The Biden administration has requested $773 billion in fiscal year 2023 funding for the Department of Defense, including a $130.1 billion allocation for research, development, test and evaluation. The RDT&E budget represents a 9.5 percent increase over what was enacted for the current fiscal year. The money is expected to finance research in technologies like […]
GE Research will lead a $10.5 million project under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to create an advanced assurance model that would accelerate software certification for critical military and industrial systems. The initiative is under DARPA’s Automated Rapid Certification of Software program. Under the project, GE Research will reduce the time and cost to […]
An investigation by the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee revealed that the FBI may not be doing enough to help ransomware victims restore their systems following an attack. According to Sen. Rob Portman’s report, two victims that sought support reported that the bureau prioritized its investigative efforts over protecting […]
Michael Sulmeyer has succeeded Terry Mitchell as the Army’s principal cyber adviser, a spokesperson for the service said. Sulmeyer most recently served as an adviser to Gen. Paul Nakasone, commander of the U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, FedScoop reported. Nakasone is a six-time Wash100 awardee. The new appointee also briefly […]
Striveworks, a data science small business, has won a spot on a $242 million Department of Defense acquisition vehicle for artificial intelligence data readiness. The Army Contracting Command awarded the Data Readiness AI Development basic ordering agreement on behalf of the DOD Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, Striveworks said Wednesday. Striveworks said it will provide the […]
Arizona-headquartered Benchmark Electronics announced it has been selected by defense and space company Dynetics to manufacture electronic components for the Enduring Shield mobile ground-based weapon system. The manufacturing operations will be conducted at a Huntsville, Alabama facility, which is located in close proximity to Dynetics and other Army missile defense development projects, Benchmark Electronics said […]
British aerospace company BAE Systems announced that it was selected by the U.S. Air Force to provide software-defined radios for its Airborne High-Frequency Radio Modernization program. The $176 million contract, which will be carried out with support from FlexRadio, is intended to provide the service with a secure alternative to satellite communication methods, BAE said […]
The Universities Space Research Association, a nonprofit corporation, has partnered with the Air Force to support scientific and technical research at seven universities. The University Consortium Research Opportunity workforce development program is a collaboration among USRA, the U.S. Space Force and the Air Force Research Laboratory. UCRO will provide research opportunities to undergraduate, graduate and […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded operational technology cybersecurity company Shift5 a $950 million maximum value, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the Advanced Battle Management System. Under the IDIQ, Shift5 will be able to compete for orders for the maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capabilities across platforms and domains to enable Joint All-Domain Command and […]
Jason Weiss announced that he will step down from his role as the Department of Defense’s chief software officer. In his position, Weiss oversees the adoption of modern software development practices and application modernization. Weiss is the DOD’s first official to hold the role that was created in late 2021 to renew the department’s approach […]
