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CACI to Acquire Azure Summit Technology for $1.27B in Effort to Bolster National Security Technology; John Mengucci Quoted

CACI International has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Azure Summit Technology to continue the company’s efforts to produce technology tailored to national security. Through a cash transaction for $1.275 billion, Azure Summit will look to leverage its portfolio of radio frequency services and electromagnetic spectrum-focused engineering throughout the Department of Defense, the Reston, Virginia-based company […] More

by Branson Brooks September 16, 2024, 11:46 am
in Artificial Intelligence, Contract Awards, DOD, News

Saab Awarded DOD Contract for AI & ML Modeling Support

Saab has received a contract to provide near real-time artificial intelligence and machine learning models for the Department of Defense and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to enhance the accuracy and flexibility of live missions and human analysis. The company said Thursday the award supports the Maven Program, a DOD initiative that leverages AI to identify personnel and […] More

by Kacey Roberts September 16, 2024, 11:46 am
in Cybersecurity, DHS, Executive Moves, News

Brandon Wales Named VP of Cybersecurity Strategy at SentinelOne

Brandon Wales, former acting chief of staff of the Department of Homeland Security, has been appointed vice president of cybersecurity strategy at SentinelOne, according to the executive’s LinkedIn post shared Wednesday. Wales served as acting executive director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency before joining the cybersecurity firm. In that role, Wales supervised the agency’s operations and […] More

by Miles Jamison September 16, 2024, 11:46 am
in Contract Awards, Digital Modernization, Federal Civilian, News

Chenega Subsidiary to Assist DOL in IT Modernization, Agile Transformation Efforts

Chronos Operations, a Chenega subsidiary, has been chosen by the Business Innovation Services Department to provide it with information technology and agile transformation support under a subcontract. The award covers Agile IT modernization capabilities for the IT Program and Project Management initiatives of the BISD, which supports the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation of the Department of Labor, […] More

by Miles Jamison September 16, 2024, 11:45 am
in News, Technology

Report: Intel to Produce Chips for Pentagon Under Potential $3.5B Deal With US Government

Intel has signed an agreement with U.S. officials that could make it eligible for up to $3.5 billion in federal funding to produce semiconductors with military and intelligence applications for the Department of Defense as part of the Secure Enclave program, Bloomberg reported Friday. Sources said the funding could be disclosed as soon as mid-September […] More

by Jane Edwards September 16, 2024, 11:45 am
in Contract Awards, News

ETAS Wins DOE Technical Support Services Contract to Support Cleanup Projects at Uranium Enrichment Sites

The Department of Energy has selected Enterprise Technical Assistance Services to provide technical and administrative support to the Office of Environmental Management responsible for overseeing and managing Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office cleanup projects. Under a contract, ETAS will perform work at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Ohio and the Paducah GDP and the PPPO in […] More

by Kristen Smith September 16, 2024, 11:45 am
in Contract Awards, News, Technology

Austal USA Receives $450M General Dynamics Contract to Boost US Shipyard Production Capacity

Austal USA has received a $450 million contract from General Dynamics Electric Boat to expand its U.S. shipyard’s production capacity and support the U.S. Navy’s submarine industrial base. Under the agreement, a new module fabrication and outfitting facility will be built in Mobile, Alabama, to support the sea service’s project of producing a Columbia-class and […] More

by Derrick Henry September 16, 2024, 11:45 am
in Artificial Intelligence, News

Exiger’s Supply Chain Management Offerings Secure Moderate FedRAMP Authorization

Exiger has earned moderate-level certification for its artificial intelligence-based supply chain management products under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. In a statement Thursday, company President Carrie Wibben said, “The expanded government-wide FedRAMP Authorization simplifies and streamlines the experience for our government and defense industrial base customers that rely on Exiger’s AI solutions and the 1Exiger […] More

by Kacey Roberts September 16, 2024, 11:44 am
in News

Second Front Systems’ Series C Financing Round Draws $70M From Salesforce Ventures, New Investors

Wilmington, Delaware-based software company Second Front Systems, or 2F, announced that it had raised $70 million in its Series C financing round, which was led by Salesforce Ventures, an existing investor. Battery Ventures, a new investor, joined in the investment round, which also drew support from existing investors New Enterprise Associates, Moore Strategic Ventures and […] More

by Arthur McMiler September 16, 2024, 11:44 am
in Contract Awards, Digital Modernization, Federal Civilian, News

Maximus Books IRS Task Order for Data Management System Modernization

Maximus has booked a five-year, $40 million task order from the Internal Revenue Service to modernize the IRS Enterprise Data Platform. The EDP task order covers the delivery of analysis, planning, modernization and operationalization expertise for the development of the agency’s data management system, the global government services provider said Thursday. Maximus will also assist in transitioning […] More

by Miles Jamison September 13, 2024, 12:02 pm
in DOD, News

Geopolitics Forcing DOD to Lean More on Allies; GovCons Follow Suit

Joint All-Domain Command and Control was already an ambitious undertaking. It’s been one of the most attention-getting Department of Defense initiatives of the 2020s, the Pentagon’s push to get all of its service branches interconnected across different access points (land, sea, air, space, etc.). But as of last year, DOD officials began introducing a new […] More

by Charles Lyons-Burt September 13, 2024, 12:02 pm
in News, Technology

Keegan Caldwell on Leveraging Intellectual Property Assets via IP-Backed Financing, Patent Litigation Funding

Keegan Caldwell, founder and global managing partner of Boston-based law firm Caldwell, discussed how corporate organizations can harness the potential of their patents, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property assets through financing mechanisms such as IP-backed financing and patent litigation funding. In an article published Wednesday on the firm’s website, Caldwell listed the five key […] More

by Jane Edwards September 13, 2024, 12:01 pm