Software developers who want to sell to the federal government better ensure they are meeting minimum cybersecurity standards, or else, a top federal official said Thursday at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Cyber Summit. “I’m not going to buy anything that is not ‘Secure by Design,\'” said Bridget Bean, senior officia...
Shield AI has appointed Gary Steele, a seasoned technology executive, as the new CEO, succeeding co-founder Ryan Tseng who will now serve as president of the company. The defense technology company specializing in autonomy software and defense aircraft said Wednesday Steele will officially assume the role on May 13 and will also...
Following the sunsetting of Task Force Lima last year and coming on the heels of the AI Rapid Capabilities Cell is Thunderforge, the Department of Defense’s newest artificial intelligence endeavor. With the project, the Pentagon is looking to boost its planning, decision-making capabilities and operational protocol. And it has recruited a maj...
Space infrastructure provider Loft Orbital has raised $170 million in a round of Series C financing led by Tikehau Capital and Axial Partners. The San Francisco-based company said Tuesday it plans to use the capital to further support its operations, advance the launch of satellites for multiple constellations and grow its ecosystem of artificial in...
2024 has seen a number of significant mergers and acquisitions in the government contracting sector. With organizations seeking to expand their portfolios, increase competitive advantage and break into new markets, M&A activity has transformed the industry. From aerospace and defense to cybersecurity and technology innovation, these deals are re...
Private equity firm Sagewind Capital has invested in Aechelon Technology, which provides image generation software and real-time computer graphics systems for training, simulation and visualization for defense and commercial applications. Sagewind said Monday this marks its eighth platform investment in the government technology sector. Aechelon CEO...
The Central Intelligence Agency’s Chief Technology Officer Nand Mulchandani has joined the lineup of Intelligence Community decision makers who will speak at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Intel Summit on Sep. 19. Join the Intel Summit to learn more about IC priorities, expand your GovCon network and meet intelligence leaders face to...
What’s next for artificial intelligence in the federal landscape, and how are government leaders looking to use AI? Bill Rowan, vice president of public sector at Splunk, shared his insights about the future of AI, popular AI use cases and how AI could change the game in cybersecurity in a new Executive Spotlight interview with GovCon...
EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) subsidiary Hughes Network Systems will continue to deploy Open Radio Access Network-based private 5G networks at military installations in Hawaii and Washington State through 2025 under a contract extension awarded by the Department of Defense. The contract extension awarded by DOD’s Office of the Undersecretary for Researc...
Tony Frazier, former executive vice president and general manager of public sector earth intelligence at Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR), has been named CEO of LeoLabs, a space visualization company that tracks objects in low Earth orbit. He will succeed LeoLabs co-founder Dan Ceperley, who will assume the chief operations officer post responsible a...
