Mike Madsen, former acting director of the Defense Innovation Unit, has been appointed vice president of national security solutions at strategic intelligence provider Strider Technologies. He will manage the delivery of new and existing capabilities to support the national security mission needs of Strider’s global portfolio of public sector customers, the Salt Lake City-headquartered company […] More

Tony Frazier, executive vice president and general manager of public sector Earth intelligence at Maxar Technologies, said geospatial data could play a key role in ensuring maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region and the use of technologies such as space-based surveillance sensors, artificial intelligence and machine learning could help improve maritime domain awareness in the […] More

Allen Flynt, a former executive at RTX business Collins Aerospace, was appointed senior vice president of space platforms and robotics at space infrastructure company Redwire. He brings to his new role more than 35 years of industry experience, most recently serving as vice president general manager of civil space and sea systems at Collins Aerospace […] More

Trusted contractors collaborate with the United States federal government to deliver a wide range of advanced products and services, spanning various industries, from everyday items like paper clips to heavy equipment such as tankers and aircraft carriers. The government contracting sector is a massive industry due to the fact that the U.S. government holds the […] More

Oracle has created a cloud-native cloud computing architecture to help the Department of Defense securely run mission-critical workloads and store data of different confidentially, integrity and availability impact levels. The Secure Cloud Computing Architecture Landing Zone is designed in compliance with the requirements of the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Impact Level 2, 4 and 5 […] More

Mitre has developed an artificial intelligence-driven toolset to accelerate disability evaluation and determination processes for at-risk service members and veterans. The Medical Evaluation Readiness Information Toolset was created as part of a Mitre study for the Defense Health Agency to examine how existing health data sources could be used to help predict referral to the […] More

HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division concluded acceptance sea trials of the Calhoun, a Legend-class national security cutter for the U.S. Coast Guard. The vessel, also known as NSC 10, passed electric plant, propulsion and mission systems tests conducted by Ingalls and the Coast Guard, HII announced Friday. NSC 10 is named after Charles Calhoun, the Coast […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency has selected Palantir Technologies‘ software to automate the coordination of mid-band spectrum sharing between the Department of Defense and commercial spectrum licensees. DISA’s Defense Spectrum Organization will use the software to integrate existing functions and capabilities into a single infrastructure to support formal and informal coordination processes in the 3450-3550 […] More

Ultra Intelligence & Communications has partnered with Texas A&M University to pursue the integration of systems designed to help warfighters connect with autonomous vehicles. The partnership will see the George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex at Texas A&M University and Ultra Labs explore data connectivity and fusion approaches and emerging technologies for potential use in […] More

Northrop Grumman will develop additional algorithms and software under a $13 million U.S. Navy contract to modernize the maritime sensor system of the service branch’s MQ-4C unmanned aerial vehicle. The cost-plus-fixed-fee award is for 24 months of work on the Broad Area Triton Theater and Littoral Enhancements project, the Department of Defense said Monday. Contract […] More

Booz Allen Hamilton will continue its professional programmatic support for the U.S. Marine Corps Installations Command headquarters under a potential nine-month, $22.1 million bridge task order. The firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee award extension includes a $16.5 million upfront payment obligation and would reach its potential value if the service branch exercises the three-month option, the Department […] More

Microsoft, Google, Anthropic and OpenAI have established an industry body that seeks to advance responsible and safe development of frontier artificial intelligence models. The Frontier Model Forum has four core objectives and these are identifying best practices; advancing AI safety research; sharing knowledge with policymakers, civil society, companies and academics about trust and safety risks; […] More