Defense Industry
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Jimmy Smith, the director of the Office of Small Business programs for the Department of the Navy, said the service awarded more than $17 billion in prime contracts to small firms in fiscal 2021.
October 21, 2021 -
Katie Arrington had been DoD’s chief information security officer for acquisition and sustainment to the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment since 2020 and led the development of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program.
October 13, 2021 -
A new analysis of contracting data by the Center for Strategic and International Studies shows some glimmers of a shift in spending priorities starting in 2019.
October 07, 2021 -
The Defense Department releases a request for information to industry seeking feedback on how to create a tool that collects, shares and analyzes supply chain risk data.
September 21, 2021 -
The Pentagon is evaluating the possibility of changing the definition of “domestic sources” under the Cold War-era law to include the United Kingdom and Australia.
September 20, 2021 -
Three industry associations wrote to DoD and one wrote to GSA expressing concerns about governmentwide initiatives that will impact contractors. Also, details about the memorial service for Rob Coen.
September 14, 2021 -
The Defense Innovation Unit whittled its search for new or innovative cyber technologies from 20 options to six, testing two bleeding edge cyber tools to improve the security at the endpoints.
July 21, 2021 -
The Navy’s $222.9 million contract with CGI is at risk of collapse due to problems ranging from vendor performance to implementing an unsatisfactory and inflexible product to significant cost and schedule increases.
July 09, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon is giving other cloud service providers a chance to participate in new contract after it cancelled the JEDI Cloud project.
July 08, 2021 -
DoD decides the one-cloud approach for its tactical requirements needs revision.
July 07, 2021 -
The military services are exploring ways both through advanced technologies and policy changes that could dramatically shave time and bureaucracy from complex procurements.
July 06, 2021 -
Defense Innovation Unit cyber portfolio Deputy Director Patrick Gould said on behalf of cyber mission teams, his organization tested out two tools that advanced the use of deception approaches to stop hackers.
June 25, 2021 -
The National Spectrum Consortium is devoted to R&D related to the emerging 5G and related Internet of Things technologies. Now it has a new executive director, Dr. Maren Leed.
June 25, 2021 -
DoD's review of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is ongoing, but officials want to address small business concerns about compliance costs.
June 24, 2021 -
A new survey from the IPC, an industry association representing electronic manufacturers, found nearly a quarter of all respondents said the cost and burden of CMMC may force them out of the defense industrial base.
June 21, 2021
