Two leaders from National Institute of Standards and Technology-funded centers focused on the manufacturing sector are expressing concerns on whether small businesses will be prepared for implementation of the Pentagon's cyber certification program on Dec. 1.
Defense Business Alert
November 18, 2020
November 10, 2020
Cloud service providers Microsoft and Amazon are working on solutions to help contractors reach compliance with the Defense Department's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program through a shared responsibility model.
November 9, 2020
As President-elect Biden begins to roll out transition plans, several defense industry executives say they don't expect immediate big changes under a new administration.
November 9, 2020
Huntington Ingalls Industries executives said today the company has established new protocols, including testing, that are allowing it to better predict and manage its workforce.
November 9, 2020
Mercury Systems said this week it has expanded its on-site COVID-19 testing to seven manufacturing locations in an effort to keep employees healthy and maintain business continuity.
November 5, 2020
Huntington Ingalls Industries executives said today the company has established new protocols, including testing, that are allowing it to better predict and manage its workforce.
November 4, 2020
Mercury Systems said this week it has expanded its on-site COVID-19 testing to seven manufacturing locations in an effort to keep employees healthy and maintain business continuity.
October 30, 2020
Top contracting executives noted this week the current period -- with surging COVID-19 cases, a continuing resolution and an upcoming election -- is uncertain, but said so far they have been able to maintain sales and profit.
October 29, 2020
The Defense Department has responded to the inquiries of a special congressional commission in the matter of a controversial pandemic stimulus loan made to a trucking company with connections to the White House, according to a letter obtained by Inside Defense.
October 29, 2020
Less than 1% of CACI International's 23,000 employees have contracted COVID-19, the company's chief executive said today.
October 28, 2020
About 1,800 of General Dynamics' roughly 100,000 employees have come down with COVID-19 and about 1,500 are "fully recovered and back to work," according to the company's chief executive.
October 27, 2020
Investment firm Francisco Partners said this week it has agreed to acquire Raytheon Technologies' Forcepoint cybersecurity business.
October 26, 2020
The Defense Department is preparing to launch a study to examine how it pays defense contractors, a topic that has drawn controversy and political backlash in the past.
October 23, 2020
The chief executive of AM General, which was recently sold, said the company is focused on expanding not only its product line, but also the ways it does business.
October 21, 2020
As the Air Force Research Laboratory and U.S. Transportation Command work with industry to better understand how the Defense Department might leverage a future commercial space cargo transport capability, one of the primary imperatives has been to ensure DOD is the first customer in line when companies begin to offer it.
October 15, 2020
The chief executive of Leonardo DRS says the company expects a flat defense budget -- regardless of who wins next month's election.
October 15, 2020
The Defense Department inspector general has begun an investigation to determine whether the Pentagon acted appropriately when it spent hundreds of millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief aid to prop up defense contractors.
October 15, 2020
The Information Technology Industry Council is looking for details from the Defense Department on how the Pentagon will handle the implementation of DOD's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification based on an interim rule currently out for public comment.
October 9, 2020
Lockheed Martin said today it has agreed to acquire the hypersonics portfolio of Huntsville, AL-based software and systems engineering company Integration Innovation, known as i3.
October 6, 2020
The Central District Court of California has dismissed SpaceX's lawsuit against the Air Force, ordering the case to be vacated in a new judgment issued last week.