Tag Archives: National Security

The White House and the Department of Defense on Monday announced a move to make an additional 100 megahertz of the mid-band spectrum available for commercial 5G by the end of the summer.

CalypsoAI has raised $13M in a round of Series A financing led by Paladin Capital Group and will use the investment to pursue global expansion and innovation.

Verizon and the U.S. Marine Corps have teamed up to test the company’s 5G service at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego.

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has reported multiple contract awards worth $30M combined to support command, control, computing, communication, combat, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems for a national security program. The company said Thursday it will provide C5ISR technologies for missile defense-related combat equipment.

Thomas Wingfield, deputy assistant secretary for cyber policy at the Department of Defense, recently discussed the implications of cybersecurity within the department as it relates to national security.

The Information Technology Industry Council has introduced a set of principles to support national security coordination initiatives between global industry players and the U.S. government.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 8, 2020 — Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) secured more than $650M in contracts from national security customers during its fiscal 2021 first quarter, which include a pair of $300M awards to support classified space programs, GovCon Wire reported May 27.

Stephanie Douglas, former senior FBI official, has been appointed president of the newly created national security practice at investigations and security consulting firm Guidepost Solutions.

The National Security Space Association has released its recommendations to help mitigate the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the space industrial base, SpaceNews reported Monday. NSSA’s recommendations are classified into three areas: fiscal policy and funding; contracting and acquisition policy; workforce security and personnel development.

Chris Bellios, chief operating officer of Hexagon US Federal, wrote in a commentary published Monday on Federal News Network that the U.S. government should implement several relief measures to mitigate the challenges facing federal contractors and employees amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Executive Mosaic is honored to present Gina Haspel, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, as an inductee into the 2020 Wash100 Award for developing new technologies and policies that enhance safety within the agency as well as national security.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 10, 2020 — Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) booked contracts worth $1.1B during the fourth quarter of its 2020 fiscal year to support classified space and intelligence community programs, GovCon Wire reported March 2.

Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Gen. John Raymond, commander of U.S. Space Command within the U.S. Air Force, as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for leading the nation’s Space Command, strengthening readiness for warfighters and pushing for a U.S. Space Force unit. 

An environmental assessment from the Federal Aviation Administration projects a surge in SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rocket launches in Florida in the next few years, SpaceNews reported Thursday. SpaceX plans to perform 38 launches from two launch complexes in Florida this year, including 30 missions from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, director of the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, as an inductee into the 2020 edition of the Wash100 Award for leading the new agency as well as pushing for stronger AI initiatives and improving recruitment to test the technology’s capabilities.