DHS’ cyber agency awards $500M digital transformation support pact
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency sought to hire a group of contractors for help in service delivery to its components and a more rapid approach for technology testing and evaluation. The Homeland Security Department’s lead cyber agency has awarded four positions on a potential five-year, $500 million blanket purchase agreement for broad digital transformation support services. […]
Maxar’s name is no more after rebrand
Vantor houses the earth imagery work, while Lanteris Space Systems is where hardware and infrastructure manufacturing takes place. Maxar Technologies has officially phased out its name eight years after the space and satellite company’s formation and two years after its split into a pair of separately-managed businesses. Private equity firm Advent International acquired the then-publicly traded […]
Amentum wins $955M contract to maintain Air Force’s Reaper fleet
The new five-year award continues Amentum’s support of the long-endurance drone across U.S. bases and overseas locations. Amentum is poised to continue helping the Air Force operate its fleet of MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles under a new $955 million contract. The company has been supporting the remotely piloted aircraft since 2018, when URS’ federal services subsidiary […]
A shutdown will slow tech modernization, experts warn
Even after a shutdown ends, restarting stalled IT work doesn’t happen immediately. The government shut could stall modernization efforts if lawmakers and the White House aren’t able to reach a deal quickly, former tech leaders and experts have told Nextgov/FCW. Even planning for a potential shutdown takes time and attention away from normal work in government […]
The AI Gamble: Inside the High-Stakes Tech of the Golden Dome Initiative
President Trump’s proposed space-based missile shield will rely heavily on AI to achieve the speed needed for boost-phase intercepts, writes Vincent Carchidi and Carter Palmer of Forecast International. President Trump’s Golden Dome initiative has certainly created buzz within the space industry. There are a lot of questions still unanswered, namely what the architecture of the system […]
Crunch time for CMMC as November deadline looms
Full implementation of the standard takes effect in a month. In the meantime, a new study shows a compliance gap that could lock unprepared contractors out of defense contracts while cyber vulnerabilities persist. Full implementation of the Defense Department’s new cybersecurity standard takes full effect on Nov. 1 and you’d think the GovCon industry would be […]