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...
Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has secured a $525 million contract from the U.S. Navy for Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Block 2 and spares. RTX said Monday the ESSM Block 2 missiles’ enhanced maneuverability and performance will help boost the flexibility and capability of the U.S. and allied nations’ navies. The weapon sy...
The State Department has cleared Australia’s foreign military sale request for Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles-Extended Range and related equipment with an estimated value of $405 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday Australia will purchase 100 AARGM-ER with global positioning system precise positioning sys...
The Intelligence Community is in the midst of a major effort to become a data-centric, interoperable team of organizations. This push is shaped by new technologies and new approaches to information sharing, but leaning into the tools needed to unlock the benefits of data requires trust and assurance. Artificial intelligence, though a significant fac...
The U.S. government is investing heavily in collaboration, both inside and outside the nation’s borders. As the country works to revitalize its own industrial base, it is working side-by-side with allies and other international partners to stay ahead of competitors in today’s complicated geopolitical landscape. The Potomac Officers Club&...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond For Department of Defense contractors working toward Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification compliance, much of the effort tends to focus on internal systems and processes. However, one critical aspect that shouldn’t be overlooked is the selection of external service providers, particu...
JD Parkes founded Parry Labs in 2016 out of a desire to help the Department of Defense achieve its modernization goals and after serving as an adviser to the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering on airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance efforts. The company has been growing steadily ever since, winning...
Carahsoft Technology has secured a potential five-year, $284.2 million recompete task order from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. The Department of Defense said Tuesday DCSA awarded the delivery order in support of DOD’s Enterprise Software Initiative. The vendor will perform work in Reston, Virginia, through Sept. 16, 2029...
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is the Department of Defense’s latest effort to enforce cybersecurity requirements for contractors. While CMMC is not necessarily new — read below for more information about CMMC’s history — there are a few things contractors need to know about the program as it becomes a defense contrac...
