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Veritas Capital on Monday said it has completed its $3.4 billion acquisition of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] government information technology (IT) services business, which will be combined with its portfolio company […]

Eaton [ETN] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire the Mission Systems business of Britain’s Cobham for $2.8 billion, a deal it said boosts its defense business and adds […]

While the U.S. Air Force said that it did not pay termination costs to Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Blue Origin for ending their Launch Service Agreement Other Transaction Authority (LSA […]

L3Harris Technologies [LHX] on Thursday said its board has approved a 20 percent increase in its quarterly cash dividend and authorized a new $6 billion share repurchase program, demonstrating confidence […]

Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Wednesday reintroduced legislation to authorize the National Guard’s role in assisting state and local governments to strengthen their cyber security infrastructure. […]

Moscow on Wednesday approved an official request by the U.S. to extend the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the Russian federation for five years, media reported. The U.S. […]

The Army remains on track for initial fielding in 2023 of its new Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) system, designed to hit targets out to 70 kilometers, with plans this […]

Veritas Capital on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire federal services provider Perspecta [PRSP], which will be combined with Peraton to create a top-tier federal technology and services company. […]

Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) is the new chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense (HAC-D), the full committee’s chairwoman said Monday. McCollum, who served as the HAC-D vice chair […]

Attempting to resolve a long-standing issue of widely distributed jurisdiction over policy matters related to the Department of Homeland Security, 10 House committee chairs on Monday agreed to regular authorization […]