The Department of War is charting a new course with artificial intelligence: moving from a mode of strategic enablement to disciplined delivery. The Pentagon wants to put “key critical [AI] capabilities” in the hands of warfighters as fast as possible, according to Cameron Stanley, who was appointed chief digital and artificial...
Kirsten Davies, chief information officer of the U.S. Department of Defense, will deliver a keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Digital Transformation Summit Davies brings extensive experience in cybersecurity leadership, enterprise technology modernization and digital transformation across global organizations and federal gove...
Randy Hayes, vice president of public sector at VAST Data Federal, said federal agencies must modernize their underlying data architecture to fully realize the promise of artificial intelligence. In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Hayes wrote that many agencies still rely on legacy storage systems built around fragmented tiers of hard drives,...
Antenna Research Associates has appointed Jay Abendroth, a seasoned defense electronics executive, as chief growth officer to lead business development and growth strategy efforts in support of expanding defense mission requirements. The company said Wednesday Abendroth will work to strengthen strategic partnerships, deepen customer collaboration ac...
Precise Systems has appointed Michael “Mike” Risik as vice president of business development. The Lexington Park, Maryland-based company said Wednesday Risik will be responsible for overseeing the expansion of Precise Systems’ advanced engineering, digital transformation and mission-focused technology portfolio. Who Is Mi...
The Department of the Air Force is seeking whitepapers from companies interested in joining the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, or AEDC, Velocity Alliance, a new consortium-based initiative to accelerate modernization and sustainment of national test infrastructure. According to the solicitation published March 17, AEDC, in partnership with ...
Aerospace and defense technology company Merlin has closed its business combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. IV, a special purpose acquisition company backed by Inflection Point Asset Management. Merlin said the transaction was approved by Inflection Point stockholders on March 12 and formally closed on March 16. The combine...
A new analysis published in Elsevier’s Funding Forward: Policy & Impact newsletter argues that government funders face a foundational challenge that underpins many of their most pressing priorities: the inability to effectively manage and integrate their own data. Posted Monday on LinkedIn, Elsevier’s inaugural Funding Forward issue ...
The Department of Energy is one of the federal civilian agencies that churns out the most proposals that the GovCon industry can take advantage of. From rare Earth minerals to artificial intelligence to the electric grid, DOE covers a lot of mission areas that industry can get involved in and provide its expertise. With the...
Jim Kelly, senior systems engineering manager at HPE Juniper Networking, said agentic artificial intelligence could help government agencies move toward self-driving networks designed to detect and address issues before users experience disruptions. In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Kelly wrote that networks equipped with agentic AI capabili...
