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Watch Booz Allen Hamilton for US federal vertical strength as MongoDB mentioned building out presence in US federal due to data modernisation needs.

Booz Allen benefits from defense spending

Long IT distributors and public-sector integrators to benefit from Cisco’s 35% product order growth and enterprise/public sector network refresh cycle.

Booze Allen Hamilton unreliable due to data breach.

In the context of the "Sovereignty" and "Technology Race" themes, Tian highlights "government consulting and tech consulting" as the most interesting sub-sector where valuations are reasonable. As the US moves toward "National Mobilization," the government must implement complex dual-use technologies. However, the government seeks to reduce direct headcount (DOGE efficiency), necessitating heavy reliance on private consultants to execute these tech upgrades. LONG. aggressive government spending cuts (DOGE) that target contractor waste specifically.

Senator Rosen highlights that "cyber has evolved into a fully integrated domain of warfare" and questions if the infrastructure can survive a multi-theater war. Colby responds that they are "super focused on cyber" and applying strategic principles to the domain. With active kinetic war in the Middle East and high tension with China (who is accused of "jamming internet access" in the Philippines during the hearing), government spending on offensive and defensive cyber capabilities will accelerate to protect the "homeland" pillar of the NDS. LONG. Cyber defense is the "digital munitions" of modern conflict. Valuation concerns in the tech sector; government contracts in cyber can be lumpy compared to hardware.

Senators Hawley and Ernst aggressively question MN AG Ellison regarding the $250M "Feeding Our Future" fraud and $9B in broader fraud allegations. Ernst explicitly calls for "redesigning incentives" and better federal oversight of grant dollars. When Congress uncovers massive fraud in federal distribution programs, the legislative response is almost always increased funding for third-party auditing, forensic accounting, and IT modernization to track funds. Government services firms (Booz Allen, CACI) win these oversight and modernization contracts. LONG. "Waste, Fraud, and Abuse" hearings usually precede contract awards for oversight firms. Government shutdowns or spending freezes could delay contract awards.