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Iridium has acquired ADS-B operator Aireon Aireon will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Iridium, focusing on air traffic surveillance and aviation data services Aireon CEO Don Thoma will continue serving as chief executive but report to Iridium CEO Matt Desch

Six-time Wash100 Award winner Teresa Carlson has joined Anthropic as global head of public sector Carlson, whose professional experience includes leadership roles at Microsoft and AWS, is the first person to take on the title at Anthropic Carlson said what drew her to Anthropic was the importance the company placed on collaborating with the government when it comes to new technologies

Chugach Government Solutions has appointed DiRee McGuire as head of its Training & Education division, where she will lead Job Corps support and work to expand defense training and simulation services McGuire brings over 30 years of defense, cyber and IT leadership experience, most recently as vice president of the Army division at MANTECH McGuire said she is honored to take on her role at CGS and considers it an opportunity to expand the company’s defense-related offerings

Tyto Athene has named Andrew Boyd as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Dennis Kelly, who remains on the company’s board of directors Boyd joins Tyto from IBM and brings to his new role decades of leadership experience in the defense and sectors Arlington Capital Partners, Tyto’s private equity backer, praised Boyd’s technical expertise and existing ties to Tyto’s leadership team as key reasons for the appointment

Chugach Government Solutions has appointed Laura Nelson to the newly created role of senior vice president of corporate development, where she will oversee all stages of the company’s M&A activity Company leaders said Nelson’s hiring reflects a renewed strategic focus intended to keep CGS competitive and to build differentiated, enterprise-wide offerings for customers Nelson brings more than 20 years of government contracting experience, most recently as vice president of strategy and corporate development at ASRC Federal, with earlier growth roles at Lockheed Martin

Leidos’ Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities Resiliency System worked to identify simulated cyber intrusions during the Valiant Shield 2026 military exercise Valiant Shield 2026 took place in Guam from June 22 through July 2 Technologies from Lockheed Martin and Boeing were also showcased during the exercise

IonQ has completed its acquisition of SkyWater Technology, which will now operate as a subsidiary According to IonQ CEO Niccolo de Masi, the acquisition will accelerate his company’s quantum roadmap, provide it a U.S.-based supply chain and help solidify its vision of being a leader in the quantum industry The acquisition will see SkyWater CEO Thomas Sonderman continue to lead his organization but report to de Masi

The Navy has awarded four companies spots on a $147.9 million contract to provide support services for Commander, Naval Air Forces The multiple-award contract calls for aircraft carrier readiness support, which includes hazardous waste and material handling and professional engineering assistance Among the awardees are Mantech Advanced Systems International and HII Mission Technologies

Brent Newman has joined TekSynap as talent acquisition VP, in which capacity he will lead the company’s enterprise recruiting organization Newman joins TekSynap from GovCIO, where he served as director of recruiting TekSynap CEO Kamran Jinnah touted Newman’s ability to build up talent acquisition organizations and described him as an outstanding addition to his company’s leadership team

IonQ will work to bolster its capability to produce Evergreen-05 optical atomic clocks under a contract awarded by DARPA supporting the It’s About Time program The same contract calls on IonQ to manufacture 125 Evergreen-05 units for government customers It’s About Time seeks to demonstrate at-scale production of quantum technologies through the establishment of a pilot manufacturing pipeline for tactical-grade optical clocks