GovCon Wire Events hosted its Cybersecurity in National Security Summit on Tuesday to provide a platform for the members of the federal government, industry and the government contracting (GovCon) community to discuss the major initiatives bolstering the DOD’s cybersecurity as well as the opportunities for private industry to support the federal g...
Arete Associates, a Northridge, California-based defense company, has secured a potential seven-year, $92.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity requirements contract from the U.S. Navy for engineering services in support of the initial increment of a coastal battlefield reconnaissance and analysis technology. Aside from AN/DVS-1 COBRA Bl...
Several leaders from the government and GovCon community will participate in GovCon Wire’s virtual event Wednesday at 1 p.m. Eastern time to discuss cybersecurity issues in the national security mission. Puesh Kumar, acting principal deputy assistant secretary at the Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergen...
Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT) will research how 5G networks could support warfighters on the battlefield under two contracts the Department of Defense awarded through the Information Warfare Research Project. The company said Monday it will examine how 5G connectivity could help improve command and control applications and services and will explore how 5G n...
The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command has awarded two small businesses a multiple-award contract worth potentially $452.8 million to produce GPS-based positioning, navigation and timing systems for the U.S. Navy. Under the follow-on contract, Sechan Electronics and Systems Engineering Support Co. will manufacture shipboard hardware designed ...
Potomac Officers Club (POC) hosted its Fall 2021 5G Summit to bring together some of the most influential executives from the federal government and industry to explore the impact that 5G integration has on the private and public sectors, as well as future programs, plans and priorities as the nation aligns with emerging technology. Jay...
While the world continues to navigate the “new normal” brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, another inevitable environmental concern that can cause droughts, among other challenges, is emerging. But scientists say mitigation measures can still help reduce its severity and damages. Notwithstanding the future levels of greenhouse gas em...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) will deliver night vision goggles to the U.S. Army under a $100 million order. The company said Thursday its Enhanced Night Vision Goggle – Binocular system is designed to improve situational awareness and enhance soldier protection and mobility by directly delivering battlefield imagery and data to warfighters. L...
The U.S. Cyber Command is planning to collaborate with different agencies like the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Cyber Information Security Agency to strengthen cybersecurity initiatives for the upcoming 2022 elections, Signal reported Wednesday. Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of the Cybercom who serves concurrently as the director of the Na...
Potomac Officers Club (POC) hosted its Bolstering Climate Resilience for National Security Forum on Tuesday to bring together the members of the federal sector and government contracting (GovCon) industry to explore the national security implications of climate change and how data analytics can inform agencies’ climate adaptation strategies. Senio...
