James Clevenger, director of government sales at Hughes Network Systems, said government agencies transitioning to the General Services Administration’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract should consider deploying low Earth orbit satellite connectivity to expand their broadband capacity and transport options. In an opinion piece published Friday, Clevenger wrote that LEO satellites have the capability to deliver low latency connectivity in remote locations, supporting videoconferencing and other latency-intensive applications.

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In 2023, the United States is the world’s leading arms exporter. It had 40% of global weapons sales from 2018 to 2022. Its armed forces rely almost entirely on weapons systems manufactured in the country, and some of these may have been assembled with foreign components. Despite competition from other countries like Russia, France, Germany, […] More

The National Institute of Standards and Technology plans to invest in efforts to support cybersecurity education and workforce development through a new funding opportunity, Rodney Petersen, director of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, said Tuesday at the NICE Conference and Expo.  NIST seeks to foster partnerships between employers, educators and critical infrastructure operators under […] More

Companies who are under the Department of Defense (DoD) is expected to provide security. Armed guarding convoys and installations, life support for troops in the field, intelligence gathering, and training of local security forces are all everyday responsibilities of military contractors. In this article, we compiled the ten notable military contracts of Lockheed Martin. We […] More

Government IT spending continues to rise, and government agencies are mainly responsible for it. While the federal government is making a concerted effort to cut costs and streamline operations, the total continues to climb across all areas. For the fiscal year 2022, the White House proposed an IT budget of $109.4 billion. This includes the […] More

The president’s engagement-and-expansion policy places national defense at the center of the operation. The U.S. military can protect the country and its people from direct threats. They also help keep peace and stability in areas critical to U.S. interests and back up U.S. defense commitments worldwide. With 801 billion U.S. dollars spent on the military […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman have commenced the fourth experiment with groups of autonomous vehicles designed to support future small infantry operations in an urban environment.

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A new EY study has found significant differences in how companies and policymakers look at the future of ethics, regulation and governance of artificial intelligence platforms.

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Peter Warren Singer, strategist at the New America organization and author of "Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution," will serve as a keynote speaker at  Potomac Officers Club’s “AI Just Beyond Tomorrow” virtual event on Thursday, May 28th. 

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Roger Sam, a sales and marketing veteran, has joined Alabama-based human capital and technology services firm HigherEchelon as vice president of federal technology programs.

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AAR has been included in Forbes magazine's 2019 ranking of best midsize employers in the U.S. for the second consecutive year. The list is based on a survey of more than 30K employees nationwide.

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Forbes has listed Leidos among the top 500 employee-friendly companies based on a set of criteria and online surveys. Leidos said Wednesday it has been named among "America's Best Employers," a list that honors employee-favored firms.

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