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...
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 ...
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...
NASA has added eight companies to its CSDA contract and will buy more data products from six existing vendors The awards came under the program’s second on-ramp round, bringing in firms like Hydrosat, Muon Space and Orbital Sidekick The commercial data is meant to supplement NASA’s Earth-observing satellites with sharper, more frequent i...
The Air Force has awarded production contracts to General Atomics and Anduril for their CCA Six vendors have won separate autonomy software contracts, with the Air Force planning to pick a primary provider by summer 2027 The service wants roughly 1,000 CCA total and has requested close to $1 billion to start buying them in...
Twenty has closed a $100 million Series B funding round Series B has brought Twenty’s total funding to $138 million The Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 DOW summits will feature discussions about AI, cyber resilience and more Cybersecurity company Twenty has secured $100 million in a round of Series B financing led by Accel to expand...
SpaceX has exercised its option to acquire Cursor for $60 billion The acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026 The 2026 Air and Space Summit will explore AI, commercial space relay and more SpaceX has agreed to acquire Cursor’s parent company, Anysphere, in an all-stock transaction valued at $60 billion as...
The Department of the Air Force is making an aggressive case for one of the largest budget increases in its history, arguing that decades of underinvestment, growing threats from near-peer competitors and the accelerating importance of space operations demand a significant infusion of resources. During a June 9 hearing before the Senate Appropriatio...
