The Potomac Officers Club on Wednesday hosted its 8th Annual Defense Research & Development Summit, where government and industry leaders discussed the projects and ideas that are keeping the U.S. military and Pentagon officials at the forefront of modern strategy as well as technological discoveries that prepare for new threats abroad. After a...
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Collins Elbit Vision Systems a $158.2 million modification on a contract for support services to a helmet display system built to help military fighter pilots cue sensors and weapons against aircraft and ground threats. CEVS, a joint venture between Raytheon Technologies‘ (NYSE: RTX) Collins Aerospace b...
The conversation surrounding cryptocurrency and other digital assets has gained new context in the U.S. federal government following the release of a highly-anticipated document from the Federal Reserve on digital currencies. The Federal Reserve’s paper, Money and Payments: The U.S. Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation, d...
The National Reconnaissance Office has awarded contracts to Airbus’ U.S. arm, Capella Space, ICEYE, Umbra and PredaSAR to develop commercial radar systems. NRO said Thursday it issued a broad agency announcement framework for strategic commercial enhancements in October 2021 with commercial radar as the first focus area. The agency’s Strategic C...
Executive Mosaic’s ninth annual Wash100 award selection was officially announced Wednesday to recognize 100 leaders from the worlds of government, industry and academia who have made noteworthy contributions to their organizations and the government contracting sector. The Wash100 is the premier class of business executives, agency officials a...
SpaceX has won a potential five-year, $102 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to demonstrate technologies under a program that seeks to determine the viability of using large rockets to support the Department of Defense’s global logistics missions, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. Under the Rocket Cargo program, the Air Force Research Laborator...
Wednesday’s Space Acquisition Forum, hosted by GovCon Wire Events, brought together leading space experts from government and commercial organizations to examine the acquisition reform goals, technology focus areas and critical capability gaps shaping innovation across the space domain as the U.S. continues its pursuit of space superiority over ...
Despite a noticeable dip in air travel over the past two years due to COVID-19 restrictions, the aviation industry still produces a significant percentage of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the Federal Aviation Administration is working to enact transformative change across aviation organizations to accelerate the adoption of sustainability initi...
President Joe Biden has signed a memorandum that outlines requirements to improve the cybersecurity of Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and national security systems in accordance with the cybersecurity executive order issued in May 2021. The National Security Memorandum provides timelines and guidance on how the federal government will...
ACR Group, a provider of satellite-based tracking, communications and location products and services, has acquired TRX Systems, a U.S. Army contractor for dismounted assured positioning, navigation and timing system. David Knowles, CEO and president of ACR Group, said in a statement published Wednesday the TRX offerings will add to the company’...
