Cloud migration and cybersecurity are interconnected issues and currently front of mind for the U.S. Department of Defense. In November 2022, the Pentagon released its Zero Trust Strategy, an implementation plan that lays out the methodologies and approaches the department will mount to reach a full-scale version of the cybersecurity mandate President Biden issued in May 2021. […] More

The State Department has approved the Poland government’s request to procure 800 AGM-114RR2 Hellfire missiles under a foreign military sales agreement valued at approximately $150 million. Lockheed Martin will serve as the principal contractor in the FMS deal, which includes four M36 Hellfire Captive Air Training Missiles as well as technical, spare, repair, storage, logistics and […] More

The State Department has cleared Romania’s request to buy 95 more Joint Light Tactical Vehicles equipped with a protected gun mount under an approximately $104 million foreign military sale deal. Romania originally ordered 34 Oshkosh-built M1278A1 JLTV heavy gun carriers from the U.S. government for approximately $43.7 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday. […] More

The government contracting industry has long been defined by fluctuation and constant change; in recent years, that change has seemed to accelerate, driven by factors such as the global pandemic, supply chain disruptions, geopolitical developments and more. In an exclusive video interview with Bob Genter, president of SAIC’s defense and civilian sector, Executive Mosaic set out to uncover […] More

The State Department has approved the U.K. government’s request to buy 600 Javelin FGM-148F missiles under a foreign military sales agreement valued at approximately $125.1 million. The Javelin Joint Venture of Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin will serve as the principal contractor in the FMS deal, which includes government technical assistance, program and logistics support […] More

Amazon Web Services has unveiled a modular data center designed to help Department of Defense customers field storage and compute capabilities to manage large workloads in disconnected, disrupted, intermittent or limited environments.  AWS Modular Data Center is supported in AWS GovCloud US-West and US-East regions and seeks to support government customers that are eligible for […] More

The Defense Innovation Board has issued a survey to solicit insights from investment firms and businesses on how to boost partnerships with private companies to drive growth in critical technology areas, Defense News reported Wednesday. The survey issued by DIB’s strategic investment capital task force on Wednesday seeks to generate feedback from companies about the […] More

The Defense Innovation Unit has named additional participants in a project that seeks commercial battery prototypes for the Department of Defense’s military vehicle electrification efforts. Canoo Technologies and Lucid Motors join GM Defense, a General Motors subsidiary, as developers under the Jumpstart for Advanced Battery Standardization initiative. DIU said Wednesday the companies will produce batteries for DOD testing and assessment […] More

Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Gerry Fasano, president of the defense group at Leidos, a winner of the 2023 Wash100 Award for his leadership over the company’s continued efforts to bring technological capabilities and services to the national defense mission. This marks his fourth consecutive selection to the annual list of the government contracting sector’s top […] More

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as a 2023 Wash100 Award winner for promoting integrated deterrence and advancing the development of military technology capabilities. This marks the third consecutive year that he has been selected to Executive Mosaic’s annual list of the top 100 leaders from the government and GovCon business. […] More

AT&T and Ghost Robotics have partnered to deploy robotic dogs that could support the missions of defense, federal and state agencies, public safety, law enforcement, fire departments and commercial clients through the telecommunications company’s FirstNet wireless broadband network for first responders. “Network-connected robotic dogs can deliver a broad range of IoT use cases, including many […] More

The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service has posted a draft request for proposals for a potential $134.5 million contract covering analytical services for the Defense Human Resources Activity’s Office of People Analytics. A notice posted Friday on SAM.gov states that the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract has an ordering period of five years and will support the […] More