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Mac Thornberry, former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and a senior adviser to the Silicon Valley Defense Group, said the Department of Defense should adopt a collaborative culture that allows it to leverage the technological innovation of the private sector. Thornberry, a member of the Defense Innovation Board and a CAE USA board […] 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
HII has signed an 11.5-year lease agreement with real estate investment trust JBG Smith for a new office on the National Landing mixed-use property in Arlington, Virginia. The military shipbuilder said Thursday some personnel will relocate to the leased space in the summer of 2023 from an existing company facility in the Navy Yard. Under […] More
Department of Defense data shows the estimated cost to build and acquire Lockheed Martin-built F-35s has increased by 3.5 percent to $412 billion, up $14 billion from the previous estimate of $398 billion, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. According to the Pentagon’s Selected Acquisition Report, the latest cost estimate includes 2,470 planned fighter aircraft for the U.S. […] More
The Department of Defense is supporting 5G testing and experimentation projects at military installations through a $600 million program and the satellite industry is keeping an eye on such experiments and how DOD would further advance 5G amid the increasing integration of non-terrestrial networks into the 5G ecosystem, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. Rick Lober, vice president […] More
Several industry experts shared their insights on a 47-page document that provides a roadmap on how the Department of Defense will advance the responsible use of artificial intelligence, FedScoop reported Wednesday. The Responsible Artificial Intelligence Strategy and Implementation Pathway outlines proposed actions to promote responsible AI use across the department based on six foundational tenets: […] More
General Dynamics‘ information technology business has finished setting up a software-defined network for the IT and cybersecurity services provider at the Pentagon. GDIT said Thursday it collaborated with Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Aruba subsidiary and Arista Networks to build the SDN platform for the Defense Information Systems Agency Joint Service Provider to automate and secure the […] More
Lockheed Martin said it is in discussions with the Department of Defense about ramping up the production of weapons meant for Ukraine as the Eastern European country fights Russian invasion, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Jim Taiclet, CEO of Lockheed and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, and other chief executives from major defense contractors […] More
Definitive Logic has proposed five concepts to the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Reform Commission to help improve the Department of Defense’s PPBE process and one of those is the need to start with Fortune 500-tested processes for financial planning. “Today’s Fortune 500-tested financial planning processes have a proven track record of allocating resources well […] More
L3Harris Technologies has received a potential five-year, $19.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering services for steering, machinery and navigation control systems of the service’s combat ships. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division is the contracting activity and will obligate $281,799 in fiscal year 2022 research, development, test and evaluation funds […] More
The Department of Defense is soliciting information to help inform the creation of a microelectronics commons management organization that would coordinate regional innovation hubs and facilitate laboratory-to-fabrication transition of microelectronics technologies. DOD seeks to advance the microelectronics commons concept and MCMO through a public-private partnership to focus on on-shore prototyping to help move technological innovations […] More
Executive Mosaic has named John Sherman, chief information officer of the Department of Defense, as an inductee into the 2022 class of the Wash100 Award for leading the Pentagon’s execution of its cybersecurity and digital modernization strategies. This marks his first inclusion in Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of leaders with staying power and influence in […] More
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