Astrion hires former Sierra Space CEO Vice as new leader
Brightstar Capital Partners formed Astrion in 2023 and the company has been on an aggressive expansion push since. Astrion has hired a new chief executive in Tom Vice, the former Sierra Space CEO and a four-decade veteran of the aerospace-and-defense sector. Vice also will hold the title of executive chair and his appointment is effective immediately, […]
How 20 airports are avoiding spring break security lines
Jim Carroll, CEO of the Professional Services Council, highlights the Transportation Security Agency’s Screening Partnership Program as a model for future collaboration between government and industry. Spring break is supposed to start the moment travelers leave the house — not grind to a halt before they ever reach their gate. But for millions of Americans heading […]
Growth, tech and operations leadership moves across the market
Our newest listing of key appointments across the market also includes a board of directors role for a longtime intelligence community leader. Abt Associates Sunnie McClain has joined the research and data analysis provider as vice president of digital solutions, a role she brings 25 years of public sector and commercial industry experience to. Abt has […]
Stop trying to prevent every cyberattack. Start planning to survive one.
Iran-linked intrusions targeting defense software suppliers are a wake-up call for agencies and contractors, writes Gary Barlet, public sector CTO at Illumio. Iran-linked hackers recently launched cyber activity across the networks of several U.S. organizations, including a software supplier serving the defense and aerospace industries. As geopolitical tensions escalate, organizations should expect increased cyber activity targeting […]
Antaris closes $28M Series A capital round
Lockheed Martin’s venture arm is a new investor in this five-year-old startup, which develops software for satellite makers to look at all lifecycles of missions in a digital twin environment. Antaris, a developer of artificial intelligence assistance software for satellite makers, has collected $28 million in Series A capital from investors to accelerate the development of […]
Army launches $50B IT, professional services solicitation
Industry will have roughly one month to finalize bids for the 10-year Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services vehicle. With much anticipation and fanfare, the Army has unveiled the final solicitation for its potential $50 billion contract that will bundle IT and professional services into a single vehicle. The Army set up the Marketplace for […]
Air Force seeks data migration solution for classified 3DExperience systems
This new market research effort focuses on air-gapped engineering environments. The Air Force is looking for ways to package data so it can move between two classified systems that are air-gapped from each other. The systems work in a 3DExperience environment and several data types need to move from between them including PDFs, Word documents, CATIA […]
Vendors struggle to navigate the Anthropic ban’s fallout
Tech contractors say ambiguity in how Anthropic’s products are able to be used by companies working with the federal government is leaving “traps” they may unknowingly fall into. The artificial intelligence vendor landscape in Washington, D.C., has been rocked by the ongoing dispute between Anthropic and the administration, with the business community searching for clarity in […]
Old-school spycraft could make a comeback as AI undermines trust
An article in the CIA’s Studies in Intelligence journal argues that artificial intelligence may erode confidence in certain electronic communications and further revive centuries-old human intelligence techniques. Artificial intelligence is widely expected to revolutionize intelligence gathering, enabling faster, cheaper and more scalable collection of information. But a new analysis suggests the technology may also spur a […]
Startup debuts agentic AI assistant for war
As the Pentagon eyes agentic AI, a veteran-founded company introduces a tool that puts the military first. The Pentagon is eager to incorporate AI “agents”—software that can autonomously execute complex tasks like customer service, scheduling, or code writing—into more of what soldiers and defense civilians do. But a growing body of research shows that agents built […]