Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu has secured her fourth Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic for driving innovation through greater government-industry-academia collaboration in emerging and critical defense technology development. Shyu, who will keynote the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summi...
In the age of manufacturing turbulence and ever-intensifying cybercrime, the U.S. Department of Defense is finding it more important than ever to tap into the resources of the private sector. The Pentagon issued its very first National Defense Industrial Strategy, or NDIS, earlier this month in a move to shape and bolster its relationship ...
The U.S. Navy has awarded 15 companies positions on a potential five-year, $245.9 million contract to conduct research, develop, test and evaluate undersea weapons and undersea defensive technologies. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division in Newport, Rhode Island, launched an online procurement process and received 15 offers for the multiple-aw...
Dataminr President of Government Business Dana Barnes recently shared his thoughts with GovCon Wire about the Executive Order on the Responsible Use of AI, where he’d like to see federal legislation on AI go next, company ventures of note and much more.If you're a government contractor and want to go deeper on all things AI in the federal spa...
Global alternative asset firm TPG (Nasdaq: TPG) has agreed to place up to $228 million strategic majority investment in supply chain risk intelligence provider Sayari to support the latter's new platform launch and global expansion efforts. Both companies expect to close the transaction in the first quarter of 2024, subject to customary regulat...
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded eight companies positions on a potential 10-year, $23 billion contract vehicle to provide health care staffing support for Veterans Health Administration program offices, VA medical centers, veterans integrated service networks and related organizations....
The U.S. Air Force has chosen Expansia as a prime contractor for a $46 billion multiple-award contract that will provide for the development of novel weapons capabilities, technologies and system concepts for the service branch. Work under the Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract will focus on delivering rapid responses across all phases of weapo...
Cloud services provider Applied Insight has completed its takeover of veteran-owned data services business Zavda Technologies. The acquisition is aimed at expanding Applied Insight's presence in the national security market while providing better career advancement opportunities for Zavda's employees....
Potomac Officers Club enters 2024 with a selection of can’t-miss events to start the government contracting community’s year off right. As usual for the organization, the conferences will provide opportunities for attendees to hear from top government officials in their fields, creating dialogues between industry and the federal sector. There is...
EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS), the parent company of broadband satellite services provider Hughes Network Systems, has closed its purchase of Dish Network in a transaction that strengthens its position as a global terrestrial and non-terrestrial connectivity provider to government and business customers. The combined entity will be based in Englewood, Col...
