The USAF’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program is one of the service’s most ambitious and consequential acquisition programs in generations. Not only is it the USAF’s first real autonomous aircraft effort, but it leverages novel acquisition strategies and decouples the hardware and software procurement to ensure rapidly upgradabl...
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...
Shield AI has finalized its purchase of Aechelon Technology three months after its initial announcement Aechelon is valued at $12.7 billion post-money after Series G fundraising and preferred equity financing The deal gives Shield AI rights to Aechelon’s synthetic reality and visual simulation technologies Shield AI announced Monda...
By Chris Crowder, executive vice president, GovCon, Unanet Ten years ago, government contracting felt more predictable than it does today. Cybersecurity requirements were still taking shape. Artificial intelligence has yet to enter everyday business conversations. Compliance was often treated as a cost of doing business, not a source of competitiv...
NASA has begun issuing awards under the latest SEWP VI governmentwide IT procurement program SEWP VI provides federal agencies with access to commercial technology products and services The contract vehicle covers a broad range of offerings, including cloud, cybersecurity, software, hardware and engineering support NASA is advancing SEWP VI, the six...
Booz Allen has agreed to acquire Ultra Mission Solutions for $720 million The transaction will add mission-critical software and encryption products to Booz Allen’s defense technology portfolio Learn more about the latest defense capabilities and modernization priorities at POC’s DOW summits this summer Booz Allen Hamilton has signed an ...
Endurion has named Justin Janaskie as its president and chief operating officer Quiet Professionals and Spathe Systems last month rebranded into Endurion Janaskie served as chief technology officer at MAG Aerospace before his appointment Justin Janaskie has left his position as chief technology officer of MAG Aerospace to serve as president a...
SAIC has named John Wagner enterprise growth SVP Wagner brings expertise in strategic growth, mission integration and customer engagement The 2026 Air and Space Summit will cover AI, space and network modernization topics SAIC has appointed John Wagner, an enterprise leader and program management professional, as senior vice president of enterprise ...
One Stop Systems has named defense and tech executive Paul Averna its vice president of business development and growth He will help drive revenue growth and chase new opportunities in AI, sensor processing and edge computing for defense and commercial customers Averna brings more than three decades of experience, most recently as vice president of...
Accenture has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dragos and 100 percent of runZero and NetRise The proposed deals would expand Accenture’s OT cybersecurity capabilities The 2026 FedCiv Summit will explore AI, cybersecurity and modernization priorities Accenture has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dragos and full ownership of runZero a...
