Maj. Gen. Dennis Bythewood uses his experience in space operations to support efforts to bolster the nation’s defense capabilities throughout the U.S. Space Force. Bythewood will speak at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 23. At the event, you can gain insight into the foremost challenges in space operations as th...
Since Joseph Welch took on overseeing the U.S. Army’s DEVCOM C5ISR Center in 2021, he has been responsible for transforming the center’s science and technology portfolio by providing strategic organizational guidance. Welch will speak at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 23. The event will feature ...
HII, a global, all-domain defense provider, has received an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract valued at $6.7 billion from the U.S. Air Force to provide electronic warfare engineering and technical services. The company said Thursday the contract, by far the largest deal ever secured by its Mission Technologies division, was revealed ...
By Alka Bhave, President of Fearless Digital The White House’s recent decision to remove unnecessary degree requirements from major federal IT contracts marks a pivotal shift in government technology. With GSA eliminating degree requirements for IT and cybersecurity jobs in its Polaris and Alliant 3 contracts, and the Departments of...
The Department of Homeland Security’s Artificial Intelligence Corps was established in February to guide the agency’s use of AI to strengthen critical infrastructure and improve enterprise cybersecurity. During a panel discussion titled “DHS’s New AI Corps” at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Homeland Security Summit, officials...
General Dynamics Information Technology has secured two task orders worth $330 million from the Army Contracting Command – Orlando for mission training complexes support services. The General Dynamics business unit said Tuesday that task orders, awarded under the Mission Training Complex Capabilities Support II indefinite-delivery/indefinite-q...
In today’s digital world, data is king. With the power to unlock important insights and inform decisions, data is increasingly critical, and federal agencies are prioritizing it as such. GovCon Wire sat down with Dawn Sedgley, chief operating officer at cBEYONData, during a recent Executive Spotlight interview to learn more about data aggregation...
The last few decades have seen a steady uptick in autonomous defense systems like unmanned aircraft, ground vehicles and drones. But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the resultant ongoing conflict has put these tools on the world stage as a central focus. While Russia implements Iranian drones to prey upon Ukrainian energy production, Ukraine exec...
The Air Force Global Strike Command has launched a five-year, $100 million initiative in an effort to accelerate commercial partnerships and enhance rapid acquisition capabilities. The Phase III Small Business Innovation Research indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract award for Commercial Engagement and Integration – Rapid Acquisition De...
ECS has won a potential six-year, $528 million task order from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation, or CDM, Program Office for data services and integration support. CDM Data Services Task Order The federal IT systems integrator said Thursday it will design, build and deliver a platform desi...
