The Senate has confirmed Mike McCord as the undersecretary of defense (comptroller), a high-level civilian position appointed by the president. McCord assumes his role at the Department of Defense for the third time after holding the position between 2009 and 2014 and from 2014 to 2017. In the said role, McCord is responsible for advising […]
The acquisition team responsible for the U.S. Army’s tactical network has requested a $537 million increase in funding for fiscal year 2022. The Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical seeks $2.3 billion in funding to modernize its force as the unit gears up for the Joint All-domain Command and Control initiative. The eyed budget increase […]
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks reiterated the need for a responsible and ethical implementation of artificial intelligence technologies as the Department of Defense moves to integrate AI into its systems and processes. In a memo released recently, the 2021 Wash100 winner wrote that the principles build on the Pentagon’s existing legal, safety and policy […]
Top defense officials concurred during a recent House committee hearing that President Joe Biden’s $715 billion budget for defense spending in fiscal year 2022 is sufficient for the Pentagon’s needs. According to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, a 2021 Wash100 winner, the budget will allow the Pentagon to defend the nation, deter aggressors and prepare for […]
Alion Science and Technology has been awarded an $87 million task order to help the Navy identify what technologies it needs to ensure that its non-nuclear vessels are future-ready. Under the terms of the five-year task order, Alion and primary subcontractor Serco will provide technical analysis services to the Naval Sea Systems Command deputy commander […]
Heidi Shyu, President Joe Biden’s pick for undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, detailed her innovation priorities as she testified in front of members of the Senate Armed Services Committee for her confirmation hearing. According to Shyu, the Department of Defense should leverage partnerships with commercial and academic partners to further the development of […]
Curtiss-Wright has received contracts from Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. and General Dynamics Electric Boat, valued at approximately $130 million, to support the nation’s naval defense platforms. Services provided under the contracts will support the Navy’s Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, Columbia-class submarine and Ford-class aircraft carrier programs. The contracts call for ship construction and submarine backfitting […]
The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded CACI International a potential $373 million contract to provide geospatial analysis services. Under the agreement, CACI intelligence experts will provide mission expertise, including full lifecycle geospatial intelligence analytic support. System engineers will support activities involved in maintaining and evolving USSOCOM’s intelligence information technology infrastructure, CACI said Monday. The […]
The Defense Innovation Unit is seeking an artificial intelligence solution that can coordinate a network of unmanned aerial systems in flight. DIU said it is exclusively looking for networking and decision-making algorithms and not computer vision or autopilot systems. The solution should also allow DIU to test the networked air platforms in a digital engineering […]
The U.S. Army will transfer staff and technology to the U.S. Space Force without having to deal with gaps or lapses in capabilities, according to Lt. Gen. Daniel Kabler, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Kabler noted that when space assets and capabilities within the Army go to the […]
