By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond On Nov. 10, 2025, DFARS 252.204-7021 officially started requiring defense contractors to maintain CMMC certification at levels specified in their contracts. What many contractors don’t realize is that their eligibility for award is determined earlier in the process by a different...
David Lee, field chief technology officer at Saviynt, said adopting a cloud-based, artificial intelligence-powered identity security platform could help government agencies mitigate risks by unifying a wide range of activities and tools in a single place. What Is Identity Governance & Administration? In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Lee...
The National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, or TIP, has introduced a public data platform designed to provide insights into how NSF allocates funding across emerging technology areas. In the first part of this two-part series published in August, Ann Gabriel, senior vice president for global strat...
Markon, a mission integrator specializing in cybersecurity, technology, business operations and infrastructure, has completed the acquisition of PLEX, a cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and enterprise engineering firm, in a deal backed by Sterling Investment Partners. What Impact Will the PLEX Acquisition Have on Markon? Markon ...
LevelBlue, a pure-play managed security services provider, has finalized its acquisition of cybersecurity firm Cybereason as part of efforts to expand its capabilities in extended detection and response, or XDR, digital forensics and incident response, or DFIR, and threat intelligence. Cyberthreats are on the rise, and government data has become the...
Ondas Holdings, an autonomous aerial and ground robot intelligence company, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Robo-Team Holdings, a global developer of tactical unmanned ground vehicles, or UGVs. Why Is Ondas Acquiring Roboteam? Ondas said Tuesday the acquisition aims to enhance its multi-domain autonomy capabilities by integ...
Pratt & Whitney‘s military engines business has received a potential $1.6 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to provide sustainment activities for F135 propulsion systems used across the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter fleet. What Is the Scope of the F135 Propulsion Systems Contract? The Department of Defense announced Friday ...
BAE Systems Land & Armaments has secured a contract modification valued at more than $390 million to produce additional Bradley A4 infantry fighting vehicles for the U.S. Army, supporting the service’s multiyear effort to replace legacy Bradley variants with the A4 configuration, which offers improvements in mobility, lethality and crew pr...
Justin Scott, senior director of DevOps and security at Vasion, said government agencies seeking to prevent data breaches and reduce vulnerabilities should prioritize strengthening the security of their printers and print servers. Why Are Printers & Print Servers High-Value Targets for Hackers? In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Scott emp...
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael — the Pentagon’s chief technology officer — will keynote the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 29 at the Hilton McLean in Virginia. The event will be POC’s first major GovCon gathering of 2026 and is expected to draw senior defense lead...
