Chris Inglis, the former national cyber director, deputy director of the National Security Agency and a Wash100 Award recipient, has joined MITRE’s board of trustees. In a statement published Thursday, Mark Peters, president and CEO of MITRE, said Inglis’ cybersecurity and national security leadership experience will be an asset to the not-for-p...
As the U.S. military operates in an increasingly competitive multi-domain landscape, officials believe the nation and its international partners must prepare to fight and win in contested logistics environments. During a panel discussion titled “The Importance of Logistics and Sustainment in Deterrence” at the Potomac Officers Club&...
Leidos received a follow-on contract from the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific valued at $248 million to provide support services for unmanned and automated systems for maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, or ISR. The company said Thursday the five-year single-award task order involves conducting research and analysi...
Comtech Telecommunications has introduced a strategy to transform the company into a pure-play satellite and space communications provider. T&W Segment Strategic Alternatives Process The technology company said Thursday the transformation strategy includes an exploration of strategic alternatives for its terrestrial and wireless networks busines...
Iridium Communications posted a record total revenue of $212.8 million during the third quarter of 2024, up 8 percent from the prior-year period, and attributed the growth to higher government engineering and commercial service revenue. Iridium’s U.S. Government Business The McLean, Virginia-based satellite communications company said Thursday...
The national security landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, and the United States’ security agencies are dealing with unprecedented challenges. GovCon Wire sat down with former Deputy Secretary and Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Elaine Duke to take a closer look at the national security challenges facing...
The Department of Energy has awarded four companies spots on a potential 10-year, $2.7 billion contract to procure uranium enrichment services to help establish a domestic supply chain of high-assay low-enriched uranium, or HALEU, used for deploying advanced nuclear reactors. According to award notices published Wednesday, the HALEU Enrichment contr...
Anchored at $107.9 billion, the Department of Homeland Security’s fiscal year 2025 budget request represents a $4.5 billion increase over its FY 2024 request. With these allocations, which include $62.2 billion in discretionary funding, DHS aims to rise to evolving homeland security challenges shaped by new technologies and other shifts in todayâ...
Unmanned aerial systems, or UAS, have become essential assets across the defense landscape. In this Executive Spotlight interview, TCOM Vice President of Business Development Nigel Sutton shared how the company’s partnership with Aerostar and Equinox is changing the game for ISR missions and transforming how the government deploys UAS. Sutton...
A joint venture between KAIVA Tech and DRT Strategies has secured a $100 million contract from the Food and Drug Administration for professional, administrative and consulting services. DRT said Tuesday KAIVA Strategies will provide the FDA with subject matter expertise and consulting in IT, science and medicine, finance, and communications over a f...
