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...
Health services, IT modernization and advanced weapons systems received the bulk of this year’s contract awards. Most of the contracts have long-term periods of performance. Both startups and big corporations have offered their services to get contracting work from the government. The Department of Defense’s budget for fiscal year 2024 was $824....
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...
Ever since the 2016 presidential election drew concerns of foreign influence, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has been the point guard to ensure that the process runs fairly, equitably and without a hitch. After many public appearances by the agency’s director, Wash100 Award winner Jen Easterly, leading up to Nov. 5, wherein ...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has a budget of $3 billion for fiscal year 2025, $1.7 billion of which will go towards cybersecurity efforts to advance programs that detect and counter cyberattacks throughout critical infrastructure. Hear directly from CISA officials about budget priorities and upcoming contract opportunities at...
The public and private sectors are both barrelling forward with regard to artificial intelligence in recent years, especially with the proliferation of generative AI. But the Transportation Security Administration is taking a more measured approach that puts people — their understanding, well-being and productivity — at the forefront, the a...
