DoD/National Defense

The report brings together a panel of national security, intelligence, and military professionals for the first time to analyze the security implications of climate change.

F​ortem Technologies​ has been awarded a contract with the Department of Defense through the Defense Innovation Unit for counter drone systems.

The U.S. maritime industry includes U.S.-flag ships, U.S. citizen crew, and U.S. shipyards. The Department of Defense relies on this industry to carry military cargo around the world in peace and war. However, the industry has shrunk due to high operating costs and may not be sufficient to support sustained military operations.

U.S. support for Lebanon is complicated due to the prominent role in the country of Hizballah, which retains influence as a major political party and a militia.

As the Defense Department moves forward in implementation of its cybersecurity maturity model certification, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment said small suppliers to the department won't be left behind.

In recent years, concerns have been raised in Congress about the high costs of some of DOD's Afghanistan security training contracts.

NCI Information Systems has been awarded a four-year prime contract from the Washington Headquarters Services to provide information technology support to the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Joint Service Provider.

Octo has announced the hiring of Harold Poston as Vice President of Department of Defense (DoD) Accounts where he will have immediate P&L and growth responsibility for Octo’s DoD business.