Understanding how organizations can prepare for a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, assessment often starts with structured road maps and well-defined compliance plans. Yet, many government contractors still fall behind schedule as execution progresses. Even experienced organizations tend to underestimate the operational complexit...
OceanSound Partners has announced the final close of its third fund, OceanSound Partners Fund III, raising $3 billion in capital commitments to continue supporting investments in aerospace, defense, and government-focused, middle-market technology companies. What Are the Key Details of the OceanSound Partners Fund III? The private equity firm s...
TechnoMile has appointed national security leaders Donald Blersch and Isaiah “Ike” Rivers to its newly formed security information management board of advisers. The Tysons, Virginia-based company said Tuesday Blersch and Rivers join 10 legacy SIMS Software advisers on the board, which is responsible for providing strategic guidance for TechnoMil...
Jeff Rothblum, head of government affairs and strategy at LILT, said artificial intelligence is critical to helping government agencies meet growing demand for multilingual translation across national security, public services and other mission-critical government missions. “Governments face a persistent shortage of critical-language linguists...
Astrion has appointed Tom Vice, an aerospace and defense industry executive, as executive chair and CEO and tapped industry leaders Eric Brown and Conn Doherty as president of space operations and allied missions and as chief growth officer, respectively. The leadership moves at Astrion come as the defense and space community prepares for deeper col...
President Donald Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2027 includes $1.5 trillion in defense spending, marking a $445 billion, or 42 percent, increase from the Pentagon’s FY 2026 funding level. The White House said Friday the proposed FY 2027 budget includes $1.1 trillion in base discretionary funding for the Department of War and an a...
LMI has been awarded a $100 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase III indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support life cycle logistics and readiness sustainment efforts for the U.S. Space Force. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Air and Space Summit, set for July 30 and supported by event sponsor LMI, will c...
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, or SSC, has awarded SpaceX a $178.5 million task order for additional launches under the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 program. Secure your spot at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Air and Space Summit on July 30 to hear from Air Force and Space Force leaders on...
Melissa Bischoping, senior director of security and product design research at Tanium, said adopting agentic artificial intelligence and other autonomous technologies could help federal agencies strengthen network resilience by automating complex security and IT tasks and improving response times. How Is AI Transforming Federal IT Operations? In an ...
Paul Tierney, a more than 25-year technology sales executive, has rejoined Dataminr as head of public sector. Tierney announced his return to the artificial intelligence-driven threat intelligence provider in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. The latest leadership move at Dataminr underscores the growing urgency around real-time data and AI-drive...
