The Pentagon’s research and engineering enterprise is entering one of its most decisive restructuring periods in more than a decade. Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael has formally trimmed the department’s sprawling list of 14 “critical technology areas” down to six streamlined priorities, a shift he said ...
The $25 billion provided for the U.S. Coast Guard in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is the largest investment in the service’s history, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told a packed ballroom on Wednesday during her keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Homeland Security Summit. Noem, who received two standing ovat...
GovCons can’t get enough of Golden Dome, President Trump’s proposed homeland missile defense system. That’s for good reason. Not only has an independent estimate pegged Golden Dome as costing at least $252 billion over a 20 year period, but the Trump Administration has already appropriated $25 billion to start the program. As such...
The Coast Guard has always been one of the United States’ most technologically advanced armed services. With missions and responsibilities that span law enforcement and search and rescue to requirements to operate across the world, the USCG ensures it has the most cutting-edge technologies to execute its unique mission sets. As part of its ambitio...
Lockheed Martin reported $18.6 billion in fiscal 2025 third-quarter sales, up 9 percent from $17.1 billion in the same period last year, a record backlog of $179 billion and Q3 net earnings of $1.6 billion, or $6.95 per share. In an earnings release published Tuesday, the Bethesda, Maryland-based aerospace and defense contractor said it returned...
Sigma Defense Systems has appointed Jim Stokes, a defense technology industry leader, as a vice president. Stokes announced his move to Sigma Defense in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. He brings over two decades of leadership experience in the defense and aerospace sectors to the role. Who Is Jim Stokes? Prior to joining Sigma Defense,...
JPMorganChase has launched a 10-year, $1.5 trillion initiative to invest in industries deemed critical to the country’s defense, infrastructure and technological advancement as part of efforts to strengthen U.S. economic and national security. The financial services firm said Monday the Security and Resiliency Initiative will make direct equity an...
The Air Force Materiel Command is seeking industry partners to design, develop, manufacture and sustain munitions material handling equipment, or MMHE, under a potential $920 million contract vehicle. According to a request for information posted Friday on SAM.gov, the service plans to award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts through ...
The Naval Sea Systems Command is conducting market research to identify companies that can provide steel and aluminum boats, targets and service craft for the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales customers. NAVSEA intends to award 10-year contracts worth an estimated total of $3.5 billion for the boats and crafts, according to a request for...
Intelligence professionals have never before had such a bounty of raw data at their fingertips. But they are struggling to manage and leverage such information provided in voluminous amounts by modern ubiquitous sensor technologies. This is a tipping point for the U.S. intelligence community, according to a leading intelligence executive. Glori...
