The digital revolution has made military operations more reliant on networks than ever before, and the Department of Defense is laser-focused on 5G, Future G and new technologies that can maximize the benefits modern networks have to offer. According to Dr. Martin Weiss, director for Future G applied research and technical lead for resilient and o...
A top Department of Defense procurement official for artificial intelligence has shared the Pentagon AI office’s five major goals for the rest of fiscal year 2024. Quentin McCoy, director of procurement at the DOD’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, named goals that are both expansive and focused on specific acquisition processe...
The U.S. Air Force awarded a cumulative $750 million contract to TKC Global Solutions and HPI Solutions for communication and enterprise information technology services. The Department of Defense said Tuesday that the companies will provide IT support to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Springfield Air National Guard in Ohio, as well as Joint Bas...
Mike Smith, a 30-year veteran of DCS, has been named executive vice president and manager of the Army and Marine Corps sector at the Alexandria, Virginia-based professional services firm focused on providing engineering and technical support for the Department of Defense and other national security agencies. DCS CEO Jim Benbow said in a statement pu...
Ryan Bolchoz has been appointed chief growth officer of VivSoft Technologies. As the first to serve in this newly created role, Bolchoz will lead the company’s growth strategy, capture and business development efforts and mentor delivery teams for organic growth, VivSoft told GovCon Wire on Tuesday. “This is a monumental moment for VivSoft,” ...
Dallas-based investment firm CBRE Group has agreed to buy J&J Worldwide Services from Arlington Capital Partners for $800 million in cash as part of efforts to expand its capabilities in the public sector. J&J CEO Steve Kelley said the transaction will enable the company to continue expanding its platforms in support of military clients at m...
The digital ecosystem has, over the course of the last two decades—but especially in the last five years—become just as competitive a battlespace as the physical domain. Cyber experts discussed the virtual battlespace at the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit on Wednesday. They mentioned that the many technical innovat...
A $908 million order for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles by the government of the Netherlands has been approved by the U.S. State Department. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will be the prime contractor fulfilling the order, which specifies 120 units of AGM-158B/B-2 JASSM-ER all-up rounds and 15 AGM-158 Inert JASSMs along with their test instrume...
The General Services Administration has released a solicitation for the potential five-year, $1.8 billion Personnel and Readiness Infrastructure Support Management contract that seeks to provide enterprise platforms and professional services to improve capabilities that will enable soldiers and strategic partners to enhance readiness and meet missio...
V2X CEO and President Chuck Prow has been recognized for the tenth time by Executive Mosaic for the Wash100 Award. Prow continually impresses EM through his galactic growth of V2X and aggressive pursuit of new contract awards. The Wash100 Award is given to the group of 100 individuals EM deems the stand-outs and talents-to-watch in the...
