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Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, said Senate and House lawmakers have reached an agreement on a defense appropriations bill for fiscal year 2020, Inside Defense reported Saturday.

E3/Sentinel has purchased Operational Intelligence for an undisclosed sum in an effort to expand its analytics, technical and digital capabilities. “The acquisition of Operational Intelligence immediately strengthens our mission and domain expertise across many of our National Security customers and brings an enduring new set of capabilities to our Mission Strategy and Analytics and Engineering and Technical Services for all our clients,” Andy Maner, CEO of E3/Sentinel, said in a statement published Friday.

McAleese & Associates has released a report on key takeaways from the remarks of Michael Griffin, undersecretary for research and engineering at the Department of Defense and a 2019 Wash100 award winner, at a Chamber of Commerce event held Tuesday. Griffin said the Pentagon must have a dedicated proliferated LEO system or constellation of small satellites in low-Earth orbit designed for the existential U.S. survival mission.

The U.K. government is likely to approve a deal for Advent International to acquire aerospace and defense contractor Cobham after the Boston-based private equity firm proposed several measures to address potential national security risks from the combination, Reuters reported Tuesday.

PAE, a portfolio company of investment firm Platinum Equity, has agreed to merge with special purpose acquisition company Gores Holdings III (Nasdaq: GRSH) in a push to advance its strategic plan and growth efforts.

Mark Testoni, CEO of SAP National Security Services and a 2019 Wash100 winner, told Global Defence Technology in an interview that he sees internet and cyber threat as one of the top national security concerns facing companies and countries.

Dan Coats, former director of national intelligence and a 2019 Wash100 winner, has rejoined King & Spalding as senior policy adviser within the law firm’s national security team in Washington, D.C.

Veritas Capital has generated $6.5B in capital commitments for its seventh fund in support of its strategy to invest in technology-focused companies that deliver products and services to government and commercial clients.

BAE Systems has received a potential $437M task order under the General Services Administration’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services contract to provide open source support services for the U.S. Army.

Enlightenment Capital has invested in Washington, D.C.-based spectrum and engineering platforms and services contractor Expression Networks to support its growth strategy.