering broadening rapid acquisition authorities to acquire AI technologies faster, Lt. Gen. Robert Collins said at the 2026 Army Summit. The service has seen tremendous applications of AI for next-generation command and control, intelligence, autonomy and automated target recognition capabilities. Lt. Gen. Collins also discussed his...
Jonathan Elliott, Department of War director of the AI Rapid Capabilities Cell in the Chief Digital and AI Office, wants to evolve GenAI to give warfighters a decisive advantage in combat The DOW CDAO and Defense Innovation Unit had $100 million in appropriations spread out over FYs 2024 and 2025 to accelerate GenAI integration with...
The General Services Administration has awarded 48 vendors positions on the women-owned small business, or WOSB, pool of the Polaris governmentwide acquisition contract, or GWAC, for IT products and services. The latest round of awards under a governmentwide IT contract vehicle underscores the continued demand for agile, high-performing techno...
McLean, Virginia-based Xcelerate Solutions has promoted Chief Risk Officer Danny Olmes to president of aviation security. The company said Tuesday Olmes will lead strategic growth initiatives, operations and delivery efforts in support of the Transportation Security Administration’s programs and partnerships with federal agencies, industry par...
The 2026 GovCon Executive Leadership Summit is the Davos of GovCon: where top executives will meet to discuss the future of GovCon These speakers don’t simply observe trends, they steer billion-dollar portfolios, shape acquisition strategies and drive mission outcomes Learn from top CEOs in GovCon and boost your revenues in 2026—sign up...
NOTE: O’Donell is no longer keynoting the 2026 Defense R&D Summit, but attendees can expect the same great business opportunities and actionable intelligence from our other keynotes: Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director for GEOINT Innovation and Research Dr....