CEO Mike Gregoire says CA Technologies wants to be known as the leading provider of mainframe computing software, which currently accounts for half of the company’s revenues, Times of India reported Friday. Shilpa Phadnis writes Gregorie told the Indian publication in an interview that CA continues to invest in virtualization platforms and intends to focus […] More

The Space Systems Command has issued a request for information as part of a strategy to establish an integrated satellite network with space-based environmental monitoring capabilities that would provide terrestrial and space weather data to meet Department of Defense forecasting needs. The government is working to determine the ability of industry partners to deliver technological capabilities relevant to SBEM environmental parameters articulated under 2012 Joint Requirements Oversight Council Memo 091-12 and 2014 JROCM 092-14, according to the RFI posted Tuesday on SAM.gov.

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Rancher Government Solutions has entered into a strategic alliance and reseller agreement with the defense solutions division of Curtiss-Wright with the aim of bringing Kubernetes and container management technologies to the tactical edge. The two companies said Wednesday that under the partnership, the Harvester hyper-converged infrastructure and the Rancher Multi Cluster Manager will be hosted on PacStar 400-Series tactical communications products.

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Carahsoft Technology will serve as a public sector distributor for SAS, offering the North Carolina-based company's suite of analytics, artificial intelligence and data management products. Under the collaboration, Carahsoft said Tuesday it will offer SAS Viya, SAS’ cloud-based, responsible data and AI platforms to government agencies.

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John Ustica, president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies, has been included for the second time in Executive Mosaic’s Wash100 Award recognizing government contracting change-makers for 2024. A champion of digital twin technology, Ustica highlighted SGT's innovation to combine the power of physical and digital tools to meet the production cycle needs of the public sector. 

Vote for Ustica as one of your favorite 2024 Wash100 awardees at Wash100.com. This year’s popular vote competition runs through April 30, so cast your 10 votes now!

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Maynard Holliday is performing the duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. He is one of the panelists for the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit. Keep reading to learn more about Maynard Holliday’s background and expertise.   […] More

DZYNE Technologies will open a new manufacturing and research and development facility in Irvine, California, to accommodate its growing workforce of engineers, researchers and manufacturing personnel and support its development of uncrewed autonomous systems for defense applications. The 125,000-square-foot facility will be showcased in the new year along with the company's autonomous defense offerings and manufacturing capabilities.

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Planet Labs has conducted a ground demonstration that validated technologies enabling connectivity between low Earth orbit satellites and in-space communication satellites operated by the government solutions business of Telesat and the space and defense business of SES. Planet said Friday the demonstration was part of a subcontract it had received in 2022 from Telesat Government Solutions and SES Space & Defense for NASA's Communications Services Project, which seeks to evaluate the feasibility of using commercial satellite communications to support future NASA missions.

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Anduril Industries and Epirus have combined their technologies to create a counter-unmanned aerial system with command and control capabilities in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory’s ongoing technology assessment. Epirus’ high-power microwave counter-UAS technology Leonidas has been equipped with Anduril’s Lattice command and control system to provide warfighters with the capability to defend […] More

Ray McCay, formerly a vice president at ViON, has been named the first chief revenue officer at cybersecurity company of Cyemptive Technologies. His responsibilities will include overseeing revenue generation, product positioning and customer value strategy as Cyemptive aims to position itself for the next growth phase, the company said Monday. In his prior role, McCay […] More

Bethesda, Maryland-based technology company Castellum has closed the acquisition of Global Technologies Management Resources, an engineering services provider to the government. Castellum said Thursday the tax-free deal is accretive on the company’s revenue per share, recurring cash operating profit per share and net income per share basis. GTMR’s corporate office is located close to Naval […] More

Space exploration-focused company Voyager Space has acquired ZIN Technologies, a provider of human-rated spaceflight systems and monitoring services, propulsion and other offerings. The acquisition marks a milestone in Voyager Space’s efforts to grow its space infrastructure and technology capabilities to support the development of Starlab, a continuously crewed, free-flying commercial space station, the Denver, Colorado-based organization announced on […] More