The Department of Defense has released the implementation plan for the Joint All-Domain Command and Control concept that aims to help the Joint Force facilitate information sharing and decision making through a warfighting network that will use artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation and predictive analytics. “Command and Control...
The Department of Defense has selected Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) to complete application development work for a 5G-based warehouse project at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego. An assessment team for the NBC 5G Smart Warehouse project evaluated applications from Vectrus and two other companies as part of a down-select process during the initial phase and...
Saalex has purchased Netsimco, a Middletown, Rhode Island-based information technology services provider, for approximately $30 million in a transaction that expands its IT capabilities in the Department of Defense and aerospace markets. Established in 1999, Netsimco is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business that provides IT, war game suppo...
Margaret Palmieri, founder and former director of the Navy’s digital warfare office, has been appointed deputy chief digital and artificial intelligence officer at the Department of Defense. John Sherman, chief information officer at DOD and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, announced Palmieri’s appointment in a LinkedIn post published Friday. Palmie...
VSE (Nasdaq: VSEC) has received a $100 million contract from the U.S. Navy to extend by one year the company’s mission-critical support for eligible foreign naval platforms. Naval Sea Systems Command issued the cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to ensure the service branch’s foreign military sales cust...
A joint venture of KBR (NYSE: KBR) and Tier One Relocation will begin the nine-month transition phase of the potential $6.2 billion Global Household Goods Contract after the Government Accountability Office denied protests of the contract award. GHC was initially awarded to HomeSafe Alliance in November and covers the provision of household goods tr...
A roster of renowned leaders from the Department of Defense will convene on Wednesday during McAleese and Associates’ “FY2023 Defense Programs” Conference to discuss the top programs and initiatives the department is prioritizing currently and in the future. “I have attended and enjoyed this event multiple times,” said Jim Garrettson, CE...
In recent months, the Department of Defense has placed greater emphasis and importance on artificial intelligence. The technology has been included on the White House’s critical and emerging technologies list, and the department in December created a new position meant to oversee artificial intelligence, digital-focused initiatives and data. Now...
BAE Systems has won a potential $148.2 million contract from the U.S. Navy to maintain, repair and modernize USS Essex for the amphibious assault ship’s fiscal 2022 docking selected restricted availability. The firm-fixed-price contract has a base value of $125.5 million, which the military service will obligate immediately, and would re...
Jeffrey Specht, most recently executive director of the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, has joined Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) as senior director for government security. He brings to Oracle 27 years of experience as a civil servant and will oversee the company’s efforts in delivering support and building partnerships with DOD, the U.S. intellig...
