Government contracts awarded by Air Force Research Lab have since been an effective collaboration between the government and private sectors. The purpose of these research and development programs is to advance technical and scientific expertise and apply what is gained to achieve national and agency goals The Air Force Research Laboratory (A...
By Light has created a joint venture with the Civil-Military Innovation Institute to offer cybersecurity technology development support services and build the future cyber workforce in West Virginia. Cyber Innovation Institute will combine resources from By Light and CMI2 to bring innovative cybersecurity products and services to defense and commerc...
CRDF Global has acquired Development Innovations Group for an undisclosed sum to expand its security assistance and development offerings in support of customers’ missions. DIG is a privately held international development firm focused on supporting developing and transitioning economies and post-conflict and post-disaster environments in Asia, La...
EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS), the parent company of broadband satellite services provider Hughes, and Dish Network (Nasdaq: DISH) have signed an all-stock merger agreement with the goal of establishing a global connectivity provider to businesses, governments and consumers. The boards of directors at both companies unanimously approved the deal and all p...
Data is continuously transforming all facets of the modern battlefield, and recognizing its potential, the U.S. Army is working to unlock the benefits it offers for the warfighter. One area in which data has huge potential is contested logistics, which has evolved along with technology. “When you hear ‘contested logistics,’ itR...
Hypersonic weapons have become a major priority for government and military leaders as the United States’ key competitors advance their own hypersonic capabilities and threaten America’s technological dominance. During the Potomac Officers Club’s 8th Annual Army Summit, the Honorable Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army f...
Metropolitan Security Services Inc., doing business as Walden Security, has won seven contracts worth $1.93 billion combined from the U.S. Marshals Service to provide protective services to U.S. courthouses. The awards cover court security officer staffing in the 2nd, 6th, 7th and 9th through 12th federal judicial circuits, according to USMS notices...
Christopher Miller, a retired U.S. Army officer and former acting secretary at the Department of Defense, has been named interim chief revenue officer at autonomous systems maker DZYNE Technologies. He will work closely with the company’s leadership team to accelerate government market growth initiatives and identify international partnership ...
ManTech will integrate and maintain systems for the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s C5ISR Center under a five-year, $622 million task order. The company said Thursday it will help the center update analytics capabilities, engineer software and implement technology insertions. Program areas covered by the task order include ...
CRDF Global, a nonprofit cybersecurity organization in Arlington, Virginia, has added GovCon industry executives Linda Gooden, Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, Alonzo Fulgham and Kenneth Myers to the board of directors. Gooden is a four-decade aerospace and defense industry veteran who previously served as executive vice president of information systems...
