Homeland security officials are looking at ways to deploy artificial intelligence within the acquisition process — and within other aspects of their agencies — to drive efficiency and better protect the nation against evolving threats. Mario Wilson, assistant administrator for acquisition program management at the Transportation Security Adminis...
Bill Cull, a 25-year public sector sales leader, has been named vice president of federal at Austin, Texas-based cybercrime analytics company SpyCloud. In this capacity, he will oversee SpyCloud’s growth strategy, build up the company’s government client base and channel program with system integrators, value-added resellers and distributors and...
The 2023 Homeland Security Summit | Potomac Officers Club is happening on Nov. 15, 2023. Catch your favorite speakers discussing about national security and how they plan to twart foreign threats by clicking here. The MQ-9 Reaper drones have revolutionized surveillance and targeting capabilities in the 21st century. With advanced technology a...
Amentum has secured a potential five-year, $441.3 million contract from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command for services in support of command, control, communication, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The company said Monday it will perform analysis, experimentation and testing for C5ISR systems used for INDOPACOM ...
Harnessing powerful technologies, constantly innovating and making the force more lethal are some of the top focus areas for the U.S. Army’s new Chief of Staff, Gen. Randy George. At the Association of the U.S. Army’s 2023 Annual Meeting and Exposition in October, George outlined his main priorities. If you’re interested in the Army...
The General Services Administration has issued a draft request for quote outlining its plan to establish under GSA’s Multiple Award Schedules contract a potential 10-year, $919.7 million blanket purchase agreement for the acquisition of supply chain risk illumination tools and analytic support services. The proposed Supply Chain Risk Illumination ...
As it intensifies its digital modernization, the U.S. Army is quickly acquiring and incorporating new technologies that expand the service branch’s toolkit in a contested geopolitical era. This process has introduced new capabilities that demand power at a range of signatures. “We are literally a Christmas tree,” said the Army’s Young B...
The U.S. Navy awarded Nuclear Fuel Services, a subsidiary of BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT), a two-year $300 million contract to support the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. BWXT said Tuesday the company has begun producing fuel for the program, which is expected to be completed by mid-2025. The project involves manufacturing and delivering naval nu...
Hypersonic weapons are capable of traveling at five to 25 times the speed of sound. Generally the term refers to a specific class of missiles, which includes hypersonic glide vehicles, hypersonic cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu recently articulated the Department of Defense...
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International With its broad national security role, the DOD has been a pioneer in the development of numerous innovative cybersecurity solutions. This makes sense given its lengthy history and the quantity and caliber of resources devoted to both research and development and the acquisition of technol...
