The AUKUS agreement — a trilateral security pact between the U.S., U.K. and Australia — was first announced in September 2021. As the partnership enters its fourth year, leaders across AUKUS nations are looking to continue their momentum by continuing to cultivate an integrated innovation environment. During a panel discussion at the Potomac Off...
The Department of Defense is sharpening its focus on partnerships to stay ahead of peer and near peer competitors. While the U.S. has a strong defense industrial base, its allies “each have their own robust defense industries and will continue to be a cornerstone of the DOD’s concept of integrated deterrence,” Travis Langster,...
C Speed, a product development and engineering services company, was acquired by NewSpring and added to the private equity firm’s portfolio of businesses that provide government customers with mission support products and services. The firm said C Speed brings to the NewSpring Holdings Federal Platform three decades of experience in offering a...
The last major development for AUKUS — the technology innovation alliance between the U.S., the U.K. and Australia — a month ago saw the U.S. State Department lifting the need for these two American partners to obtain licenses to buy the majority of weapons from the States, the largest global armaments producer. As of Friday, Reuters...
Aaron Johns, an experienced digital transformation professional, has been appointed vice president of digital solutions at Siemens Government Technologies. SGT said Tuesday the nearly three-decade Siemens veteran’s work will now cover software and hardware from the Siemens Digital Industries Xcelerator portfolio. Johns has been with ...
Krista McKendree, former vice president at Cask Government Services, has joined cBEYONData as VP of business development. In a LinkedIn post Tuesday, cBEYONData said McKendree has two decades of experience in Department of Defense business development and will focus on the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps markets in her new role. McKendree most recently s...
Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has received a $99.8 million contract to extend access to the Maven Smart System to all military branches, including the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Space Force and Marine Corps. The company said Friday the five-year firm-fixed price contract from the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research ...
RTX (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary Raytheon has received a potential $1.19 billion contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to produce and supply advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles to domestic and foreign military sales customers. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the award also covers the delivery of AMRAAM telemetry systems, initial and...
The Potomac Officers Club’s first-ever GovCon International Summit on Oct. 10 will bring together experts in foreign relations, joint warfighting and more to weigh in on the global priorities of the United States and its allies. The event has a packed schedule, and you won’t want to miss the chance to hear from its featured speakers...
Bob Ritchie is a fast learner. The technologist started at SAIC as an intern fresh out of a Virginia Tech computer engineering degree and only three years later was the chief software architect assisting the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, wherein he helped digitally transform preexisting Department of Defense tactical decision and command and control,...
