The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is the Department of Defense’s latest effort to enforce cybersecurity requirements for contractors. While CMMC is not necessarily new — read below for more information about CMMC’s history — there are a few things contractors need to know about the program as it becomes a defense contrac...
This month, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is gearing up to launch the largest data labeling request for proposals in the U.S. government, according to NGA Director VADM Frank Whitworth. The opportunity — worth over $700 million — will involve helping NGA train AI-powered computer vision models to identify objects and targets of int...
Redwire (NYSE: RDW) has closed its purchase of spacecraft developer Hera Systems in a transaction that expands its portfolio of spacecraft to support national security space missions in geostationary orbit. In a statement published Tuesday, Redwire Chairman and CEO Peter Cannito said the acquisition marks a key milestone in the space infrastructure ...
Although elaborate technological demands are certainly one hurdle to the Department of Defense achieving Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, the quieter but no less pressing challenge is government bureaucracy, Breaking Defense reported earlier this month. “It’s a very complex political problem, I think the tech is the ea...
In GovCon Wire’s latest Executive Spotlight interview, we sat down with Ashutosh Gokhale, chief financial officer and senior vice president of business management at HII Mission Technologies, to learn more about the company’s culture and its future endeavors. Since he joined HII in 2021, Gokhale has been responsible for Mission Technologies’ ...
The Defense Intelligence Agency is working on an artificial intelligence-powered system that once deployed will be able to quickly sift through vast amounts of data, perform intelligence analysis and help DIA analysts to focus on more complex intelligence tasks. This program has made significant progress thus far. But what’s next for MAR...
Rheinmetall is set to acquire for $950 million Loc Performance, a vehicle specialist headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan, with a workforce of around 1,000 employees and customers in the civilian as well as defense sectors. Loc Performance’s offerings include drivetrains, suspensions and track systems, many of which are used by U.S. military gr...
An Akima subsidiary has received a potential 10-year, $563 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide installation support services at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. The company said Tuesday Akima Facilities Operations will provide engineering services, facility and equipment maintenance and environmental services for Department of Def...
Alfred Gonzalez, most recently director of cybersecurity at Cubic’s digital intelligence division, has taken on the role of chief information security officer at Ultra Intelligence & Communications. He announced his move to Ultra I&C in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. In his new role, Gonzalez will oversee the company’s product deve...
In June, the Department of the Air Force launched an experimental generative AI chatbot similar to ChatGPT. The Non-classified Internet Protocol Router AI tool, dubbed NIPRGPT, can converse with Air Force personnel and assist them with certain tasks. “There are multiple modernization efforts going on right now across the federal governm...
