Van Gurleyâs successful career in government contracting might appear largely happenstance. âI typically said yes and would walk through that door even when I wasn’t sure what was on the other side of it,â Gurley told us about opportunities he encountered that proved invaluable later in his career. He began his working life as a...
Thunderdome is a new, modernized cybersecurity and technology architecture for the Department of Defense, spearheaded by the Defense Information Systems Agency. It is part of the Pentagonâs official zero trust strategy, as mandated by President Bidenâs Executive Order and concretized in the DODâs Nov. 2022 zero trust strategy. Thunderdome gai...
Ellicott City, Maryland-based Data Computer Corporation of America will provide data processing, analytic systems engineering and high-performance computing support services for an Intelligence Community agency under a potential five-year, $272.6 million contract. DCCA said Tuesday it will integrate artificial intelligence and machine learning-based...
Open radio access networks, or Open RAN, is a new approach to RANs that separates traditionally integrated hardware and software and upholds a set of specific standards to enable multiple vendors to provide different components under one cloud service providerâs network. The Department of Defense has made 5G a top priority, and it has taken notic...
Palm Beach, Florida-based investment firm Kanders & Co. has agreed to acquire certain antenna and test equipment businesses of L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for approximately $200 million. L3Harris said Friday the planned divestment is part of its portfolio-shaping strategy for non-core assets and it expects to use the proceeds from the tran...
The U.S. Navy has awarded a potential $250 million contract modification to the University of Washingtonâs Applied Physics Laboratory to sustain its provision of research, development, test and evaluation support for Department of Defense programs. The modification raises the ceiling value of a previously awarded contract to $925.8 million, the ...
With the U.S. fitting into a larger interconnected web of allies and mutually beneficial geopolitical relationships, anything the country does has ripple effects. Its maneuvers thus require negotiations with partners, which are enabled by technologies that are not just customized for one Department of Defense component, but accessible and usable by ...
Battelle has received a potential seven-year, $350 million contract from U.S. Special Operations Command for the acquisition of nonstandard commercial vehicles. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers lifecycle replacement of USSOCOM’s fleet of NSCVs, ancillary vehicle modifications and supply of armament, communications an...
The rise of the digital realm has made information technology a key factor in the success of any organization. U.S. government agencies have embraced the digital space, and public sector officials are now exploring numerous technologies that could revolutionize federal IT. The Potomac Officers Clubâs 5th Annual CIO Summit on April 17 will feature...
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth has been named to Executive Mosaicâs prestigious 2024 Wash100 list in recognition of his GEOINT leadership and his work spearheading space and intelligence innovation efforts. This marks VADM Whitworthâs third consecutive Wash100 Award. Vote for Frank Whitworth to wi...
