Golden Dome, President Donald Trump’s proposed U.S. missile defense system, could leverage AI services to boost the system’s autonomy and reduce the manpower required for the system’s operation, according to a news report. The U.S. Army is scouting for AI capabilities for Golden Dome as it is a large contributor to the air and miss...
By Dan Coleman, general manager of federal civilian at Microsoft As both industry and federal agencies look ahead to fiscal year 2026, artificial intelligence is no longer a future-state technology. It’s a present-day imperative. Agencies across government have already begun using AI to improve productivity, unlock insight from compl...
The Department of State has approved the Kuwaiti government’s $325 million Foreign Military Sale request to procure sustainment support and related equipment for the legacy M1A2 and new M1A2K Abrams main battle tank systems. The proposed FMS includes repair parts, spare parts, replacement materials and other related elements of logistics and p...
Space Systems Command has awarded BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems a $1.2 billion contract to deliver 10 missile-tracking satellites beginning in fiscal year 2029 for the second phase of the medium Earth orbit Resilient Missile Warning Tracking program. With the increasing sophistication of threats, the need for advanced defense capabilities in...
Radiance Technologies has acquired XL Scientific, a research and development company operating as Verus Research. Radiance said Monday the acquisition of the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based company is part of its commitment to deliver tailored scientific and engineering technologies that enhance national security and warfighter capabilities....
Potomac Officers Club, the Capital region’s foremost government contracting events and networking organization, is thrilled to introduce its summer series for 2025. This three-month event spectacular will take attendees on a tour through the latest initiatives at the major Department of Defense service branches. The 2025 Army Summit is sche...
Less than a year after the final version of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program was published, OSIbeyond has become one of the first companies to successfully achieve CMMC Level 2 certification. To help other organizations prepare for their own CMMC journeys, OSIbeyond’s CEO and GovCon Expert Payam Pourkhomam...
By Jennifer Sample, Ph.D., chief technology officer at Empower AI As organizations and agencies modernize IT operations to improve service quality, security and efficiency, AI-driven IT service management, dubbed ITSM, has emerged as a transformative capability. But beyond the buzz, the real change isn’t just a new level of automatio...
China’s upper hand in a test of military tech power comes down to the interconnectivity of its various parts and moving pieces, Shubhi Mishra, CEO and founder of Raft and a two-time winner of the prestigious Wash100 Award, told GovCon Wire in an exclusive interview. “China is already moving like one machine. Their sys...
Graham Corp., manufacturer of critical components for defense, space, energy and process industries, has secured a $136.5 million follow-on contract from the U.S. Navy to support the Virginia-class submarine program. Under the contract, Graham said its subsidiary Barber-Nichols will provide advanced engineering and manufacturing capabilities to the ...
