Ross Wilkers

The private equity firm now owns three companies focused on providing technical and other professional services to the Energy Department and its components.

SMX's next phase of its strategy will continue to have subject matter expertise in the larger offering but lean more into a tech-intensive approach now that one of the world's investment stalwarts is involved.

The service branch wants to create a consolidated and comprehensive marketplace that could replace two large vehicles with $49 billion in combined ceilings.

Special Aerospace Services opened for business in 2007 and now becomes the private equity firm's vehicle for further investments in the government market's space vertical.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration moves ahead on its ProTech 2.0 small business contract with this round focused on NOAA's coastal mission.

Sigma Defense is using this purchase and the others before it to position for opportunities across JADC2: the U.S. military's effort to connect every deployed soldier and system.

This family of procurements known as CDM DEFEND will continue on for three more years.

Technology makers and integrators alike all have to invest in artificial intelligence even as "people are careful and they think properly" about AI's path forward, as GD's chief executive described to investors.

Barbaricum is looking to offer defense and intelligence agencies a wider portfolio of services to help operators work with their data.

This will be the second iteration of the multiple-award contract seeking services to help operate and maintain aircraft systems.