Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work announced the creation of the Algorithmic Warfare Cross Functional Team (AWCFT) which will manage the masses of data currently collected by drone surveillance. Known as Project Maven, the team will accelerate the Defense Department™s integration of big data and machine learning, reports GCN. Mass...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, MAY 22, 2017 “ The Potomac Officers Club ” a division of Executive Mosaic ” has finalized its speaker and panelist list for the 2017 Spring Cybersecurity Summit. Cybersecurity is one of the foremost concerns of leaders in both the public and private sectors. The rapid advancement of software, hardware and techn...
Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) aeronautics business unit has received a $137.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to fund cost reduction efforts for the low-rate initial production of lot 9 F-35s. The Defense Department said Friday that the full obligated amount at the time of award is from fiscal 2016 aircraft procurement fund...
Weekly Roundup May 15 – May 19 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Last week President Trump signed an executive order to bolster our nation’s cybersecurity and maintain and strengthen U.S. cybersecurity capabilities. The order addresses the n...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, MAY 17, 2017 – The Potomac Officers Club ” a division of Executive Mosaic ” has added Major General Garrett Yee to the list of Panelists for the 2017 Spring Cybersecurity Summit. Cybersecurity is one of the foremost concerns of leaders in both the public and private sectors. The rapid advancement of software,...
Weekly Roundup May 8 – May 12 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson It™s been nearly a decade since Satoshi Nakamoto first dreamt up the core component of the technology known as blockchain “ the decentralized, digital currency Bitcoin has evolved i...
CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has won a $94 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide a range of engineering services. The Defense Department said Thursday that CACI’s enterprise solutions business will integrate, update and consolidate computer-based analytical software t...
A business unit of General Atomics has received a $221.6 million contract modification to supply with U.S. Army with extended-range Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems, associated hardware and support. The Defense Department said Wednesday that General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will deliver 20 extended-range UAS uni...
The decision on whether to increase U.S. forces in Afghanistan has not yet been made, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday. DOD News reported that Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said national security leaders have not presented President Donald J. Trump with Afghanistan troop recommendations for the years 2017 and beyond. ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 9, 2017 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) Chairman and CEO Roger Krone has said he believes acquisition programs have been affected by the delay in the appointment of leaders at federal agencies such as the Defense Department, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Inside Defense reported Thursday that Krone, an inductee i...
