The sabotage of Secretary Hegseth’s acquisition reform initiative
AEI’s Bill Greenwalt breaks down key changes between the draft and final version of Pete Hegseth’s acquisition memo – and finds some startling shifts.
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‘Mind-Blowing’ Pentagon Overhaul Will Reshape Acquisition
FEATURED INTERVIEW — As the Pentagon undertakes its most ambitious overhaul yet of how it acquires new warfighting capabilities, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are weighing in on whether the modernization effort can happen quickly enough to bring the U….
Palo Alto Networks to Acquire Observability Platform Chronosphere in $3.35 Billion Deal
The move to acquire Chronosphere is the latest of several acquisitions in recent years and follows a massive $25 billion deal to acquire CyberArk.
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Assessing the Pentagon’s Mission to Rebuild the ‘Arsenal of Freedom’
DEEP DIVE — The Pentagon is waging war against its own acquisition bureaucracy. In a sweeping speech on Friday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth described the “adversary”, not as a foreign power but as a process: decades-old requirements and procurement …
Acquisition Transformation: How to Make it Last
There are plenty of elements to praise in Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s acquisition transformation announcement last week. The emphasis on speed and commercial solutions, the overhaul of training for the acquisition workforce, the extension…
Speed not a mandate for Pentagon acquisition overhaul, says top weapons buyer
“There’s certainly no question about the emphasis on speed, but recognizing that there’s a need for judgment and flexibility in that triangle of cost schedule performance,” said Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Mic…
DOJ Antitrust Review Clears Google’s $32 Billion Acquisition of Wiz
Google’s acquisition of Wiz is expected to close in 2026, but there are other reviews that need to be cleared.
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Zscaler Acquires SPLX for AI Security Boost
The integration introduces something new inside a familiar perimeter, a dedicated AI protection layer within Zscaler’s Zero Trust Exchange platform.
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Bugcrowd Acquires Application Security Firm Mayhem
Bugcrowd said the acquisition of Mayhem has nearly doubled its valuation — previously reported at over $1 billion.
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Zscaler Acquires AI Security Company SPLX
SPLX red teaming, asset management, and threat inspection technology will enable Zscaler to expand its Zero Trust Exchange platform.
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