The State Department has approved the government of Bahrain’s request to procure M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks and related equipment from the U.S. government under a potential $2.2 billion foreign military sales agreement. Bahrain has asked to procure 50 M1A2 System Enhancement Program version 3 vehicles, four M88A2 Hercules combat recovery ve...
By Cameron Chehreh, vice president and general manager of public sector at Intel and 2023 Wash100 Award winner Sensing is essential to survival. Even the simplest microorganisms can sense stimuli such as light, chemicals and pressure. Humans, of course, can respond to a wide range of senses, including vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch, balance an...
Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) has closed its proposed $28 billion acquisition of San Francisco-based software company Splunk as part of a push to expand its networking capabilities and security and observability platforms designed to help organizations drive digital resilience while advancing the adoption of artificial intelligence. The transaction is expect...
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...
Executive Mosaic is thrilled to announce that SAIC CEO Toni Townes-Whitley has secured a 2024 Wash100 Award for taking the helm of the government contracting powerhouse and reorienting its strategy to drive continued success in the market. Don’t forget to cast your vote for Toni Townes-Whitley in the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition! Visit...
Today’s national security landscape is incredibly complex. As the Department of Homeland Security evolves to combat the wide array new threats posed by rapidly advancing technologies and extreme climate events, it has adopted a forward thinking approach focused on what DHS Under Secretary for Science and Technology Dimitri Kusnezov called “ove...
The European Commission has approved Cisco Systems‘ (NYSE: CSCO) proposed $28 billion acquisition of San Francisco, California-based cybersecurity firm Splunk (Nasdaq: SPLK) following the completion of a merger review procedure. The EU said Thursday the potential transaction would not hamper competition in the information technology software s...
Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control, or CJADC2, is the U.S. Department of Defense’s ambitious plan to increase connectivity across all battle scenarios, remote outposts and amongst all DOD components and international allies. Over the last five years, the DOD has worked — and struggled — to achieve its goals for the initiative, and o...
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...
Tysons, Virginia-based management consulting firm LMI has appointed technology industry leaders Kristen Cheman and Keith Rodgers as senior vice president of the intelligence market and SVP of digital and analytic solutions, respectively. Cheman will leverage new technologies in digital and analytics to drive innovative programs and address the chall...
