Category: News

Semiconductors. China’s push to catch up with the U.S. in AI is being slowed by a bottleneck in access to advanced chips.Artificial Intelligence

US Rules Create Chip Bottleneck for China’s AI Push

Some Chinese artificial intelligence developers said China’s efforts to catch up with the U.S. in AI are being slowed by
Leonel Garciga, chief information officer of the Army. Garciga said the Army's agreement with Appial reflects its IT visionContract Awards

Appian Wins $500M Enterprise Agreement to Accelerate Army’s AI-Driven IT Modernization

Appian has secured a new enterprise agreement with the U.S. Army that expands the service’s access to artificial intelligence-powered process
Boeing logo. DMEA awarded Boeing a spot on the $25.4B ATSP V contract.Contract Awards

Boeing Secures Spot on $25.4B DMEA Advanced Technology Support Program V Contract

The Defense Microelectronics Activity has awarded Boeing a position on the Advanced Technology Support Program V contract, a multiple-award vehicle
CesiumAstro logo. CesiumAstro has received a $200 million investment from Export-Import Bank of the United States.News

CesiumAstro Secures $200M EXIM Financing for US Space Manufacturing Expansion

CesiumAstro, a space and defense communications systems and satellites company, has received $200 million in financing from the Export-Import Bank of
PsiQuantum logo. Stephen Biegun, Ellen Lord and Chris Miller joined Bob Sharp on the PsiQuantum government advisory board.Executive Moves

PsiQuantum Names 3 New Members to Government Advisory Board

PsiQuantum has appointed foreign policy and national security leaders Stephen Biegun, Ellen Lord and Chris Miller to its government advisory
Josh Wilson, Christen Smith, Chrissy Cocrane and Zaki Saleh. LMI announces leadership changes.Executive Moves

LMI Realigns 3 Executives Under New CEO

LMI has realigned executive responsibilities across its leadership team as Josh Wilson officially assumes the role of CEO, a transition
MDA seal. The Missile Defense Agency has selected 340 additional companies for the SHIELD contract.Contract Awards

MDA Awards 340 Additional Spots on Potential $151B SHIELD Contract

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded 340 companies positions under the potential 10-year, $151 billion Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense,
Rich Wajsgras, senior manager of NVIDIA. Wajsgras previously served as U.S. public sector vice president at GroqExecutive Moves

NVIDIA Appoints Groq Executive Rich Wajsgras as Senior Manager

Rich Wajsgras, former Groq executive, has joined NVIDIA as a senior manager. He confirmed his new role in a recent
Carey Smith. The Parsons CEO commented on the company’s acquisition of Altamira Technologies.M&A Activity

Parsons Buys Altamira for $375M

Parsons has acquired Altamira Technologies for approximately $375 million as part of efforts to expand its signals intelligence, missile warning,
Warren O'Donnell. The MDA executive and director of the agency's lab will give a keynote at the 2026 Defense R&D Summit.DOD

Missile Defense Agency Executive Warren O’Donell to Keynote 2026 Defense R&D Summit

NOTE: O’Donell is no longer keynoting the 2026 Defense R&D Summit, but attendees can expect the same great business opportunities