The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, which has passed the House and Senate and awaits President Donald Trump’s formal approval, calls for the U.S. Army to build weapons to counter enemy unmanned drones. A provision in the defense policy bill requires the service to “prioritize the objective of developing and executing a plan to develop, […]
Congress has passed legislation that is seen to set the groundwork for national artificial intelligence. Authored by Reps. Will Hurd and Robin Kelly, the resolution, which is made up of 78 actions, primarily calls for the government to focus on four areas: workforce, national security, research and development, and ethics. Hurd, a Wash100 winner and […]
The Department of Defense plans to launch a Trusted Capital Marketplace program to improve its partnership with the commercial satellite industry, according to its chief information security officer for acquisition. Katie Arrington, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, said the Pentagon is serious about investing in commercial satellites and acquiring the best technologies from […]
Equity firm Veritas Capital has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Northrop Grumman’s federal IT and mission support services business for $3.4B in cash. The unit, which is expected to generate $2.3B in revenue in 2020, offers various advanced technology services, including cybersecurity, data analytics, cloud, mission-critical application development and advanced engineering to defense, intelligence, […]
The Air Force has launched its SpaceWERX program to support startup companies that can offer technologies for the Space Force. SpaceWERX takes after the Air Force's AFWERX program, which was launched in 2017 to foster a culture of innovation within the service and its technology industrial base. “This is not Space Force’s first foray into […]
Ellen Lord, the Department of Defense’s undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment and a Wash100 winner, said the Pentagon continues to implement new policies to streamline its acquisition efforts. The past Potomac Officers Club event speaker added that the agency has been expanding from the standard acquisition lifecycle and rolling out various pathways for acquiring products […]
Katie Arrington, the Department of Defense’s chief information security officer for acquisition and sustainment and a 2020 Wash100 winner, said the agency is set to name the first 15 contracts that will serve as “pathfinders” for its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. During AFCEA’s TechNet Cyber conference held on Dec. 1, she added that the […]
NuWave Solutions, an IT service company specializing in data management, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence, has acquired BigBear for an undisclosed amount. BigBear is a firm that provides cloud-based big data computing and analytics solutions for the public sector market. The transaction is the defense contractor’s first acquisition undertaking since being purchased in June 2020 […]
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Deputy Director Stacey Dixon, a past Potomac Officers Club event speaker, has won her first Wash100 award from Executive Mosaic. As part of the 2020 Wash100 selection, Executive Mosaic founder and CEO Jim Garrettson presented the award in recognition of Dixon's efforts to diversify and educate NGA's workforce, GovCon Wire reported. She […]
The Army plans to fast-track the development of its synthetic training environment, which is envisioned to vastly expand the service's virtual and simulation capabilities. Maj. Gen. Maria Gervais, director of the STE cross-functional team, said the Army's existing training environment can no longer satisfy the service's current and future virtual training needs, National Defense Magazine […]
