Zero trust has become a major area of focus for the U.S. government in the last few years. As federal agencies move to the cloud, extend capabilities to the tactical edge and accelerate their modernization efforts, zero trust is changing the way our country’s critical infrastructure, assets and data are protected. Learn more about zero...
In recent years, the Department of Defense has placed high priority on programs and initiatives designed to increase the speed, connectivity and information advantage of our country’s warfighting capabilities. As the peer and near-peer competition heats up, U.S. military leaders are identifying technologies and capability areas that require improv...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has landed a five-year, $2.02 billion contract to update systems of the Hornet and Growler aircraft platforms for the U.S. Navy. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, which includes foreign military sales, calls for the company to support configuration set requirements for the implementation of new F/A-18 and EA-18G...
The Department of Defense has issued a request for proposals for a potential $249 million program to provide staffing support for DOD’s artificial intelligence initiatives. The Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office and Army Contracting Command-Rock Island plan to award 10 basic ordering agreements under the AI Talent 2.0 pr...
The Department of Defense’s fiscal year 2023 budget request includes the largest ever increase in spending for research and development. The $130.1 billion investment request is more than 9.5 percent over the fiscal year 2022 enacted level, and it represents a major milestone in the DOD’s modernization and innovation efforts. To find out more ab...
Amazon Web Services will provide the Department of the Navy access to a cloud computing environment under a blanket purchase agreement worth potentially $723.9 million over five years. DON personnel will also receive training, certification and professional services from the cloud provider through the Enterprise Software License BPA, the Department ...
Proposed legislation regarding the sharing of radio frequency spectrum space between government and industry could negatively impact U.S. national security, Navy Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler said in his keynote address Wednesday at GovCon Wire’s Military Services Intelligence: Plans and Priorities Forum. Trussler, who concurrently serves as deputy...
In a recent Executive Spotlight interview, Matt Tarascio, senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, talked about the company’s efforts to expand its position in the federal marketplace, drive innovation and ensure long term success for its workforce. The Q&A also tackled the establishment of the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligenc...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has agreed to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD) for approximately $4.7 billion in cash, or $58 per share, in a transaction that will allow the aerospace and defense contractor to further advance innovation and continue to deliver missile defense systems, hypersonics and other capabilities to the Department of ...
The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon Technologies-owned (NYSE: RTX) engine builder Pratt and Whitney a $619 million contract modification to procure lot 17 F-35 propulsion components and produce additional systems for the 15th and 16th batches of the fighter aircraft. Pratt & Whitney will use a portion of the funds t...
