Northrop Grumman has won a U.S. Navy contract worth approximately $3.5 billion to provide mission-systems integration support for E-130J, the service branch’s new nuclear command, control and communications aircraft. The Navy said Wednesday E-130J will replace the E-6B Mercury aircraft in performing the take charge and move out, or TACAMO, mission...
The Senate voted 85-14 on Wednesday to pass a defense bill that would authorize $895.2 billion in fiscal year 2025 funding for national defense. The Senate Armed Services Committee said Wednesday the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, would authorize $849.9 billion for the Department of Defense and $33.3 billion for the Department...
Current events are changing and shaping the military health landscape. From the global pandemic to increasingly contested environments, military branches are considering a wide range of emerging factors as they look to advance military health. GovCon Wire sat down with Corey Hastings, chief financial officer at the Henry M. Jackson Foundation f...
Oracle has named Bryan Beaulieu, a sales leader who has proven experience capturing and managing public sector acquisitions, as vice president of its homeland security portfolio. Beaulieu confirmed his new role in a LinkedIn post Tuesday. Who is Bryan Beaulieu? Beaulieu’s career at Oracle spans several years. He joined the IT services provid...
David Bradley was appointed vice president of space and strategy within the Electro Optics/Infrared Sensors Group at Leonardo DRS, the executive announced in a LinkedIn post Tuesday. Bradley most recently served as VP of strategy and business development for space and intelligence systems at General Dynamics‘ mission systems business. He initi...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond As cybersecurity threats continue to evolve and target sensitive government information, the protection of controlled unclassified information, or CUI, has become a top priority for the Department of Defense and its contractors. NIST Special Publication 800-171 plays a key role in DOD’s ...
As 5G technologies continue to be unleashed at increased levels worldwide, the federal government has begun to work closely with industry partners to develop priorities, face challenges and better integrate 5G and FutureG tech across the enterprise. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 5G Summit on Feb. 27, federal and industry leaders will discu...
The Department of Defense’s budget for fiscal year 2024 was $824.3 billion, a sizable amount of which was devoted to acquisition and procurement from the industrial base. Thousands or perhaps even hundreds of thousands of companies, from two-person startups to multi-billion dollar enterprises in their own right vied for these contracts, which cove...
Riverside Research has won a potential five-year, $160 million contract from the Defense Innovation Unit for technical, engineering and advisory support services to help DIU and its mission partners prototype, transition and scale commercial technologies across the Department of Defense. Steven Omick, president and CEO of Riverside Research, said th...
Altamira Technologies has appointed Theodore Glusko, a defense industry veteran, as president. The McLean, Virginia-based technology company said Tuesday Glusko will report directly to Altamira CEO Jane Chappell. “Ted has worked his entire career across Altamira’s key Customers including both Intel and DoD as well as across both operations and d...
