Bluestone backs Delphinus Engineering as Navy sustainment player eyes growth

This investment brings new capital for acquisitions and capability expansion, as well as a new CEO from within. Bluestone Investment Partners has added another defense company to its portfolio in Delphinus Engineering, whose primary customer is the Navy. Delphinus provides maintenance, modernization and industrial services to the Navy and other organizations in the maritime defense community. The investment coincides […]
Selective Service System seeks software to aid the draft

If the military draft were to ever come back, this software would be used to quickly evaluate staffing and resource requirements. The window is now open for vendors to start working on and submitting prices for software that can simulate the military’s personnel needs in the event of national emergencies requiring a draft. While the U.S. […]
The Army changed how it buys but most contractors haven’t changed how they sell

Compressed acquisition timelines are rewarding contractors who invest in customer intelligence months before an opportunity appears. Not the ones who mobilize after it lands, writes growth expert Nic Coppings. A commercial solutions opening lands in your inbox on a Tuesday. Responses are due Friday. Three days. The customer does not want a proposal. They want a […]
Knox Systems turns Microsoft investment into Azure FedRAMP partnership

The agreement lets Azure-based applications tap into Knox’s compliance platform to get authorized in as little as 90 days. Knox Systems has converted a financial partnership with Microsoft into a business partnership that can help companies building cloud-based applications to get FedRAMP-authorized more quickly. Microsoft participated in Knox’s Series A capital round, which was announced in March. The […]
Knox Systems turns Microsoft investment into Azure FedRAMP partnership

The agreement lets Azure-based applications tap into Knox’s compliance platform to get authorized in as little as 90 days. Knox Systems has converted a financial partnership with Microsoft into a business partnership that can help companies building cloud-based applications to get FedRAMP-authorized more quickly. Microsoft participated in Knox’s Series A capital round, which was announced in March. The […]
US AI labs are emerging target for foreign spies, experts warn Congress

Former officials told the House Intelligence Committee that U.S. agencies have not kept pace with China’s push to obtain advanced American AI technology. The U.S. intelligence community needs to devote more resources to protecting American artificial intelligence companies from foreign espionage, former officials told the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday, arguing that China will use a […]