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Cerberus Capital Management's co-founder Steve Feinberg, now deputy secretary of defence, pictured with US defence secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon in Washington, on 21 July 2025.
Cerberus Capital Management's co-founder Steve Feinberg, now deputy secretary of defence, pictured with US defence secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon in Washington, on 21 July 2025.© Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

United States
US investment firm Cerberus Capital sets sights on Transcaspian region

The company, which has close ties to the Pentagon, is looking to explore investment opportunities in the Caucasus and Central Asia region. This new focus comes as the US government is actively promoting greater private investment in the area.
LogoSubscribers only Defence, Contractors 29.09.2026
Satellite image of the US military base on Diego Garcia, Mauritius, taken on 29 March 2025.
Satellite image of the US military base on Diego Garcia, Mauritius, taken on 29 March 2025.© Handout/Planet Labs/AFP

United States
Pentagon relaunches Diego Garcia tender, in midst of US-UK row

The US defence department is looking for a new contractor to run the US base on Diego Garcia. That search is taking place against a backdrop of major strategic upheaval: Washington has signalled its desire to take the island off the hands of its long-standing governor, the United Kingdom.
LogoSubscribers only Defence, Contractors 28.09.2026

Canada, United States
Amazon's AWS puts full weight behind Canada's secret cloud bid

Despite the current standoff between Donald Trump and Mark Carney, US giant Amazon's cloud computing arm is pulling out all the stops to secure Canada's secret cloud contract. The firm is scrambling to recruit consultants with connections to the country's security apparatus, which appear unready at present to acquire their own sovereign intelligence technologies.

LogoSubscribers only Cybersecurity, Contractors 08.09.2026
Canada's Joint Operations Commander, Steve Boivin, received a visit in July from the director of AWS Canada.

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