By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International and one of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Experts In the current digital environment, supply chains are essential to national security, vital infrastructure and international trade. They have, however, also emerged as one of the most often used attack methods in cybersecurity. Cybercrimi...
By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International The future of innovation in both government and industry will not be distinguished by singular breakthroughs, but rather by the convergence and meshing of a number of different new technologies. Going forward, industries, national security, economic competitiveness, privacy and almost eve...
The Air Force Research Laboratory has begun soliciting proposals for a potential eight-year, $10 billion multiple award contract, or MAC, vehicle to streamline the procurement of science and technology research services. As AFRL advances a new contracting vehicle to support science and technology research, industry interest in air and space prioriti...
Emil Michael’s influence over the Pentagon’s technology and innovation enterprise has expanded rapidly in recent months, placing him at the center of major reforms shaping how defense research moves from concept to operational capability. Michael, the under secretary of war for research and engineering, is set to deliver keynote remarks ...
NOTE: O’Donell is no longer keynoting the 2026 Defense R&D Summit, but attendees can expect the same great business opportunities and actionable intelligence from our other keynotes: Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director for GEOINT Innovation and Research Dr....
bachelor’s”Brandy Durham has taken on new responsibilities as chief data and artificial intelligence officer at ManTech. The Herndon, Virginia-based company said Wednesday that Durham will lead the continued expansion of its Data and AI Practice. Get the chance to explore artificial intelligence, quantum computing and other cutting-edge ...
Quantum computing firm IonQ has appointed former Department of War technology official Katie Arrington as its next chief information officer, marking her transition from senior government service to industry. Arrington, who will assume the role on Monday, most recently served as acting CIO at DOW, where she advised senior leaders on enterprise IT, c...
The Air Force Research Laboratory has issued a notice for its multiple award contract, or MAC, vehicle intended to create a pool of qualified contractors and streamline its acquisition of science and technology services across all relevant areas. The MAC has a basic contract period of five years and three one-year options and a combined...
The Missile Defense Agency has issued a second tranche of awards under its Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contract, adding 1,086 companies to the competitive pool supporting the $151 billion SHIELD multiple-award vehicle, one of several contracting mechanisms supporting the administration’s Golden Dome missile defense ...
Potomac Officers Club, the nation’s leading GovCon networking events organization, is excited to confirm Michael Duffey, under secretary of war for acquisition and sustainment, as the opening keynote speaker for the 2026 Defense R&D Summit, taking place Jan. 29. Duffey joins Emil Michael, under secretary of war for research and engineering...
