Some Chinese artificial intelligence developers said China’s efforts to catch up with the U.S. in AI are being slowed by a bottleneck in access to advanced chips, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. As U.S. policy continues to shape the direction of AI at home and abroad, industry and government stakeholders are watching closely how...
CesiumAstro, a space and defense communications systems and satellites company, has received $200 million in financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States, or EXIM, in partnership with J.P. Morgan. The transaction represents the largest financing completed under EXIM’s Make More in America program and among the most substanti...
PsiQuantum has appointed foreign policy and national security leaders Stephen Biegun, Ellen Lord and Chris Miller to its government advisory board. The company said Thursday the three new members will join Bob Sharp, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, on the board and leverage their decades of experience to help PsiQuantum forge partnerships across t...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX nine task orders worth $739 million combined to provide Lane 1 launch services under the National Security Space Launch, or NSSL, program’s third phase. The service branch said Friday the task orders awarded by Space Systems Command will provide launches for the Space Development Agency and the National...
The Department of Government Efficiency announced that federal agencies have canceled 55 contracts with a total ceiling value of $863 million over the last five days, resulting in approximately $261 million in savings. Which Government Contracts Were Terminated? In a post on X Tuesday, DOGE said the canceled contracts include a $4.5 million Departme...
The Department of War is accelerating its push into unmanned systems, moving beyond experimentation toward large-scale production, streamlined acquisition and integrated doctrine. From mass-producing low-cost attack drones to expanding counter-unmanned aircraft system capabilities, recent moves signal a decisive shift that defense contractors and te...
Aretum has acquired Veterans Engineering as part of a push to expand its IT, cloud, digital transformation and cybersecurity capabilities and boost its presence across key federal markets. Be part of the conversation shaping government technology at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Digital Transformation Summit on April 22. Hear from experts o...
Auria has named Chris Hassett as the new executive vice president and general manager of its commercial and public sector business unit. The company said Thursday that Hassett will guide strategy, customer engagement and operational execution across the business. Who Is Chris Hassett? Before joining Auria, Hassett served as senior executive director...
The Federal Trade Commission has proposed that Boeing divest Spirit AeroSystems assets to resolve antitrust concerns over the companies’ planned merger. The agency said Wednesday that Boeing will have to sell Spirit businesses that supply aerostructures to Airbus. Spirit’s aerostructures business in Subang, Malaysia, which provides criti...
The Department of War has issued a request for information to gather industry feedback on its plan to produce small unmanned aerial systems capable of carrying out one-way attack missions. What Is the Drone Dominance Program? The program, called Drone Dominance, is designed to provide U.S. producers opportunities to demonstrate the ability to manufa...
