Sandia National Laboratories has awarded Intel‘s federal arm a contract to research and develop novel advanced memory technologies to help the U.S. maintain its nuclear weapons stockpile. Intel Federal will work with Sandia as well as the Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories on the development of memory systems capable of ac...
As a collective entity united under the mission of achieving Joint All Domain Command Control, the U.S. military has intensified its spending on developing various technologies to benefit intelligence-gathering. Artificial intelligence and machine learning, as well as various data-sharing and cybersecurity tools have undergone a renewed focus and in...
The venture capital arm of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has invested in EpiSci to help the latter scale its Tactical AI platform and further develop autonomy technology systems. RTX Ventures will offer guidance as EpiSci works to develop collaborative autonomy platforms demonstrate the implementation of a model-based autonomy architecture that ...
Thomas Kennedy, former executive chairman of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), has been appointed to the board of directors at Textron (NYSE: TXT). Textron said Wednesday the 38-year industry veteran and former Air Force captain will start his role as a board member of the Providence, Rhode Island-based conglomerate on Jan. 1. He previously led Ray...
James Lackey spent three decades serving as a civilian in the Department of Defense in various capacities. He began as a flight test engineer at Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Maryland, where he quickly ascended to a department management position. After this, Lackey was promoted to the Pentagon as a senior executive working...
Kathleen Robinson manages an Intel team that partners with defense industrial base and systems integration entities serving the federal sector. In a recent Executive Spotlight interview, she offered her perspective on how the company is fostering a “partner-first approach” to support agency missions. “We’re building consistent go-to-market a...
Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) will provide software and digital platforms to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under a five-year, $443 million contract. Contract work will include the integration of technology into an enterprise system to help federal and private sector stakeholders gain a common operating picture of national publi...
BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT) has commenced the production of a new nuclear fuel product that will power the Department of Defense’s deployable microreactor and support NASA’s space exploration initiatives. The company said Wednesday it will manufacture a core for the Project Pele microreactor, produce TRISO fuel for additional reactors ...
The State Department has approved Poland’s request to buy from the U.S. government M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks, other vehicles and related equipment through a potential $3.75 billion foreign military sales agreement. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday there will be 12 prime contractors on the proposed FMS transaction, which inc...
Mile Corrigan has dedicated her career to advancing national security goals through measured, consistent technological progress and continuous innovation for the federal sector. A long-time employee of Noblis, the Reston, Virginia-based nonprofit science and technology organization, Corrigan initially served in roles such as computer scientist and s...
