The U.S. space and defense business arm of Airbus has unveiled a new business line focused on helping the Department of Defense meet its demand for uncrewed aircraft systems to detect and counter threats. Brian Zarchin, a retired U.S. Army aviator, will oversee Airbus U.S. Space & Defense’s UAS business line, which will operate with...
ASRC Federal and SupplyCore have secured indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts worth $185 million combined from the Defense Logistics Agency to perform maintenance, repair and operations support at U.S. military facilities. Both contracts cover the provision of MRO supplies to the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and the Coast Gu...
After 10 years of operation, the Defense Health Agency has reorganized its internal structure with the aim of better serving the internationally stationed joint forces of the U.S. On Oct. 1, DHA ushered in the first phase of its restructure with the introduction of nine Defense Health Networks, or DHNs, replacing its previous 20 direct reportin...
The shares of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) jumped nearly eight percent on the last trading day of October after the defense contractor presented its third quarter of fiscal year 2023 results. In the three months that ended Sept. 29, 2023, revenues rose nine percent to $3.9 billion versus Q3 2022. The total backlog at the quarter’s...
Rodney Slater, former U.S. secretary of the Department of Transportation, and Sue Gordon, former principal deputy director of national intelligence and a two-time Wash100 awardee, have been elected to respectively serve as chairman and vice chairwoman of Mitre’s board of trustees. Slater most recently served as interim chairman and has been a memb...
Ron Fizer, fellow emeritus for management strategy at LMI, said Congress should act now to reauthorize the Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office to protect the country from chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. In a blog post published on LMI’s website, Fizer wrote that DHS CWMD Office ...
Tessa Baerlocher, most recently deputy general manager of the space superiority business group at LinQuest, has assumed the role of vice president and business lead of the space systems technology developer’s TMC Design subsidiary. In this capacity, she will oversee growth initiatives within TMC and advance modernization in the areas of digita...
Justin Woulfe is the chief technology officer of Systecon North America, a company focused on bringing cutting edge lifecycle management and operational readiness services to a variety of industries, including the defense sector. Since we last spoke with Woulfe in January, he and his cohort have been busy: they’ve successfully secured and...
The U.S. Department of Defense famously established the Joint Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office in 2022 to formally indicate their commitment to embracing AI. But the Pentagon hasn’t stopped there — in the nearly year and a half since the CDAO’s creation, defense officials have demonstrated a persistent interest in implementing — an...
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International With its broad national security role, the DOD has been a pioneer in the development of numerous innovative cybersecurity solutions. This makes sense given its lengthy history and the quantity and caliber of resources devoted to both research and development and the acquisition of technol...
