Markon, a mission integrator specializing in cybersecurity, technology, business operations and infrastructure, has completed the acquisition of PLEX, a cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and enterprise engineering firm, in a deal backed by Sterling Investment Partners. What Impact Will the PLEX Acquisition Have on Markon? Markon ...
Northrop Grumman has secured a sole-sourced contract worth up to $100 million to support the U.S. Air Force’s Stand-in Attack Weapon, or SiAW, subsystem. The award covers active seeker components, test and evaluation support, and science and technology development, the Department of Defense said. Work will take place in Baltimore, Maryland, un...
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael — the Pentagon’s chief technology officer — will keynote the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 29 at the Hilton McLean in Virginia. The event will be POC’s first major GovCon gathering of 2026 and is expected to draw senior defense lead...
VTG has acquired Miklos Systems Inc., or MSI, a technology company based in Fairfax, Virginia. VTG said Tuesday that the transaction aligns with efforts to expand its presence in the national security market. What Is MSI? Founded in 1993, MSI offers full software lifecycle development, cloud services, cybersecurity, data science and systems engineer...
Terran Orbital has appointed Cheryl Paquete as chief financial officer. Paquete will be in charge of the company’s financial strategy and contribute to efforts that would support the company’s plan to scale satellite manufacturing operations. Who Is Cheryl Paquete? Paquete spent nearly two decades at Lockheed Martin Space, where she spea...
Amentum posted $3.93 billion in fourth-quarter revenue for fiscal year 2025, up 77 percent from the prior-year period. In an earnings release published Monday, the advanced engineering and technology company said its annual revenue was $14.4 billion, up 4 percent on a pro forma basis. This surge was driven by sustained demand and yearly growth ...
Amazon has announced its investment of $50 billion to expand the artificial intelligence and supercomputing capabilities of Amazon Web Services in support of U.S. government missions. The company said Monday that the investment will fund additional data centers equipped with advanced compute and networking technologies. The move will add nearly 1.3 ...
The U.S. Navy has awarded HII multiple contract modifications totaling approximately $142.9 million to support the completion of Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier. What Are the Details of the PCU John F. Kennedy Contract Modifications? The Department of Defense said Friday the...
Clinton Herget, field chief technology officer at Snyk, said the growing adoption of artificial intelligence-driven software development is highlighting the need for government agencies to integrate security directly into developers’ critical path or environment. What Is Developer Security? In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Herget desc...
Voyager Technologies has acquired Penrose, Colorado-based manufacturer of critical defense materials and compounds, Estes Energetics. How Does the Acquisition Impact the Defense Industry? Voyager said Thursday that the move expands its ability to oversee the production, certification and quality of critical energetics for national defense applicatio...
