Mythics has acquired Three Wire Systems’ technology resale business for an undisclosed sum and will integrate the purchased business segment into its wholly owned subsidiary Emergent, expanding the latter’s portfolio of open source, cloud and security technology offerings for public sector customers. “Joining Emergent made sense. We ar...
KBR (NYSE: KBR) will conduct research, development, test and evaluation of aeronautical systems in support of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Mobility Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The company said the five-year effort is covered by an approximately $113 million task order awarded under the Department of Defense ...
Data is king in the digital age, and it has become an increasingly crucial element in informing the United States’ strategies both on and off the battlefield. In this Executive Spotlight interview, Henry Choi, vice president of growth and strategy at HII Mission Technologies, shared his thoughts on how data enables CJADC2, major GovCon ma...
The Department of Homeland Security is spending billions on contracts. According to a Deltek report, DHS agencies invested over $1 billion into contract awards in 2023, and by the end of fiscal year 2024, the department’s contract obligations are expected to hit up to $12 billion — over 11 percent of its $103.2 billion budget. Get...
As is evident from the modern way battles have been waged in Ukraine and elsewhere, warfare and military relations are becoming increasingly driven by technology and data. If we engage in a conflict with near-peer or peer adversaries like China down the line, “data is going to be key to that” too, predicted Brad Ahlskog, chief...
On Nov. 13, the Potomac Officers Club’s highly-anticipated 2024 Homeland Security Summit will gather public and private sector thought leaders to tackle the most pressing challenges and top priorities homeland security agencies are facing today. The event boasts a lineup of distinguished speakers who will share their homeland security experti...
Steve Powell, assistant treasurer for banking and capital markets at HII (NYSE: HII), will assume the role of corporate vice president and treasurer at the Newport News, Virginia-based defense technology and shipbuilding company on Jan. 1, 2025. HII said Friday Powell will succeed the retiring D.R. “Rick” Wyatt, who has been with the com...
Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has received a $99.8 million contract to extend access to the Maven Smart System to all military branches, including the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Space Force and Marine Corps. The company said Friday the five-year firm-fixed price contract from the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research ...
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International Earlier this Summer, the Department of Homeland Security, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, announced more than $18.2 million in Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program awards to assist tribal nations with managi...
SRI spun out Ravenswood Solutions, and the now independent company will continue providing training and instrumentation services in support of U.S. military and international allies. In a statement published Thursday, SRI CEO David Parekh said, “Spinning out Ravenswood is a testament to our ongoing mission to accelerate the development a...
