FCC initiates process to ban Hong Kong Telecom in US
The agency has previously barred China-linked communications providers from operating on American soil. The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday initiated a procedural step to ban Hong Kong Telecom from U.S. networks. The agency’s Office of International Affairs, Wireline Competition Bureau and Enforcement Bureau sent an order to HKT and subsidiaries directing them “to explain why the […]
Judge blocks shutdown layoffs after finding Trump’s actions are likely illegal
The Trump administration is leveraging the shutdown to declare “the laws don’t apply to them anymore,” judge says, adding, “they can’t do that.” A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from implementing any new or existing layoffs in relation to the shutdown, saying the cuts were likely illegal. The Trump administration was using the […]
CISA orders government to patch F5 products after ‘nation-state’ cyber intrusion
“This cyber threat actor presents an imminent threat to federal networks using F5 devices and software,” CISA’s directive says. China-linked hackers previously exploited F5 vulnerabilities. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ordered federal civilian agencies on Wednesday to catalog and patch a suite of products offered by application security and cloud management company F5. CISA said […]
Amida promotes Srinivasan to chief executive
Co-founder Peter Levin moves into an executive director role focused on the company’s artificial intelligence portfolio. Amida Technology Solutions has promoted a new chief executive from within its own leadership ranks in Mukundan Srinivasan, the company’s chief operating officer since February 2024. Srinivasan succeeds co-founder Peter Levin, who started the government technology services provider in 2013 […]
JPMorgan Chase unveils $10B national security investment plan
Direct equity and venture capital investments will feature in the global banking giant’s new Security and Resiliency Initiative. JPMorgan Chase has unveiled a 10-year plan for backing and acquiring ownership stakes in companies the global finance giant sees as critical to U.S. interests, including and especially national security. The bank will invest up to $10 billion […]
Ancient warriors, modern warfare: General Dynamics teams with ‘neo prime’ to build drone killer
GD is working with Epirus on the TRX Leonidas system, which uses microwaves to blast swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles. In a demonstration that would surely make their namesakes proud, a counter-drone solution built by General Dynamics and Epirus knocked out dozens of drones with a single microwave blast. The companies are teaming to build a […]
DOD cancels expansion of P-LEO satellite contract
The Pentagon is not explaining why it terminated an on-ramp process. The Defense Department has cancelled the on-ramp for a $900 million contract to support low-earth orbit satellites. No reason was given for the cancellation, a move announced Tuesday on Sam.gov. In two rounds during 2023, DOD named 20 companies to the Proliferated Low-Earth Orbit Commercial Satellite […]
HavocAI closes $85M capital raise
The one-year-old startup partners with existing shipyards to build its uncrewed vessels and focuses on their central operating systems to integrate the autonomy. HavocAI, a one-year-old startup maker of uncrewed and autonomous surface vehicles, has captured $85 million in new capital from investors to support the expansion of both production capacity and tech integration capabilities. The […]
Think AI can write your company’s bid protest? Think again.
Nine protests this year had problems as a result of artificial intelligence misuse, and with the final one the Government Accountability Office said it had enough. Attorneys around the GovCon ecosystem see a lesson in that ruling. Artificial intelligence is upending how we live in the world, and how businesses operate in the world, in ways […]
AI export control bill passes Senate as NDAA amendment
The GAIN AI Act, which forces chip manufacturers to prioritize U.S.-based customers, made its way into the Senate’s final National Defense Authorization Act text. On Thursday, the Senate voted 77-20 to pass the annual defense policy bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, which included an amendment setting export controls for artificial intelligence-tailored semiconductor chips. Initially introduced […]