Last month, the Defense Business Board released a package of recommendations that outlined several cost-cutting methods in which the department could free up money in its budgets. The set of... Read more
The Department of Defense yesterday launched the newly improved Social Media Hub, designed to serve as an online resource for those who want to find out how to register their own social medi... Read more
Together with several federal departments and agencies, the National Institute of Standards and Technology will host a two-day workshop on cybersecurity education. Taking place Aug. 11-12, t... Read more
Boeing (NYSE: BA) sent a proposal to the U.S. Air Force outlining a plan for the next-generation aerial refueling tanker aircraft. A version of Boeing’s 767 commercial airplane, the Ne... Read more
The Department of Defense is looking to tighten its belt on department spending, a decrease of about $100 billion over the next five fiscal years. Ashton B. Carter, under secretary of defens... Read more
SAIC’s Adolescent Substance Abuse Counseling Services program has received a contract from the Department of Defense to continue its substance abuse counseling services to adolescent f... Read more
With the growing use of computers, smartphones and other portable network devices, the Internet protocol version four is running out of space for IP addresses, leading to an impending phenom... Read more
Lockheed Martin Corp. has been awarded a contract worth up to $5 billion to support special operations forces of U.S. SOCOM. The work initially began in March of 2009, but was paused a month... Read more
This week, GTEC inked a $94 million deal with U.S. Navy, and DLT, BAE, Harris won Air Force contracts. General Dynamics, Booz Allen, L-3 signed Navy deals, and Alion Science won a $2 billion... Read more
Implementing cybersecurity measures poses significant challenges for the Department of Defense, the government and for critical infrastructure, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defens... Read more
Protecting the digital infrastructure is a shared responsibility of governments and private sector participants. Although some may argue that government must take charge, achieving success... Read more
The Department of Defense has released its Joint Operating Environment (JOE) report outlining the threats America will face through 2030 and the DoD’s mitigation strategy. The report... Read more
Robert M. Gates was sworn in Dec. 18, 2006, as the 22nd secretary of defense. Before his present post, Gates was the president of Texas A&M University. Prior to assuming the Texas A&... Read more
She helped put cybersecurity on the national radar. Now Melissa Hathaway is finding new ways to further the conversation. On Oct. 1, Hathaway joined Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center fo... Read more
Wednesday Wins
This week, General Dynamics awarded Lockheed Martin a deal in conjunction with the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical deal; CSC won a deal from the U.S. Army to provide technical and en... Read more