President Joe Biden has unveiled a $715 billion budget request for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2022, which reflects a 1.6 percent rise from the FY 2021 enacted amount of approximately $703.7 billion. The proposed defense budget proposal includes $27.7 billion in funds for nuclear modernization efforts, including $3 billion for B-21 Lon...
An expert panel is set to discuss the transition of artificial intelligence technologies from the research and development phase into real-world operational settings at a GovCon Wire virtual event scheduled for Thursday. How can emerging technology take part in national security strategies and goals? This is what GovCon Wire’s next forum, them...
The National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center has issued a request for proposals for the potential 10-year, $50 billion Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners follow-on contract for general, health care and biomedical IT services. CIO-SP4 is a governmentwide acquisition contract that has a five-...
Craig Miller, a 26-year veteran of Viasat (Nasdaq: VSAT), has been named president of the government systems business at the Carlsbad, California-based communications company. Miller succeeds Ken Peterman in the role and leads Viasat’s global defense business in delivering new platforms to meet defense requirements in tactical data links, satellit...
The Professional Services Council has called on Congress to provide funding for cybersecurity and information technology modernization efforts as it drafts an infrastructure package that would coincide with the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan. The SolarWinds breach and other recent cyberattacks and the new executive order on cybersecurit...
Peder Jungck, vice president and general manager of the intelligence solutions business area at BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary, will deliver a keynote speaker introduction at an upcoming GovCon Wire event about artificial intelligence trends in the national security sector. Jungck will introduce Katrina McFarland, a commissioner at the National ...
Stephen Homeyer, vice president of intelligence strategy at BAE Systems’ U.S. subsidiary, will lead a panel discussion on artificial intelligence transition out of the research and development phase into an operational setting. He will serve as panel moderator of the “Transitioning of AI from R&D to Operations” panel at GovCon WireR...
Robert “Bud” Cramer Exiger has named former government leaders Robert “Bud” Cramer, Ellen McCarthy and Bryan Ware to the advisory board to provide strategic guidance and leadership to help ensure that the company’s supply chain risk management platforms are aligned with the current and future needs of U.S. government and ind...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is dramatically impacting the national security landscape. AI technology is now a critical component of national security goals, priorities and overall strategy. As the innovative work of private and public organizations continues to develop AI capabilities, federal and commercial players must remain on the cutting edge ...
Maritime technology company ThayerMahan has acquired Wingman Defense, a Utah-based artificial intelligence startup, for an undisclosed sum to expand offerings in the maritime segment. Mike Connor, president and CEO of ThayerMahan, said in a statement published Wednesday the acquisition enables ThayerMahan to meet its goal of integrating its ability ...
