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Palantir Technologies confidentially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a draft registration statement for its planned public listing.
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GovCon Expert: Introduction to Jerry Calhoun of Silver Tree LLC
Jerry Calhoun, managing director and founder of Silver Tree LLC, has become the latest member of Executive Mosaic’s highly prestigious GovCon Expert program.
Read More »Xator Buys InCadence Strategic Solutions in Intell, C4ISR Market Push; David Scott Quoted
Xator, a Reston, Va.-based technology services contractor, has finalized its acquisition of InCadence Strategic Solutions for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its presence as a provider of national security, intelligence and C4ISR platforms to U.S. government agencies.
Read More »AFRL Seeks Embedded Deep Learning Research Ideas
The Air Force Research Laboratory has issued a broad agency announcement to seek white papers on artificial intelligence, machine learning and analytics for an embedded deep learning research program aimed at integrating autonomous systems into U.S. Air Force platforms.
Read More »Chris Wilkinson Named DLT Solutions President
Chris Wilkinson, an information technology industry veteran, has been appointed president of Tech Data’s (Nasdaq: TECD) DLT Solutions subsidiary. He will oversee DLT’s daily operations and Tech Data’s public sector strategy, DLT said Thursday.
Read More »Tech Data Closes $205M DLT Purchase
Information technology distribution company Tech Data (Nasdaq: TECD) has completed its acquisition of DLT Solutions for approximately $205M in cash in a push to advance growth initiatives and create opportunities for channel partners in the public sector.
Read More »Cubic Strikes $200M Deal for Remaining Stake in Pixia; Bradley Feldmann Quoted
Cubic (NYSE: CUB) has exercised an option in a purchase agreement to acquire the remaining 80 percent stake in Herndon, Va.-based commercial software firm Pixia for approximately $200M.
Read More »VMware Strikes $2.7B in Deals for Pivotal, Carbon Black; Pat Gelsinger Quoted
VMware (NYSE: VMW) has agreed to acquire Pivotal Software (NYSE: PVTL) for approximately $2.7B and cybersecurity firm Carbon Black (Nasdaq: CBLK) for about $2.1B.
Read More »Dell EMC’s Ed Krejcik: Data Capital Helps Drive Agency IT Modernization
Ed Krejcik, manager of Isilon systems engineers at Dell EMC, has said government agencies advancing information technology modernization are transforming data into actionable insights and intelligence, enabling raw data to transform into data capital.
Read More »EverWatch Buys Northwood Global Solutions in Intell Community Expansion Push; John Hillen Quoted
EverWatch has purchased information technology services contractor Northwood Global Solutions for an undisclosed sum. “The partnership with the Northwood team helps EverWatch expand its technical capabilities and broadens our relationships and mission expertise within the Intelligence Community,” EverWatch CEO John Hillen said in a statement released Wednesday. Hillen said the …
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