The Australia-hosted Pitch Black joint warfighting exercise achieved its highest level of participation ever in 2024. Pitch Black was launched in 1981 as an Australian military exercise and was expanded to include the United States in 1983. The event has since grown dramatically, and this year, over 4,000 personnel from 20 nations came together to...
David Weber has taken on the role of vice president of business development at CACI International (NYSE: CACI). He confirmed his appointment in a LinkedIn post Monday. He will develop and implement new business strategies, drive revenue growth and build strategic partnerships within the enterprise information technology market, according to hi...
This month, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is gearing up to launch the largest data labeling request for proposals in the U.S. government, according to NGA Director VADM Frank Whitworth. The opportunity — worth over $700 million — will involve helping NGA train AI-powered computer vision models to identify objects and targets of int...
Astrion, a portfolio company of private equity firm Brightstar Capital Partners, has finalized its purchase of Axient in a transaction that expands its capabilities aimed at helping defense and civilian agencies address critical challenges across systems engineering, digital, mission support and cybersecurity areas. In a statement published Thursday...
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded AT&T (NYSE: T) a 10-year, $146 million contract for government emergency telecommunications service and wireless priority service. The award ensures that DHS components such as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other government offices will always have access to mission-criti...
RTX’s (NYSE: RTX) Pratt & Whitney subsidiary has received two contract modifications worth $517.1 million combined from the U.S. Navy to deliver spares for the production of the F135 propulsion system and provide continued technical engineering support for the F-35 Lightning II Propulsion System Block Four Flight Test Program. The Department o...
Kara Sprague, former executive vice president and chief product officer at F5, will succeed Marten Mickos as HackerOne CEO, effective Nov. 4. The San Farancisco-based security platform developer said Tuesday Sprague will be responsible for driving company growth and adoption of HackerOne’s offering in commercial and government markets. “...
By Alka Bhave, President of Fearless Digital In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare policy, it’s crucial to examine how legislative decisions translate into real-world impact for citizens. The recent implementation of web tools supporting the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, a.k.a. EMTALA, offers a compelling case study in...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential $3.43 billion contract modification from the U.S. Army to produce surface-to-surface weapon systems for the service branch. The Department of Defense said Friday the Army expects work on the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System supply contract award to run through Oct. 20, 2027. Army Contracting C...
Although elaborate technological demands are certainly one hurdle to the Department of Defense achieving Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, the quieter but no less pressing challenge is government bureaucracy, Breaking Defense reported earlier this month. “It’s a very complex political problem, I think the tech is the ea...
