Shield AI hires former Splunk chief as CEO
Gary Steele will lead the defense tech unicorn’s push to scale out after a $240 million investment round. Shield AI, a defense and autonomous technology startup fresh off its latest capital raise, has hired former Splunk CEO Gary Steele as its new chief executive in a move slated to take effect on May 13. Steele will […]
Why post-quantum security planning must start today
Thales Trusted Cyber Technologies deputy CTO Gina Scinta warns that quantum computers are a few short years away so there should be no delay in addressing encryption vulnerabilities. . Even though large scale quantum computing are years away from being a practical reality, federal government experts are rightfully worried about the cryptography implications today. The threat […]
Trump’s ‘pincer maneuver’ reshapes federal contracting landscape
Contractors are under more pressure than before to justify value and embrace innovation as the DOGE seeks radical efficiencies through cuts and process reforms. The Trump administration is following a two-pronged approach in their efforts to reduce budgets and shrink the size of the federal government. First, there are the top-down agency reductions like what happened at […]
On-ramp work begins for $10B military medical research contract
The Defense Health Agency wants small businesses of all categories to weigh in on its plan to bring in more companies three years after the original awards. The Defense Health Agency wants to grow the pool of small businesses on the military’s main contract vehicle for technology and professional services in support of medical research-and-development efforts. […]