No U.S. industry, large or small, is safe from economic espionage, according to Ryan Young, executive assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Intelligence Branch. Though the defense and technology industries have historically been prime targets, the People’s Republic of China — America’s “grea...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond For Department of Defense contractors working toward Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification compliance, much of the effort tends to focus on internal systems and processes. However, one critical aspect that shouldn’t be overlooked is the selection of external service providers, particu...
Information is the backbone of decision making, but the distribution of intelligence across Department of Defense and Intelligence Community agencies has long been slowed by barriers between organizations. To adapt to the fast-paced nature of modern operational environments, the DOD and IC have joined forces to address this challenge. Today, agencie...
The General Services Administration has awarded Hensel Phelps Construction a potential $274.7 million contract to provide design-build services for a U.S. port of entry in Douglas, Arizona. According to an award notice published Tuesday, Hensel Phelps will work with Jones Studio and Stantec on the New Douglas Commercial Land Port of Entry project. I...
Mythics has acquired Three Wire Systems’ technology resale business for an undisclosed sum and will integrate the purchased business segment into its wholly owned subsidiary Emergent, expanding the latter’s portfolio of open source, cloud and security technology offerings for public sector customers. “Joining Emergent made sense. We ar...
Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, received her 2024 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent meeting. Garrettson founded the annual Wash100 Award in 2014 to honor notable executives shaping the government contracting landscape. The 100 awardees come from both t...
Egypt has secured approval from the U.S. State Department to acquire 720 Stringer missiles and other equipment and services under the Foreign Military Sales program. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday the potential deal is estimated to cost $740 million, citing RTX (NYSE: RTX) as the principal contractor. Egypt plans to...
Data is king in the digital age, and it has become an increasingly crucial element in informing the United States’ strategies both on and off the battlefield. In this Executive Spotlight interview, Henry Choi, vice president of growth and strategy at HII Mission Technologies, shared his thoughts on how data enables CJADC2, major GovCon ma...
The Department of Homeland Security is spending billions on contracts. According to a Deltek report, DHS agencies invested over $1 billion into contract awards in 2023, and by the end of fiscal year 2024, the department’s contract obligations are expected to hit up to $12 billion — over 11 percent of its $103.2 billion budget. Get...
As is evident from the modern way battles have been waged in Ukraine and elsewhere, warfare and military relations are becoming increasingly driven by technology and data. If we engage in a conflict with near-peer or peer adversaries like China down the line, “data is going to be key to that” too, predicted Brad Ahlskog, chief...
