Prior to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, 5G technologies at the U.S. Department of Defense were incubated in its Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Research and Engineering, or OUSD(R&E). Symbolically, however, with the passing of the aforementioned annual budget three years ago, 5G projects were transferred to...
The U.S. Air Force has begun seeking proposals for a potential $5.7 billion follow-on multiple-award contract to provide combat air forces contracted air support services to help protect U.S. assets against advanced airborne threats. CAF CAS II seeks to procure non-personal services for realistic advanced adversary air threats and close air support ...
When Jen Sovada realized she could make more of an impact on the outside of the military looking in, she retired from the U.S. Air Force. Now, her company, the fast-growing startup SandboxAQ, regularly does business with the USAF and Sovada still gets to support the mission, circumnavigating the oft-labyrinthine bureaucracy of the government. Sovada...
Sigma Defense Systems, a portfolio company of Sagewind Capital, has moved to expand its Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control capabilities with its acquisition of Herndon, Virginia-based electronic warfare systems provider EWA. EWA was founded by President and CEO Carl Guerreri in 1977 to bring electronic warfare platforms, threat simulators...
Artificial intelligence has presented the U.S. Department of Energy with an opportunity to revolutionize the way it carries out its mission. Ann Dunkin, chief information officer of the DOE, has identified the analysis of climate-focused technologies like solar panels as just one potential benefit. Though new AI technologies could be groundbreaking...
The cyber domain is constantly evolving, and as its importance in federal operations has grown, the number and variety of cyber threats has also increased. Technological advancements have made it possible for adversaries to get creative with new types of cyberattacks, and U.S. supply chains are now at risk. Last month, the Department of Defense...
Artificial intelligence is changing the game across all domains and industries, including in space. Maria Demaree, vice president and general manager of national security space at Lockheed Martin, spoke with Executive Mosaic about how AI is impacting missions from CJADC2 to space and more. Demaree, a two-time Wash100 Award winner, has been with Lo...
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded AeroVironment (Nasdaq: AVAV), Anduril Industries and Teledyne FLIR positions on a potential eight-year, $249 million contract to build, test, support and deliver a non-developmental item loitering munition system designed to provide dismounted Marines in the infantry rifle squad with precision strike capability agai...
Artificial intelligence advancements have made major waves across government and industry in the last year. While AI holds great promise and potential for technological innovation, it can also be extremely risky, especially in the hands of our adversaries and competitors. Digital Science President Stephen Leicht explored the benefits, risks, threat...
Randy Resnick, director of the Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office within the Department of Defense’s Office of the Chief Information Officer, has been named to the 2024 Wash100 list for his work advancing and synchronizing zero trust efforts and initiatives across the DOD enterprise. This marks Resnick’s debut on Executive Mosaic’s Wash10...
