CACI International has agreed to acquire ARKA Group L.P. from funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities in an all-cash transaction valued at $2.6 billion. According to CACI, the acquisition strengthens the company’s space strategy and expands its ability to support national security missions. ARKA supports national security customers through its space-based sensor portfolio and ground-based software processing, accelerating the delivery…

Nightwing has been selected as an awardee on the Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contract, known as SHIELD. The multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity vehicle has a $151 billion ceiling and supports rapid delivery of innovative capabilities to increase speed and agility in support of the warfighter. Nightwing CEO Bob Coleman said the award reflects the company’s commitment…

With over two decades shaping some of the federal government’s most complex defense and space programs, Kameke Mitchell has built a career at the intersection of national security, acquisition and innovation. From managing NASA’s $23 billion procurement portfolio to helping stand up the Space Force’s Commercial Space Office, her work has consistently focused on scale, impact and mission outcomes. Now,…