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...
The U.S. Navy and the private sector have partnered to expand the production capacity of the U.S. submarine industrial base as part of efforts to strengthen the country’s maritime dominance and national security. Contract Award to Austal USA Austal USA said Monday it secured a potential $152 million contract from the Navy to invest in...
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International Earlier this Summer, the Department of Homeland Security, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, announced more than $18.2 million in Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program awards to assist tribal nations with managi...
Financial services firm Baird, which has deep involvement in the government contracting community through advisements on major mergers and acquisitions deals, has announced the schedule and speaker slate for the 2024 edition of its annual Defense & Government Conference. According to details shared with GovCon Wire, the always-vital gathering ...
The Department of Homeland Security is conducting market research in support of its Biometric Identity Research and Development program. According to a request for information notice posted on SAM.gov, DHS’ Office of Biometric Identity Management is transitioning from the hardware-based Automated Biometric Identification System to the cl...
John Bell was elevated to the role of chief technology officer at HII‘s (NYSE: HII) mission technologies division, where he most recently served as technical director. The executive announced his promotion via a LinkedIn post published Saturday. According to the company website, the new HII Mission Technologies CTO is responsible for technical...
Barbara Larson, an industry executive with more than two decades of experience in financial operations management and leadership, has joined SentinelOne as chief financial officer. She will have oversight of SentinelOne’s FP&A, accounting, tax and treasury, investor relations and internal audit as well as other global financial operations,...
RTX (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary Raytheon has received a potential $1.19 billion contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to produce and supply advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles to domestic and foreign military sales customers. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the award also covers the delivery of AMRAAM telemetry systems, initial and...
For 10 years, Potomac Officers Club has provided a unique offering to the government contracting community with its Intel Summit: rare and open access to top Intelligence Community officials. IC members are notoriously elusive, secretive and hard-to-reach, so POC has fostered a trusted and secure environment for them to communicate with the industr...
David Birken, a management consulting and technology expert, was tapped to serve as senior vice president of digital modernization & experience at ICF (NASDAQ: ICFI). The global consulting and technology services provider said Tuesday Birken will oversee ICF’s federal technology and digital experience business and supervise a tea...
