By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International and one of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Experts In a matter of seconds, an electromagnetic pulse, or EMP, could potentially render modern society inoperable, presenting an existential vulnerability to the United States. A high-altitude nuclear detonation by a rogue state or terrorist g...
The Department of War is preparing a sweeping overhaul of its cybersecurity compliance and risk management processes, according to Aaron Bishop, acting principal deputy chief information officer and chief information security officer at the Pentagon. Speaking Thursday at Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Cyber Summit, Bishop outlined plans for maj...
by Mario Lunato, field CISO at Knox Systems On May 4, 2026, FedRAMP launched the public preview of the Consolidated Rules for 2026, or CR26. The final release is targeted for the end of June, with an effective window of July 1, 2026,, through December 31, 2028. If you’ve been tracking the Request for Comments, or...
DTC is expanding its anti-jamming and spectrum resilience capabilities through the acquisition of Adaptive Dynamics Adaptive Dynamics brings radio frequency and interference mitigation technologies for contested electromagnetic environments The acquisition supports DTC’s push to strengthen secure communications across land, maritime and airbor...
The Army is requesting $994 million for C-sUAS technologies in its FY 2027 budget request The service plans to use this on capabilities including directed energy, handheld, and both kinetic and non-kinetic interceptors. Get the latest C-UAS and C-sUAS investment insights directly from top Army officials at the 2026 Army Summit on June 18! The Army...
“SpaceX plans Nasdaq listing under ticker symbol “SPCX” The space company reports $18.67 billion in 2025 revenue, targets mid-June share sale The 2026 Air and Space Summit will explore AI, commercial space relay and more SpaceX has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement for the space techno...
By Kevin Plexico, Deltek senior vice president of information solutions, a seven-time Wash100 awardee and a GovCon Expert The federal small business market is in a state of flux. With sweeping SBA recertification rules, increased scrutiny on the 8(a) program and shifting agency priorities, the landscape has been fundamentally reshaped, tightening th...
Janes appoints former CIA official Randy Nixon president of its U.S. business Nixon continues serving as chief customer officer through 2026 The 2026 Intel Summit on Sept. 24 will explore AI, cyber and intelligence modernization Military intelligence provider Janes has appointed Randy Nixon as president of its U.S. business after serving...
The Pentagon’s CMMC requirements are causing consolidation in the defense supply chain, according to Summit 7 analysis discussed during a GovCon Wire webinar. Primes are buying subcontractors to ensure compliance while subs are buying other suppliers leaving the DOW business due to CMMC’s high costs and long timeframes. Get the latest CMMC updat...
Perennial Autonomy has secured a $500M counter-drone contract from JIATF 401 Contract will expand deployment of low-cost drone interceptors for warfighters AI-enabled drone interceptors will support layered battlefield air defense Perennial Autonomy has received a potential $500 million contract from Joint Interagency Task Force 401 to provide suppo...
