Global supply chains were thrown into the spotlight in 2020 when Covid sparked massive disruptions. Now, focus on supply chains has taken a new shape as the U.S. shifts its priorities to cybersecurity, global competition and more. GovCon Wire spoke with two Chertoff Group leaders — CEO and Co-Founder Chad Sweet and Michele Iversen,...
Much commotion was made online and in the media over the holiday season regarding reported sightings of unmanned aircraft in the U.S. airspace. In particular, a number of testimonies came from citizens in New Jersey spotting drones in the skies near Picatinny Arsenal and Naval Weapons Station Earle. In news conferences, the Department of Defens...
The U.S. Marine Corps and Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific will set up a technology lab in late January to allow engineers and other experts to develop prototypes into scalable, deployable 5G networks to support warfighters operating in denied and contested environments, USNI News reported Tuesday. “We want a lab that can answer questions ...
LiDAR, or light detection and ranging, has emerged as a pivotal technology in various industries, offering unparalleled precision in mapping and imaging. However, its strategic use in military applications and critical infrastructure has raised significant concerns regarding national security, particularly as adversarial nations like China adva...
Until surprisingly recently, U.S. state and local governments have had a limited awareness of populations and demographics; it’s unclear who lives where and especially what their health needs might be. This becomes glaringly apparent when a weather disaster hits. When Hurricane Sandy pummeled the northeast in 2012, followed by several other disast...
There are few people more qualified on the subject of wireless networking and communications than Dr. Thomas Rondeau. The highly knowledgeable, innovative official is currently steering research and development work on future generation, or FutureG, technologies at the Department of Defense as a principal director. He’s been at the DOD in var...
The Department of Defense’s budget for fiscal year 2024 was $824.3 billion, a sizable amount of which was devoted to acquisition and procurement from the industrial base. Thousands or perhaps even hundreds of thousands of companies, from two-person startups to multi-billion dollar enterprises in their own right vied for these contracts, which cove...
Gil Herrera is a versatile engineer with expertise in quantum physics, cyber systems, microelectronics and much more. He was a vital part of the team at Sandia National Laboratories, an organization devoted to nuclear science, for almost four decades. Three years ago, he came to the National Security Agency, a Department of Defense component in...
With a new presidential administration on the horizon, government healthcare initiatives could be taken in any number of directions. However, through periods of change, trust that the industrial base serving the government’s needs is the common denominator you can count on. As the healthcare sector evolves, contractors play a central role in drivi...
Digital consulting firm Raft has named Steve Morgan as vice president of data. Morgan, who announced his latest career development on a LinkedIn post on Sunday, most recently served as the company’s chief data engineer. According to the executive, Raft provided him the opportunity to work on the data architecture of the U.S. Air Force’s...
