By Benji Hutchinson, CEO of Babel Street Modern adversaries don’t attack in one dimension. They exploit global supply chains, digital identities and the information environment simultaneously, probing for weak seams where risk passes unseen between organizations, vendors and people. For national security organizations, defense contractors and ...
The U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems has appointed Anjali Chaturvedi, a more than three-decade legal professional, as vice president and chief ethics officer. The company said Tuesday that Chaturvedi will oversee BAE Systems Inc.’s strategy and execution of its ethics program, reporting to the company’s general counsel as part of the senio...
LMI has announced the acquisition of intellectual property and advanced capabilities to broaden its in-transit visibility and asset tracking services for the U.S. military. What Capabilities Are Added Through the Acquisition? The Tysons, Virginia-based company said the move establishes its entry into the hardware domain, complementing its softw...
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded 1,014 companies positions on the new Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contract, a potential 10-year, $151 billion vehicle for the Golden Dome multi-layer missile defense architecture. The first tranche of staggered awards establishes the competitive pool while the agency continues discuss...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond On Nov. 10, 2025, DFARS 252.204-7021 officially started requiring defense contractors to maintain CMMC certification at levels specified in their contracts. What many contractors don’t realize is that their eligibility for award is determined earlier in the process by a different...
David Lee, field chief technology officer at Saviynt, said adopting a cloud-based, artificial intelligence-powered identity security platform could help government agencies mitigate risks by unifying a wide range of activities and tools in a single place. What Is Identity Governance & Administration? In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Lee...
The National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, or TIP, has introduced a public data platform designed to provide insights into how NSF allocates funding across emerging technology areas. In the first part of this two-part series published in August, Ann Gabriel, senior vice president for global strat...
Cummins Power Generation has secured a $500 million firm-fixed-price contract to produce and make minor modifications to 500-kilowatt skid-mounted mobile electric power generator sets and power plants for Poland through the foreign military sales program. Work locations and funding will be set at the delivery-order level, the Department of War...
Justin Scott, senior director of DevOps and security at Vasion, said government agencies seeking to prevent data breaches and reduce vulnerabilities should prioritize strengthening the security of their printers and print servers. Why Are Printers & Print Servers High-Value Targets for Hackers? In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Scott emp...
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael — the Pentagon’s chief technology officer — will keynote the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 29 at the Hilton McLean in Virginia. The event will be POC’s first major GovCon gathering of 2026 and is expected to draw senior defense lead...
