Amentum has secured a $120 million contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency for dynamically scalable computing power. How Will Amentum Support DISA? The company said Tuesday that the Z-series chipset Processor Capacity Services contract covers the provision and maintenance of hardware, software, licensing and operational services. DISA u...
Potomac Officers Club, the national capital region’s premier GovCon events, networking and media organization, is ecstatic to announce that Thomas Rondeau, the Department of War’s principal director for FutureG, will give a keynote address at the 2026 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 29 at the Hilton McLean in northern Virginia. The 202...
Kevin Orr, president of RSA Federal, said the current cybersecurity landscape requires government agencies to adopt passwordless authentication to protect their networks from phishing attempts. “In a passwordless environment, authentication combines secure possession factors (like tokens or mobile apps) with biometrics, removing the need for v...
The Department of State has approved a possible foreign military sale of 100 AGM-158B/B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles with Extended Range, or JASSM-ER, and related equipment to the government of Italy. The proposed transaction is valued at an estimated $301 million, with Lockheed Martin to serve as principal contractor, the Defense Securi...
Space Systems Command is preparing to launch the Hybrid Architecture and Development for Experimental Systems, or HADES, contract, which aims to enhance the U.S. Space Force’s research and development satellite command and control operations center. What Is Covered Under the HADES Contract? SSC said Friday the HADES follow-on contract suc...
Boeing has finalized the acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems to reinforce aviation safety and aircraft quality while supporting stability across Boeing’s commercial production and supply chain operations. What Is the Role of Spirit AeroSystems After the Transaction? Boeing said Monday it will establish Spirit Defense as a non‑integra...
AeroVironment has appointed Milancy Harris as vice president and chief security officer to lead the company’s enterprise security strategy. Harris joined AeroVironment after serving in senior intelligence and security leadership roles at the Department of War, according to a press release published Friday. She most recently served as act...
The Department of State has named the eight companies that have secured indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts to provide facility operations and maintenance services across agency buildings and sites across the United States. The effort is valued at up to $2.7 billion if all options are exercised, according to the award notice posted on ...
Castelion, a defense technology company, has secured $350 million in Series B financing to support the development of its first hypersonic weapon, called Blackbeard, and the construction of its production and final-assembly facility, Project Ranger. Altimeter Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners led the funding round, with Andreessen Horowitz, Av...
The U.S. State Department has cleared two potential foreign military sales to Denmark totaling an estimated $3.73 billion for air-to-air missiles and an integrated air and missile defense capability. RTX is the principal contractor for the AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles sale, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said F...
