Concepts like Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control have brought coalition warfighting to the forefront of Department of Defense priorities, but the need to modernize relevant technologies and standards remains an obstacle to realizing this vision. According to Lt. Gen. Dimitri Henry, director of intelligence, J2 for the DOD, the potent...
Nine companies have secured spots on a potential 10-year, $4 billion multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to help the Defense Threat Reduction Agency research, develop, test and evaluate scientific and technological platforms for combating weapons of mass destruction. Work under the IDIQ will be divided into three mission ...
The U.S. Army is all-in on modernization. To pave a path for continued mission success, the service branch developed its Army of 2030 concept, a massive effort that aims to revitalize the force and build up new capabilities to solidify an advantage on today’s battlefield. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Army Summit on June 13,...
A Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) subsidiary has received a five-year, $480 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army for the Maven Smart System prototype. The Department of Defense said Wednesday Palo Alto, California-headquartered Palantir USG is expected to complete contract work by May 28, 2029, at work locations yet to be determin...
Kelly Demaitre, a more than two-decade human resource management leader, has joined the executive leadership team of ECS as senior vice president of human capital. She will oversee HR, recruitment and culture- and career-building initiatives and help attract and retain business and technology talent to advance corporate growth, ECS said Tuesday. “...
Conducting and facilitating cyber operations is one line of effort set forth in the Department of the Navy’s first-ever Cyber Strategy, which was released in November 2023. A key part of this broad objective is “mixing and matching the correct combination of non-kinetic effects,” one of which is electronic warfare, or EW. Join us at the...
A report by financial services company Raymond James (NYSE: RJF) shows that there were 76 mergers and acquisitions in the defense and space industry during the first quarter of 2024, a 55 percent increase from the same period the previous year and a 31 percent rise from the previous quarter. Defense and Space M&A Activity...
The ability to quickly exchange information is a determining factor of success on today’s battlefield, and achieving seamless connectivity requires a strong arsenal of network technologies. Advancing these capabilities has become a core part of the Department of Defense’s modernization strategy in recent years, and its FutureG Office is leading ...
Space Systems Command’s Space Test Program has begun soliciting proposals for a potential 10-year multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to acquire commercial spacecraft capable of carrying military payloads to space. STP has released the final request for proposals for the Space Test Experiments Platform 2.0 program t...
Data is the new gold, according to GovCon industry executives and leaders. And as organizations see more and more data, the need to process, understand and leverage it becomes increasingly important. In this Executive Spotlight interview, Hitachi Vantara Federal President and CEO Mark Serway spoke to us about the importance of data in government mi...
