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...
EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) subsidiary Hughes Network Systems will continue to deploy Open Radio Access Network-based private 5G networks at military installations in Hawaii and Washington State through 2025 under a contract extension awarded by the Department of Defense. The contract extension awarded by DOD’s Office of the Undersecretary for Researc...
Entering the complex world of government contracting can be difficult for new providers. Small businesses face a unique set of challenges when competing against long established, multi-billion dollar enterprises, but the U.S. government has recognized the capabilities these companies have to offer, and agencies are ramping up their efforts to connec...
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...
The General Services Administration has awarded eight companies positions on a potential 10-year, $194.5 million contract for the procurement of next-generation identity proofing capabilities for Login.gov to provide the public access to digital services offered by federal, state, local and tribal agencies. GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service launch...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index recorded its first weekly loss in eight weeks after sliding 0.19% to $4,880.45. Decliners also outnumbered gainers on Friday. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, lost 1.17% overall week-on-week. Wall Street was swamped with economic reports, mostly inflation-related re...
Steven Williams, formerly vice president of business development at L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), has been named VP of growth at Anduril Industries, according to his LinkedIn post. The three-decade industry veteran will support the development of the growth teams at the Irvine, California-headquartered defense technology contractor. Prior to jo...
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has released a solicitation to seek additional launch providers as part of the second on-ramping process to the fourth iteration of the Orbital Services Program. OSP-4 is a potential $986 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with an ordering period that will run through October 2...
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...
