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in Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, DOD, News
Second Front Systems, Microsoft Expand Collaboration to Accelerate Software ATOs
Second Front Systems has expanded its partnership with Microsoft to help software vendors pursue authority to operate faster Vendors will gain a managed path to Azure Government and other accredited Microsoft cloud environments Second Front’s Game Warden platform will provide a repeatable path for deploying and monitoring software in government environments Second Front Systems said […] More
by Miles Jamison July 23, 2026, 10:10 am
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in Government Cloud, News
Knox Systems’ New Virginia Office to Bring Security, Risk Operations Nearer to Federal Customers
Knox Systems has established a new office in Crystal City, Virginia, to bring its operations closer to its federal customers The new office will house the company’s security and risk operations centers as well as its DevOps and InfoTech teams The headquarters opening is part of the company’s growth strategy, which includes increasing its workforce […] More
by Jamie Bennet July 23, 2026, 7:50 am
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in DOD, News, Technology
Sikorsky Completes Initial Flight Tests of Nomad 100 Drone for DARPA EVADE
The Nomad 100 uses a rotor-blown wing design that pairs helicopter hover with fixed-wing speed and range Sikorsky will next run the aircraft through an intensive flight test campaign at a government facility DARPA picked Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy as the tool integrated across all five EVADE platforms Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky has finished initial ground and […] More
by Kristen Smith July 23, 2026, 7:04 am
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in Contract Awards, DOD, News
Northrop Awarded $1.2B Navy Contract for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft
The Navy will obligate about $583.4 million in fiscal 2026 procurement funds, with work due to wrap in December 2031 The contract, awarded without competition, is a cost, no-fee undefinitized deal The E-2D is a carrier-based command-and-control aircraft built for battle management and missile defense The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract worth […] More
by Kristen Smith July 23, 2026, 3:28 am
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in Executive Moves, News
Joseph Larson Joins Arkenstone Defense’s Board as Lead Independent Director
OpenAI executive Joseph Larson has taken a seat on Arkenstone Defense’s board Larson heads government engagement at OpenAI Larson once led AI and autonomy efforts for the Pentagon’s Project Maven Arkenstone Defense has appointed Joseph Larson, vice president and head of government at OpenAI, to its board as lead independent director. What Did Arkenstone Defense […] More
by Jane Edwards July 22, 2026, 10:07 am
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in Artificial Intelligence, Intelligence, News
Carahsoft to Distribute Panoptica’s Threat Intelligence Platform to Government Customers
Carahsoft and Panoptica have teamed up to distribute the latter’s Watchtower platform to the public sector Panoptica’s platform offers SOCMINT and chain-of-thought reasoning capabilities The 2026 Intel Summit will explore agentic AI, OSINT and more Carahsoft Technology and Panoptica Technologies have partnered to make the latter’s Watchtower artificial intelligence-enabled threat intelligence platform and other capabilities […] More
by Jane Edwards July 22, 2026, 9:46 am
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in Executive Moves, News
RELI Group Names Former CMS Official Kathy McCracken as Client Relationship Executive
Former CMS official Kathy McCracken was named client relationship executive at RELI Group McCracken will leverage over 25 years of federal healthcare and acquisition experience in her new role She will support strategic positioning, proposal development and client relationships RELI Group has appointed Kathy McCracken as client relationship executive, with her tenure beginning July 20. She brings […] More
by Miles Jamison July 22, 2026, 9:15 am
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in Contract Awards, DOD, News
Raytheon Secures $1.8B Navy Contract Modification for SPY-6 Radar Production
Raytheon has secured a potential $3.4 billion contract extension for SPY-6 radar production and sustainment The award will support the AN/SPY-6(V) radar family through 2031, with options extending work into October 2031 SPY-6 radars are designed to detect aircraft, missiles, surface threats and electronic warfare activity The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon, an RTX business, a potential $3.4 […] More
by Miles Jamison July 22, 2026, 8:32 am
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in DOD, News
Lockheed Martin, Venus Aerospace Collaborate to Further Mature Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine
Lockheed Martin and Venus Aerospace are collaborating to evaluate and further mature the Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine RDRE is being developed by Venus Aerospace, which Lockheed Martin’s venture arm has invested in Lockheed and Venus are looking towards the application of RDRE in long-range precision fires Lockheed Martin announced Tuesday that it has entered into […] More
by Jamie Bennet July 22, 2026, 7:45 am
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Esri Awarded NGA Task Order for Enterprise GIS Platform
Esri will build an enterprise GIS platform-as-a-service tied to its ArcGIS suite It developed ArcGIS, the mapping software NGA uses to deliver geospatial intelligence The award adds to a string of NGA deals, including a $56.2 million task order in 2024 The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has awarded Esri a sole-source task order valued at $37.1 […] More
by Kristen Smith July 22, 2026, 3:30 am
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in Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, News
Booz Allen Survey: Federal Agencies Deploy Agentic AI Faster Than They Can Secure It
Federal leaders flagged AI-accelerated vulnerability exploitation as the top threat, with just 36 percent confident their defenses could keep pace 22 percent said their organizations have not settled who is accountable when an AI agent causes a security incident The survey, run with Market Connections in April, appears in Booz Allen’s Velocity publication Federal agencies […] More
by Kristen Smith July 22, 2026, 2:34 am
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in Executive Spotlights, News, Technology
Verizon’s Lamont Copeland Discusses the Importance of Secure Networking for Golden Dome
As senior director of public sector solution architecture at Verizon, Lamont Copeland leads teams supporting federal, state and local government customers with advanced networking, communications and technology solutions. During his 15-year tenure at Verizon and more than two decades serving the government market, he has helped advance the adoption of 5G-enabled capabilities across the federal government as well as other […] More
by Charles Lyons-Burt July 21, 2026, 11:39 am