THIS WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES
Boeing?forecasts a?$2.6 trillion market for its defense and space?platforms and services over the next decade as security and geopolitical challenges drive demand for new defense systems. The spending projection in the 2021 Boeing Market Outlook for the defense and space market reflects the significance of military aircraft, satellites, spacecraft, autonomous platforms and other systems in support of national and international defense.?
Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of U.S. Cyber Command and a?2021 Wash100 Award?recipient, said cybersecurity is national security and opens up a “new strategic environment of competition." Cybercom is now preparing to ensure the security of the 2022 midterm elections and Nakasone discussed how the command works to counter cyber threats as more countries attempt to interfere with U.S. democratic processes.
Potomac Officers Club?(POC) hosted its?Bolstering Climate Resilience for National Security Forum?on Tuesday to?explore the national security implications of climate change and how data analytics can inform agencies’ climate adaptation strategies. Check out the?Potomac Officers Club’s Event Page?to rewatch the?Bolstering Climate Resilience for National Security Forum?on-demand and any other of POC’s forums that you may have missed recently.
Bill O’Neill, vice president of Cybersecurity for?ThycoticCentrify, recently spoke with?ExecutiveBiz?for the publication’s latest?Executive Spotlight?interview to explore the advantages of bringing Thycotic and Centrify together to create complex solutions for large enterprises. O’Neill also discussed recent disruptions in our supply chain management and the lessons we should learn from the big money losses they caused as well as cloud transformation efforts.?
Raytheon Technologies?(NYSE: RTX) has agreed to purchase Centennial, Colorado-based space electronics supplier?SEAKR Engineering?for an undisclosed sum. Raytheon said Tuesday it will integrate SEAKR into the Waltham, Massachusetts-headquartered company's intelligence and space business once the deal is closed.
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Amentum, a leading federal defense contractor, announced Wednesday that the company has been selected for nine pools on the General Service Administration’s (GSA) multiagency, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity?ASTRO contract?to provide mission support for the Department of Defense and other federal agencies.
Medical Science & Computing?(MSC), a subsidiary of?Dovel Technologies, has won one of five spots on a potential five-year, $3.6 billion Scientific, Operations, and Administrative Resources (SOAR) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). MSC will be contracted to provide support in a range of activities that span-new and ongoing research, program deployment and implementation.?
Several leaders from the government and GovCon community will gather at a Sept. 21 virtual event hosted by Executive Mosaic's flagship Government Contracting Wire (GovCon Wire) to discuss the role of threat intelligence in rooting out national security issues. Visit the GovCon Wire Events page to?register for the Cybersecurity in National Security Summit?and view GCW's other upcoming events.
GovExec announced?on Tuesday that the company has acquired?Market Connections, a highly respected research and insights company within the public sector, to further enhance the company’s data and insights products, buyer intent capabilities and content production to support government contractors’ entire go-to-market strategy.?Market Connections will accelerate its growth and work to build more products and insights solutions for the public sector.
Gen. John Raymond, the U.S. Space Force's chief of space operations, said microelectronics and advanced propulsion can enable small satellites that can be deployed in large numbers while having the computing power to rapidly transmit data. He said at an Arizona State University-sponsored virtual conference that USSF wants to capitalize on these technologies as the military updates satellite networks.