The benefits of 5G are far reaching, but using spectrum outside the continental United States, or OCONUS, presents a unique set of challenges for military forces. One of these challenges is moving away from what Arthur De Leon, director of strategic spectrum policy for the Department of the Navy’s Office of the Chief Information Officer...
As the wide-open resources of the internet have deepened and expanded over the last nearly three decades, publicly available data has become an increasingly valuable asset for the U.S., as well as its allies and adversaries alike. To name just one example, in early 2022, such intelligence was crucial in informing warnings about Russia’s invasion...
The U.S. Army has released a request for information notice for a potential 10-year multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle estimated to have a ceiling of over $1 billion for software development support. According to the SAM.gov notice from Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground, the New Modern Softwar...
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...
