U.S. Department of Defense

Fort Worth-Based Bell Wins $455M Navy Contract for 12 Viper Helicopters for Nigeria
by | Mar 21, 2024
The Defense Post said the Vipers are expected to enhance Nigeria’s air defense capabilities and help uphold regional stability once delivered.
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Next Chapter: University of North Texas President Neal Smatresk Announces Plans to Step Down
by | Feb 6, 2024
Neal Smatresk's decade at UNT sparked big changes and growth, boosting its standing in academics and research. From "record-breaking enrollment" to "making UNT the highest-ranked Tier One institution in the North Texas region," his tenure marks transformation across multiple fronts.
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Defense Tech Experts: The ‘Military-Industrial Complex’ is Ripe for Disruption
by | Nov 7, 2023
At Venture Dallas 2023, venture capitalists and defense department minds said evolving technologies are creating new opportunities in the defense tech sector for well-financed startups.
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Follow the Money: Jacobs Lands Nearly $4B NASA Contract; Dallas’ ReCode Therapeutics Adds $120M to Series B Raise, and More

by | Jul 11, 2022
Plus, Enhabit Home Health Hits the NYSE, Irving Web3 Investor Raising Two New Funds, TPG leads $750M raise in clean energy firm; Coppell-based Neurolens raises $2.7M; Fort Worth's Jet Health raises $1M; Frisco edtech startup Meritize lands funding; Honeywell acquires Fort Worth nitrile glove maker Rhino Health USA; and more North Texas-related deals.
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Dallas Founder Raises $2.3M to Protect Companies From Their Biggest Cybersecurity Threat: Their Own Employees
by | Apr 20, 2022
Launched in 2019 by founder and CEO Tiffany Ricks, HacWare helps train employees to prevent themselves from being the target of an attack.

HacWare's technology integrates with a company's Google Workspace or Office 365 software, sending out simulated attacks to help the business understand the risks in its system—and which individual employees may be more likely to engage with a phishing attempt.
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Dallas Cybersecurity Company Acquired by Former U.S. Secretary of Treasury-Owned Firm in a $525M Deal
by | Mar 29, 2022
Dallas-based Zimperium, a mobile security platform, is set to be acquired by Washington, D.C.’s Liberty Strategic Capital, a firm led by former Goldman Sachs CIO and Trump Administration appointee Steve Mnuchin.
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Discovery: UTD Prof Proposes Solution to Martian Mystery, Insight on Cancer-Causing ‘Dimers,’ & Phone’s Impact on Work, Home Life
by | Jan 19, 2018
Research and scientific breakthroughs are happening every day in laboratories and universities across North Texas. Here are some of their stories.
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