The Space Data Network Backbone is envisioned to be a resilient and optically connected satellite constellation The program is designed to deliver secure, high-speed and high-bandwidth data links for essential weapon systems like the Golden Dome missile defense program Get the newest high-tech space business opportunities from Space Force Col. Ryan ...
By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International and one of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Experts In Zero Trust cybersecurity protocols there is no implicit trust of identity or privilege – inside or outside the network perimeter, and every person, device, application and transaction must be continuously verified. Zero Trust is a fr...
NEC NSS has promoted Alex Mutambudzi to chief financial officer Mutambudzi has held multiple finance leadership roles since joining NEC in 2017 NEC NSS delivers AI and biometric identity technologies to government customers NEC National Security Systems has appointed finance executive Alex Mutambudzi as chief financial officer. In a LinkedIn post pu...
Parry Labs has named Don Claussen CEO The veteran defense technology executive will lead operational growth and execution Founder JD Parkes will shift focus to long-term strategy as executive chairman Parry Labs has appointed defense technology executive Don Claussen as CEO as the company restructures its leadership team to support continued growth ...
NASA has awarded Moon Base contracts to four companies Blue Origin secured lunar delivery task orders worth $188 million The 2026 Air and Space Summit will explore AI, optical networks and commercial space relay NASA has awarded contracts to Astrolab, Lunar Outpost, Blue Origin and Firefly Aerospace to support the agency’s Moon Base initiative...
The Department of War is preparing a sweeping overhaul of its cybersecurity compliance and risk management processes, according to Aaron Bishop, acting principal deputy chief information officer and chief information security officer at the Pentagon. Speaking Thursday at Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Cyber Summit, Bishop outlined plans for maj...
The Department of Commerce plans to award over $2 billion in federal incentives to 9 companies to support quantum development IBM has established a quantum foundry called Anderon PsiQuantum said the funding will support the domestic manufacturability of technologies critical to building utility-scale quantum computing The Department of Commerce has ...
Dell’s John Garrett says autonomous systems are transforming military and national security operations AI enables machine-speed decision-making for autonomous defense platforms Dell advances edge computing and 5G connectivity to support command-and-control missions John Garrett, vice president of the Department of War at Dell Technologie...
By Kevin Plexico, Deltek senior vice president of information solutions, a seven-time Wash100 awardee and a GovCon Expert The federal small business market is in a state of flux. With sweeping SBA recertification rules, increased scrutiny on the 8(a) program and shifting agency priorities, the landscape has been fundamentally reshaped, tightening th...
Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and Claude Mythos announcement may have sparked concerns across the cybersecurity community, but Pentagon technology leaders say the emergence of Mythos-style AI models could ultimately strengthen U.S. cyber defense capabilities rather than weaken them. Katherine Sutton, DOW assistant secretary for cyber policy, e...
