Understanding how organizations can prepare for a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, assessment often starts with structured road maps and well-defined compliance plans. Yet, many government contractors still fall behind schedule as execution progresses. Even experienced organizations tend to underestimate the operational complexit...
The Department of Transportation is undergoing rapid transformation under Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy. Since stepping into the role in January 2025, Duffy has prioritized robust infrastructure investments, safety standards, and the speedy, efficient delivery of critical projects nationwide. DOT’s transformation presents ample opp...
OceanSound Partners has announced the final close of its third fund, OceanSound Partners Fund III, raising $3 billion in capital commitments to continue supporting investments in aerospace, defense, and government-focused, middle-market technology companies. What Are the Key Details of the OceanSound Partners Fund III? The private equity firm s...
TechnoMile has appointed national security leaders Donald Blersch and Isaiah “Ike” Rivers to its newly formed security information management board of advisers. The Tysons, Virginia-based company said Tuesday Blersch and Rivers join 10 legacy SIMS Software advisers on the board, which is responsible for providing strategic guidance for TechnoMil...
Jeff Rothblum, head of government affairs and strategy at LILT, said artificial intelligence is critical to helping government agencies meet growing demand for multilingual translation across national security, public services and other mission-critical government missions. “Governments face a persistent shortage of critical-language linguists...
Valkyrie Enterprises has named Thomas “Matt” Matthews as vice president of enterprise operations, expanding its leadership team as the company advances efforts to scale operations and align execution across the business. Matthews will oversee enterprise operations, integration, capture enablement and digital transformation initiatives, a...
Astrion has appointed Tom Vice, an aerospace and defense industry executive, as executive chair and CEO and tapped industry leaders Eric Brown and Conn Doherty as president of space operations and allied missions and as chief growth officer, respectively. The leadership moves at Astrion come as the defense and space community prepares for deeper col...
The Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground and the Capability Program Executive Enterprise Software and Service, formerly Program Executive Office Enterprise, have issued a request for proposals for its Marketplace for Acquisition of Professional Services, or MAPS, contract vehicle for IT services. According to the RFP posted on SAM.gov We...
President Donald Trump’s budget request for fiscal year 2027 includes $1.5 trillion in defense spending, marking a $445 billion, or 42 percent, increase from the Pentagon’s FY 2026 funding level. The White House said Friday the proposed FY 2027 budget includes $1.1 trillion in base discretionary funding for the Department of War and an a...
Melissa Bischoping, senior director of security and product design research at Tanium, said adopting agentic artificial intelligence and other autonomous technologies could help federal agencies strengthen network resilience by automating complex security and IT tasks and improving response times. How Is AI Transforming Federal IT Operations? In an ...
