The Aerospace Industries Association, Professional Services Council and the National Defense Industrial Association have issued a report providing the State Department with recommendations on how to transform the foreign military sales process and defense trade system. Comments and feedback from the three associations’ members representing aer...
The great power competition has been steadily intensifying over the past couple of decades and now, U.S. defense leaders are preparing for a potential future fight with its peer competitors in the Indo-Pacific region. The U.S. Navy will play a critical role in deterring adversaries and overcoming the tyranny of distance in this key geographical...
In recent years, major geopolitical events like the Russian re-invasion of Ukraine have taught global leaders important lessons about potential future conflicts, the importance of cybersecurity and the vulnerabilities adversaries can exploit. But how are these lessons translating into actions? Tina Dolph, president and chief operating officer for CR...
Jon Rucker’s penchant for being at the forefront of innovative technology development was sparked during his time as an undergraduate at Virginia Tech. He was drawn to aerospace engineering, which led him to a job post-college at Lockheed Martin, where he focused his efforts on the tactical part of the business, conducting highly complex engineeri...
The Intelligence Community has identified five guiding priorities as it works to build a more secure, interoperable and efficient information technology enterprise and further its mission, according to Adele Merritt, the chief information officer at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. In her keynote address Wednesday ...
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification has been divisive throughout its creation over the last decade-plus, but especially since its implementation in 2017 as a requirement for defense industrial base organizations. As part of the initiative, contracting companies working with the Department of Defense must have their cyber protection system...
Paul Burnette, vice president and director of the Software Accelerator at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), said the federal government should work with industry and adopt the SecDevOps approach to develop and deploy “hardened, optimal code” and ensure the security of critical systems. He wrote that SecDevOps could provide organizations the ability to rapidl...
President Joe Biden has extended a national emergency issued by the previous administration in 2019 to secure the U.S. information and communications technology and services supply chain. In a message to Congress, Biden said the unrestricted acquisition and use of ICT technology and services from foreign manufacturers and suppliers continue to threa...
Artificial intelligence is currently experiencing a major peak in the commercial world with the skyrocketing popularity of generative AI tools in recent months, which is causing a ripple effect with implications in the public sector too. Mandy Long, the new CEO of BigBear.ai, delved into the present state of the AI market, where she thinks it...
An HII (NYSE: HII) business unit will help the U.S. Army Research Laboratory develop, test and evaluate defense systems under a five-year, $94 million task order. HII Mission Technologies will conduct R&D of sensors, weapons and other combat systems for use by mission partners of the Department of Defense, the company said Monday. The parent...
