In the defense landscape, and especially at the tactical edge, communications are critical to the success of the mission. But often, our nation’s warfighters are in denied and degraded environments with barriers to connectivity and communications. The solution to this challenge is decentralized comms, according to SpiderOak CEO Dave Pear...
The Department of Defense has issued the final rule for a certification program that seeks to verify whether defense contractors comply with existing cybersecurity protections for federal contract information and controlled unclassified information. DOD said Friday the final rule for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is expected...
Activity is constantly moving across and into the theater of the Middle East and central Asia, with sizable impacts for global security and global commerce. There are countless “ripple effects” from this area, such as Iranian drones that have appeared on battlefields in Ukraine. To manage such a complex and expansive situation, partnerships and ...
Tim Gramp, an information technology professional with 25 years of experience in technology services development and management, has been appointed chief technology officer at EXPANSIA. Gramp will be responsible for guiding EXPANSIA’s technology and innovation strategy focusing on enhancing the readiness of its Department of Defense ...
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office wants small businesses to get a piece of a 10-year, $15 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract supporting Advana, the Department of Defense’s enterprise-wide data analytics platform. Announced at an industry day in September, the plans to bring small businesses ...
A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary has secured two U.S. Navy contract modifications valued at approximately $1.2 billion combined to provide materials to support the construction of Block V and VI Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines. Contract Action for Block V Submarines The Department of Defense said Tuesday a potential $878 mil...
Lt. Gen. Paul Stanton on Friday officially assumed the role of director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and commander of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network, or JFHQ-DODIN, DISA reported. He succeeded Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, who took the helm at DISA and JFHQ-DODIN in 2021. During the ceremonia...
Executive Mosaic has selected Steve Derr, vice president of Oracle‘s JWCC Program Management Office and cloud operations and engineering, as chairman of the Cloud Computing Group, part of its 4×24 program. The 4×24 Executive Leadership Program unites senior industry executives and top government officials through networking and din...
Combating small drones is the top priority for Replicator’s next phase, according to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who offered a look into the future of the initiative in a September memo. Replicator is a Department of Defense project designed to accelerate the delivery of novel capabilities to warfighters at speed and scale. Announced...
The U.S. Air Force has announced eight Pool 1 awardees and five Pool 2 vendors on the potential $33.2 billion Information Analysis Center multiple-award contract to provide mission-critical research and development support services across the Department of Defense. DOD said Monday the 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base in Ne...
