BlueHalo, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has agreed to buy Rockville Maryland-based Intelligent Automation Inc. in a move to incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies into BlueHalo’s national security platform. IAI employs more than 75 professionals who are PhD holders, supports multiple customers at the Department of Department and productizes technology via […] More

BlueHalo has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Design and Development Engineering Services Corporation to expands the Arlington Capital Partners company’s space-qualified hardware, laser communications systems and directed energy capabilities. “DDES has established itself as a leader in developing space-qualified hardware and we are incredibly excited to partner with the DDES management team as […] More

Reston, Virginia-based information technology contractor Octo has merged with software development firm Sevatec in a deal of an undisclosed sum to create a combined entity that will focus on helping federal government customers to address IT modernization goals. Baird and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman served as Sevatec's financial and legal advisers on the transaction, respectively, while Sheppard Mullin acted as Octo's legal adviser.

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The Department of Defense has recognized Parsons' Polaris Alpha Advanced Systems subsidiary with the James S. Cogswell Industrial Security Achievement Award for its compliance with requirements under the National Industrial Security Program.

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Olivier Jarrault, who led Albany International for nearly two years as president and CEO, joined the board of directors at aircraft components and support services provider Cadence Aerospace.

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Centauri has purchased Kord Technologies in a move to expand technology offerings for the defense and intelligence sectors. Dave Dzaran, CEO of Centauri, said the company aims to help government customers address national security threats with the use of technology across the military, intelligence, space, missile and cyber domains.

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Tyto Athene announced on Tuesday that Kevin McLaughlin, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general, has been appointed to the company’s executive advisory board. He joins Tyto Athene to assist in the growth of the company’s Department of Defense and cyber strategies.

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Parsons’ Polaris Alpha subsidiary has achieved the DevOps Competency certification from Amazon Web Services. The status seeks to recognize Parsons’ knowledge and experience in helping clients implement continuous integration and delivery, automation, infrastructure provisioning and other DevOps practices in the cloud, the company said Wednesday. Polaris Alpha has over 40 certifications related to cloud and supported efforts to […] More

Parsons and Polaris Alpha have combined their fellows programs as a result of the Pasadena, Calif.-based’s engineering firm’s acquisition of the government technology contractor. Nineteen professionals from both organizations will join six current members of the unified fellows program, Parsons said Monday. The program inducts individuals who can support problem solving, research and development and […] More

Polaris Alpha has appointed retired military officers James “Kevin” McLaughlin and Robert Latiff to its board of advisers. McLaughlin and Latiff will provide the leadership team with strategic guidance and advice as the defense technology company delivers services to government, intelligence community and military clients, Polaris Alpha said Wednesday. McLaughlin is a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general […] More

Private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners unveiled its new Polaris Alpha portfolio holding company in November through the merger of three government contracting businesses that included data services provider Intelligent Software Solutions. Based in Colorado Springs, ISS works with agencies on initiatives in data visualization, mobile software and other technology areas in efforts to help decision-makers capture […] More

Endeavor Robotics has moved to a 35,000-square-foot facility in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, in an effort to accommodate robot design, development and manufacturing operations. Sean Bielat, CEO of Endeavor Robotics, said in a statement released Tuesday the new headquarters allowed the firm to keep 100 percent of its staff who build robots designed for use in tactical applications. The […] More