WT 360: Tria Federal and its pair of priority areas
Tim Borchert and Atchut Kanthamani, respectively chief executive and president of Tria Federal, join to go over the company’s push to be a more formidable midsized competitor in the health and public safety markets. Tria Federal’s acquisition of Softrams back in the spring transformed the acquirer almost overnight into a 1,500-person team that looks to […]
Defense industry must embrace speed and innovation, Austin says
The former defense secretary cites lessons from the war in Ukraine and warns about the risk of slow procurement and production gaps. The threat landscape facing the U.S. is rapidly evolving and the defense industry needs to change to keep pace. Speaking at the annual Raymond James Defense and Government investor conference Thursday, former Defense Secretary Lloyd […]
The Netherlands joins US Air Force’s robot wingman program
The U.S. ally also agreed to develop small drones for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance with General Atomics. WASHINGTON—The Netherlands wants in on the U.S. Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft program to boost their own fleet of F-35 fighter jets. The Dutch Defense Ministry inked a letter of intent to cooperate in the program Thursday. The Netherlands […]
Sev1Tech wins $49M Marine Corps contract for cyber and network operations support
Under the five-year task order, the company will provide lifecycle support to the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic and expand its presence in Charleston, South Carolina. Sev1Tech has won a $49 million contract to provide full systems lifecycle support to the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic. Under the SeaPort NxG task order the company will provide […]
Army to test next-gen C2 prototype for the second time since July contract award
How the service is revamping not just its command and control software, but how it develops systems in general. A second field test of the Army’s next-generation command and control prototype starts Monday, just three months after the Army awarded Anduril the contract to build it. The 4th Infantry Division will kick off Ivy Sting 2 […]
Lentech appoints Einfalt as interim CEO, Dillahay steps down
Paul Dillahay is a senior executive at DigitalNet.ai, the new artificial intelligence company founded by serial entrepreneur Ken Bajaj that Lentech is also partnering with. Lentech has appointed President Gregg Einfalt to the chief executive post on an interim basis following the planned departure of Paul Dillahay, who led the company as CEO since January. Einfalt will […]
Proposed FAR changes remove contractor diversity requirements, keep disability rules
The new language follows one of President Trump’s first executive orders to eliminate diversity requirements in federal contracts. The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul’s newest set of changes includes the removal of equal employment opportunity requirements for contractors that have been in place since 1965. Part 22.8 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation is now deleted. This should not […]
Axiom Space hires NASA, BWXT vet as CEO
Axiom Space is one of three recipients of Space Act Agreements to vie for the International Space Station replacement. Axiom Space, a commercial space station developer whose design is in the running to replace the International Space Station, has hired a chief executive almost six months after appointing the prior CEO. Dr. Jonathan Cirtain joined Axiom […]
Rampart brings in Javaid as chief executive
Rampart holds 55 registered patents and designs its waveform technologies to secure content and metadata in networks. Rampart Communications, a maker of radios and other wireless communications products for national security usage, has hired a new chief executive in 25-year technology veteran Omar Javaid. Javaid officially started on Tuesday and will lead the next phase of […]
Judiciary Democrats launch watchdog website amid withheld funding from inspector general group
The lawmakers are maintaining hotline information for over 20 OIGs, as watchdogs scramble to set up temporary websites after the White House withheld funding from the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have launched a centralized online repository of resources for whistleblowers as the websites of many government […]