Organizations across the U.S. financial services, technology and academic industries, including Microsoft, have announced the formation of a new National Council for Artificial Intelligence (NCAI). The council will work to expand technology solutions to solve challenges within industry. The council also includes the Brookings Institution, CUNY, the...
During Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit, Dr. Joe Evans, principal director for 5G, reporting directly to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, will be featured as the keynote speaker. To register for Potomac Officers Club’s 5G Summit, as well as see upcoming opportunities, vis...
THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES View Weekly Contract Awards Reps. Adam Smith, Mac Thornberry Announce Bicameral Agreement Over FY 2021 NDAA House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., and Ranking Member Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, issued a joint statement Wednesday saying both chambers of Congress have reached agreement ...
The U.S. Air Force seeks to procure equipment and services needed to protect air bases within U.S. Africa Command and U.S. European Command areas of responsibility through a potential $953M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, according to a solicitation notice posted Wednesday....
Baird hosted its 2020 Government & Defense Conference on Thursday, a full day virtual event featuring a wide variety of experts across government, academia and industry to present their insights regarding the latest M&A trends and market value drivers influencing the defense and federal market. Jean Stack also highlighted market themes, incl...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has won a $57M order to supply more two-channel handheld radios to the U.S. Army as part of a potential 10-year, $3.9B indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The Falcon IV AN/PRC-163 radio is designed to facilitate voice and data exchanges on the service branch's integrated tactical network, L3Harris...
A new Deloitte analysis forecasts global spending on defense programs to grow about 2.8 percent in 2021 as countries continue to build up their military capabilities in response to increasing geopolitical tensions amid the COVID-19 pandemic....
Kathy Warden – chairman, CEO and president of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and a 2020 Wash100 winner -- has been appointed to succeed Kelly Ortberg as chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association's board of governors. AIA named Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) and a previous Wash100 awardee, as...
The Hon. Kevin Fahey, assistant secretary for acquisition at the Department of Defense, delivered the opening keynote address during GovConWire’s Defense Digital Acquisition and Modernization Forum on December 1st. Vince Vlasho, Managing Director, Defense & Intelligence with Accenture Federal Services (AFS), introduced Fahey and moderated his ...
Baird has announced that it will host its Government & Defense Conference 2020 on December 10th to discuss market trends and business strategy. The firm’s virtual conference will feature experts across government, academia and industry that will foster collaboration across trending topics, including Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Govern...
