Rocket Lab USA started trading Wednesday on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “RKLB” after completing its merger with blank check company Vector Acquisition that was first announced in March. The transaction’s completion came days after shareholders at the Vector Capital-backed special purpose acquisition company approved the business combina...
The State Department has named Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) as principal contractor on a potential $350 million foreign military sale of defense services to Australia, in preparation for future orders of company-built Standard Missile systems and associated equipment. Raytheon would develop, engineer, integrate and test SM-6 Block I and SM-2 Bl...
The U.S. Army has selected Leidos’ (NYSE: LDOS) Dynetics subsidiary to develop prototypes of a platform meant to defend against unmanned aircraft systems and cruise missile threats, Defense News reported Tuesday. Defense News cited sources that say the service’s decision was based on a shoot-off for its enduring Indirect Fires Protection Capabil...
Two Six Technologies has purchased Trusted Concepts for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its talent base, software offerings and capabilities and broaden relationships with intelligence community clients. Herndon, Virginia-based Trusted Concepts operates with over 130 employees and has been providing software engineering, analytics, c...
Chuck Brooks, a highly esteemed leader to the cybersecurity and government contracting (GovCon) sectors as well as an influential member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program, has released his latest article with the program. Previously, GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks assessed the growing importance of chief data officers to the federal landscap...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured a $487 million contract from the U.S. Army for the provision of engineering services and technical support to the service branch’s Apache AH-64 attack helicopters through Feb. 6, 2026. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Army Contracting Command has task orders that will determine work locations and fu...
Shareholders at a Vector Capital-backed blank check company approved Friday the proposed combination with Rocket Lab USA and both parties expect the merger to close Wednesday, Aug. 25. Holders of less than 3 percent of Class A ordinary shares at Vector Acquisition (Nasdaq: VACQ) have moved to redeem their shares with regard to the transaction,...
Accenture’s (NYSE: ACN) federal services arm has finalized its purchase of McLean, Virginia-based analytics company Novetta for an undisclosed sum and added a national security portfolio to its business as a result of the acquisition. Tiffanny Gates, president and CEO of Novetta and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, said in a statement published Thu...
GovernmentCIO has wrapped up its acquisition of Salient CRGT as part of efforts to establish a combined company that will provide information technology platforms meant to meet the evolving priorities and needs of federal government clients. GovCIO CEO Jim Brabston will lead the combined entity, which will operate as GovCIO with over 2,200 employees...
Washington, D.C.-based Data Society has moved to grow its training academies for government and corporate professional staffers with the purchase of Restless Creation. The combined entity aims to help organizations reskill their employees using data science approaches, Data Society said Thursday. Restless Creation uses human-centered design to provi...
