Artificial intelligence has piqued the interest of the U.S. military services, and the Department of the Navy has sharpened its focus on AI technologies in recent years. These tools offer the department increased efficiency and elevated decision making capabilities, but disconnected, dated systems have presented a number of challenges. One of these ...
When the Space Development Agency was stood up in 2019, it was mired in skepticism from across the Department of Defense. Instead of using the traditional paths for acquisition of new satellite technologies, which tended toward large systems that were difficult and time-consuming to field and build, SDA took a different tack: buy small commerci...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Carahsoft Technology, TD Synnex (NYSE: SNX) and immixGroup subsidiary EC America spots on a potential five-year, $848.4 million blanket purchase agreement to provide Red Hat software licenses for on-premises and cloud environments. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific in San Di...
The Central Intelligence Agency’s Chief Technology Officer Nand Mulchandani has joined the lineup of Intelligence Community decision makers who will speak at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Intel Summit on Sep. 19. Join the Intel Summit to learn more about IC priorities, expand your GovCon network and meet intelligence leaders face to...
Parsons (NYSE: PSN) has finalized its $200 million acquisition of BlackSignal Technologies as part of efforts to enhance its artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and electronic warfare capabilities and broaden its clients across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. Chantilly, Virginia-based Parsons said Friday BlackSignal will ope...
The U.S. Navy has awarded three companies positions on a potential five-year, $145.9 million blanket purchase agreement to provide Appian commercial off-the-shelf software and hardware, propriety appliances and information technology maintenance support. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific in San Diego...
Through two major plans this year, the Department of Defense announced its intention to take seriously the need for commercial space products. The DOD Commercial Space Integration Strategy and the U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Space Strategy were released within weeks of one another in April and declared that the rapid advancements taking pla...
Rheinmetall is set to acquire for $950 million Loc Performance, a vehicle specialist headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan, with a workforce of around 1,000 employees and customers in the civilian as well as defense sectors. Loc Performance’s offerings include drivetrains, suspensions and track systems, many of which are used by U.S. military gr...
With cyber attacks on the rise, U.S. government contractors are reconsidering the risks in their supply chains. In Executive Mosaic’s latest video interview, DTS CEO and President Ed Tuorinsky discussed how to assess and manage the cybersecurity risk of your partners and how that is part of a larger effort to increase your security posture while...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a U.S. Navy contract modification worth $611.3 million to develop infrared and radar detection capabilities for the F-35 program. The Department of Defense said Friday the aerospace and defense manufacturer’s aeronautics business is tasked with providing Multi-Ship Infrared Search and Track Incremen...
