IBM has received a potential 10-year, $576 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to help the Defense Microelectronics Activity secure the production of commercial semiconductor technologies and services for military applications. The DMEA Trusted Access Program Office requires the development of an evidence-based “trusted...
Veronica Daigle, former assistant secretary for readiness at the Department of Defense, has joined venture capital firm Red Cell Partners as a partner and president of the national security practice. She will oversee the development and implementation of the McLean, Virginia-based firm’s national security strategy and partner with entrepreneur...
The Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System, known as JWICS, is a top secret information technology network used by Department of Defense and Intelligence Community components. According to Defense Intelligence Agency Chief Information Officer Doug Cossa, the agency is in the midst of a “huge effort” to transform the system to meet ...
Department of Defense Chief Information Officer John Sherman received his 2024 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson last week during a 4×24 executive leadership series event. Vote for the Honorable John Sherman to win this year’s Wash100 popular vote competition at Wash100.com! Each year, Executive Mosaic goes through ...
Sanjeev Verma, founder and chairman of PreVeil, said defense contractors seeking to protect sensitive controlled unclassified information while ensuring compliance with the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement should adopt tools like an end-to-end e...
Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the digital world, but the U.S. government is still working to understand its role in military use cases. This technology could have massive impacts on the Department of Defense’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative, which aims to enable joint warfighting by improving connectivity an...
Precise Systems, a portfolio company of Bluestone Investment Partners, has acquired Jardon & Howard Technologies, an Orlando, Florida-headquartered provider of advanced training and simulation services to defense and civilian agencies. JHT is a veteran-owned small business that has two decades of experience in delivering virtual training simulat...
EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) subsidiary Hughes Network Systems will continue to deploy Open Radio Access Network-based private 5G networks at military installations in Hawaii and Washington State through 2025 under a contract extension awarded by the Department of Defense. The contract extension awarded by DOD’s Office of the Undersecretary for Researc...
Despite the U.S. federal government not having yet passed a full-year defense appropriation for fiscal year 2024, the Navy has ironed out its request for FY 2025, including a sizable amount for its contribution to the Department of Defense’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative, DefenseScoop reports. The service branch wants n...
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded seven small businesses positions on a potential $7 billion contract to provide fire and emergency equipment and related logistics support for U.S. military services. The Department of Defense said Thursday DLA launched a competitive acquisition process and received 14 offers for the indefinite-delivery/indefi...
