Precise Software Solutions has won a five-year, $75 million contract to help the Food and Drug Administration manage web content and internal communication needed for the delivery of public health resources. Rockville, Maryland-based Precise said Wednesday it will work with Salient CRGT to provide support services to the intranet internet branch und...
Planet Labs, an Earth imagery provider to the government and business sectors, has agreed to join forces with special acquisition purpose company dMY Technology Group (NYSE: DMYQ) in a merger deal that would take the satellite operator public and give it a post-transaction equity value of $2.8 billion. San Franciso-based Planet said Wednesday it mai...
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has agreed to buy Alion Science and Technology from Veritas Capital for approximately $1.65 billion in cash as part of a push to expand its technical capabilities and portfolio of national security platforms. HII said Tuesday it expects the transaction to conclude in the second half of 2021 and help...
The Department of Defense decided to end the prolonged court battle over the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure program by dropping the JEDI cloud contract and announced plans to launch a new procurement effort to meet its cloud computing requirements. DOD said Tuesday the decision was due to a more mature cloud conversancy, industry advancemen...
Parsons (NYSE: PSN) has expanded its portfolio of electronic warfare, military information and cyber products following the completion of a $203 million accretive deal to acquire BlackHorse Solutions. BlackHorse brings technologies designed to help defense and intelligence customers integrate EW, information and cyber operations, Parsons said Tuesda...
Karl Borden, former director of legacy and emerging programs at System High, has been appointed as the Chantilly, Virginia-based company’s vice president of science and technology protection. The 25-year security professional will manage employee and customer relations in his new position and lead S&T innovation efforts aimed at supporting...
Omega Optical Holdings has purchased Spectral Systems, a decades-old infrared optical supplier headquartered in Hopewell Junction, New York, to expand its precision optics portfolio. The acquisition aligns with Omega’s goal of serving customers in aerospace, defense, industrial technology and other high-growth markets, the company s...
Satellogic, an Argentina-based satellite imagery provider to the government and commercial markets, has agreed to merge with New York-based CF Acquisition Corp. V (Nasdaq: CFV) in a transaction with an enterprise value of $850 million. The Argentine satellite operator, also known as Nettar Group, intends to trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbo...
Kyndryl, an independent managed infrastructure services provider spinning out of IBM (NYSE: IBM), has announced the members of its senior leadership team, operating model and global structure as it works to deliver mission-critical technical capabilities and support customers’ digital transformation efforts. Rick Ruiz, a veteran sales and technolo...
The Army Contracting Command has placed a $152 million order for Joint Light Tactical Wheeled Vehicles manufactured by Oshkosh‘s (NYSE: OSK) defense subsidiary. Oshkosh Defense said Thursday it will deliver JLTVs, support kits and trailers to four U.S. military branches and four NATO customers in Romania, Slovenia, Macedonia and Lithuania. The...
