With the rise of new technologies and the expansion of the digital world, cyber has become a critical component of warfighting, national security and innovation for the United States. In February 2022, cyber took the global spotlight as Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, but U.S. cyber forces were ahead of the threat and played...
The government of Luxembourg has decided to procure 80 armored command, liaison and reconnaissance vehicles based on Eagle V from General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) European land systems business. General Dynamics said Wednesday the CLRV platform will replace the Luxembourg army’s fleet of Hummer and protected reconnaissance vehicles. Francois Bausch,...
Jared Vichengrad, vice president and head of state, local government and education at Rubrik, said government agencies that are moving to the cloud should come up with data protection plans and adopt zero trust data security to safeguard data from intrusions and quickly recover from cyberattacks. Vichengrad wrote that such data protection plans shou...
Marshall Choy, senior vice president of product at SambaNova Systems, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. He discussed the company’s focus on innovation to provide real value to its end users. The interview also covered data computation and SambaNova’s partnership with a national laboratory on build...
The U.S. Navy has awarded positions to Chemring Countermeasures and Armtec Countermeasures on a $225 million multiple-award contract to manufacture MJU-61A/B, a type of aircraft flare designed to deflect infrared missile threats. The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has a five-year ordering period that will run thro...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has listed four prime contractors for a potential $141.1 million foreign military sale of ground command and control equipment to Morocco. DSCA said Thursday the State Department approved the possible FMS transaction that will involve General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems unit, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT...
David Duncan, former technical director of Redpoint Cybersecurity, has transitioned to a new role as vice president of cyber operations at the information security company. He will oversee Redpoint’s breach response group and the Redpoint Labs team that houses both the DevOps and threat mitigation teams specializing in penetration testing, active ...
President Joe Biden has signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act in a move to reduce the U.S. deficit by $300 billion over the next 10 years. Biden said during a speech Tuesday the law sets a minimum 15 percent corporate tax rate and includes a $369 billion investment to fight the climate crisis and...
ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) has secured a five-year, $184 million contract to help the U.S. Navy engineer ship combat management systems. The company said Wednesday it will perform technical engineering work to support the Naval Sea Systems Command in managing the life cycle of integrated warfare systems for the branch’s surface vesse...
John Adamo, director of energy business development and capture at Redhorse over the past year, has been elevated to the position of vice president for energy and environment. The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve major is responsible for helping expand the company’s offerings and growth channels in the federal sector, Redhorse said Monday. John Zanga...
