The Japanese government aims to expand its air defense capabilities with the procurement of anti-air and anti-surface interceptor missiles and related equipment from the U.S. government through a $450 million foreign military sales agreement approved by the State Department. Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) missiles and defense unit will ser...
The Department of Energy has selected 20 companies that will receive Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds totaling $2.8 billion to grow the battery supply chain for the power grid, as well as electric vehicles and associated components. DOE said Wednesday the awards will support the establishment and expansion of commercial-grade domestic factories f...
Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has appointed four new members to its federal advisory board to provide insights on national security, supply chain and logistics, public health infrastructure and other issues to help the company meet the evolving needs of U.S. government customers. The federal advisory board was formed in March to provide advice ...
The global technological landscape is changing and evolving faster than ever before. In today’s era of great power competition, technological superiority is critical, and U.S. leaders must embrace continuous innovation and advancements in order to stay ahead of the curve. Executive Mosaic spoke with five of GovCon’s most influential leaders to f...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has made an investment in Seasats to drive collaborative development and advance the production of the latter’s X3 autonomous surface vehicle designed for military and commercial applications. Daniel Gittsovich, vice president of corporate strategy and development at L3Harris, said in a statement published Wednesd...
Once Frank Whitworth began his duties as the eighth director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, he asked his team what their desired goal was for the end state, or ultimate mission completion, of the organization. They replied with a resounding, ambitious answer: “GEOINT [or geointelligence] supremacy.” At first, Whitworth was a b...
Reston Virginia-based Octo has promoted Rob Albritton from senior director of the technology company’s artificial intelligence practice to a vice president position. In his new capacity, Albritton will continue to lead Octo’s strategy and vision for AI and machine learning and help grow its tech portfolio for the intelligence, health car...
ExecutiveBiz featured Michael Shrader, vice president of intelligence and innovative solutions at Carahsoft, in its recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He discussed the opportunities in the government space as well as the procurement techniques and other keys to success for an emerging tech company seeking entry to the sector. Th...
Software, cloud and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence are rapidly expanding in the public sector. As federal agencies migrate to the cloud, they’re looking to industry for all-encompassing products, services and systems that can help smooth the transition and accelerate their modernization journeys. Tamara Greenspan, group v...
NASA has awarded contracts to SpaceLink and the U.S. arm of Kongsberg Satellite Services to conduct studies aimed at exploring industry capabilities to provide commercial direct-to-Earth and lunar space relay communications and navigation services in support of Artemis lunar exploration missions. The space agency said Wednesday it awarded SpaceLink ...
