President Trump’s most recent executive order on AI lays the groundwork for further development and implementation of the technology for military and national security applications. On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order that protects AI development from patchwork and expensive compliance requirements resulting from various state laws. The ...
Agile Defense has finalized its integration of IntelliBridge, which the former acquired in January, completing a consolidation that creates a single enterprise focused on accelerating the delivery of digital, data, cyber and artificial intelligence capabilities across national security and civilian agencies. Agile Defense said Tuesday that the unifi...
Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has secured a $111 million modification expanding its role in the Space Systems Command’s space-based interceptors effort, increasing the total value of MTSI’s systems engineering, integration and testing contract to $226.9 million. The work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, through Jan. 10, 2030,...
Adil Karim, an aerospace and defense executive, has been appointed chief technology officer at Antenna Research Associates, according to a press release the company sent to GovCon Wire. In his new role, Karim will leverage his experience in technical leadership and business development for complex defense systems. What Experience Does Adil...
AI is revolutionizing how the Department of Homeland Security performs its core mission: protecting the nation from its adversaries. By integrating advanced AI tools into missions such as threat detection, cybersecurity, border security and emergency response, the DHS is enhancing its ability to anticipate, identify and counter adversarial actors in...
GovCons can’t get enough of Golden Dome, President Trump’s proposed homeland missile defense system. That’s for good reason. Not only has an independent estimate pegged Golden Dome as costing at least $252 billion over a 20 year period, but the Trump Administration has already appropriated $25 billion to start the program. As such...
SRI International has secured a Defense Logistics Agency contract worth approximately $98.6 million contract to provide research and development support for DLA’s Advanced Microcircuit Emulation, or AME, program. According to a SAM.gov award notice published Monday, the indefinite-delivery, cost-plus-fixed-fee requirements contract has a five-...
Anduril is the ultimate disruptor in national security technologies. Competing against traditional contracting giants such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing, Anduril has found its niche in GovCon by operating more like a tech startup than a legacy defense prime, pushing software-first, rapid prototyping and iteration cycles measured in months instead ...
The General Services Administration has issued a request for information for the next iteration of the Second Generation Information Technology, or 2GIT, blanket purchase agreement. GSA said Wednesday responses to the RFI are due Aug. 22. The agency said it will continue to work with Department of Defense agencies on the new iteration of 2GIT...
LevelBlue has agreed to acquire Trustwave, a provider of cybersecurity and managed detection and response services, from the MC2 Security Fund, which is sponsored by The Chertoff Group. Robert McCullen, chairman and CEO of LevelBlue, said Tuesday that the transaction is a pivotal moment not just for his company but for the entire cybersec...
