Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and James Lankford, R-Okla., have proposed a bipartisan bill that would establish an interagency committee within the Office of the National Cyber Director to develop a framework to harmonize cybersecurity and information security regulations and compliance requirements across the federal government. The Streamlining Fe...
BAE Systems has won a potential six-year, $737.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy to produce and deliver Mk 41 Vertical Launching System canisters for the U.S. government and foreign military sales customers. The Department of Defense said Friday the firm-fixed-price contract has a two-year base term worth approximately $78.8 million contract and...
Shane Sims, an experienced defense and aerospace acquisition professional, was appointed vice president of business development for national operations at Parsons (NYSE: PSN), according to his LinkedIn post. He previously served as Army account executive on the defense and intelligence team at the Chantilly, Virginia-based information technology pro...
Artificial intelligence has become a key driver of innovation and technological advancement both on and off the battlefield. The U.S. Air Force in particular has placed a heavy focus recently on adopting and integrating AI in multiple areas. Here are just a few of the Air Force’s key AI efforts: Gen AI Chatbots The Air...
Michael Hill has joined the Department of Defense as deputy chief information officer of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, according to his LinkedIn announcement. He most recently served as director of Data Center Service Division at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Hill has nearly two decades of combined industry ...
Leonardo DRS (Nasdaq: DRS) has secured a potential five-year, $99.1 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide mortar fire control systems and related hardware and training support services. The Department of Defense said Monday Army Contracting Command launched an online solicitation and received four bids for the firm-fixed-price contract. In ...
The White House Office of Management and Budget and the Office of the National Cyber Director have released a memorandum outlining the current administration’s cybersecurity investment priorities that federal agencies should focus on as they formulate their budget submissions for fiscal year 2026. The investment priorities are categorized into...
Cloud enterprise software provider IFS has acquired EmpowerMX for an undisclosed sum as part of a push to expand its industrial artificial intelligence capabilities and aviation maintenance software offerings for aerospace and defense customers. IFS said Wednesday EmpowerMX is a Frisco, Texas-based provider of AI-powered aviation maintenance softwar...
D-Orbit Group, an Italy-based space logistics and transportation services provider, has established a joint venture with veteran space engineers and former executives from SpaceX, Amazon, OneWeb and other aerospace organizations to expand its presence in the U.S. satellite bus market. Mike Cassidy, founder and former CEO of Apollo Fusion, has been n...
The U.S. Navy has tapped Air Center Helicopters to provide cargo transfer services between ships deployed worldwide over a potential five-and-a-half-year period. The Burleson, Texas-headquartered airlift support provider will conduct vertical replenishment services under a $77.3 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Navy, the Department of Defe...
