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FCC blocks approval of new foreign-made robots, power inverters

National security agencies said the devices could create supply-chain vulnerabilities, threaten critical infrastructure and enable surveillance or remote manipulation.

  • By David DiMolfetta
Companies

Industry and academia call on administration to free Anthropic’s AI model

Over 30 industry and academic professionals signed a letter to the Trump administration asking it to lift export controls, citing international competition and patches to network vulnerabilities.

  • By Alexandra Kelley
Companies

White House accuses China of ‘deliberate, industrial-scale campaigns’ to steal US AI models

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy told federal agencies that the Trump administration will be enhancing its engagement with the private sector to counter foreign-led distillation campaigns designed to undermine U.S. AI advances.

  • By Edward Graham and David DiMolfetta
Contracts

FCC initiates process to ban Hong Kong Telecom in US

The agency has previously barred China-linked communications providers from operating on American soil.

  • By David DiMolfetta
Contracts

DHS expects Iran’s cyber forces will target US networks after strikes on nuclear sites

Iran has often targeted U.S. digital systems. Last year, Iranian hackers pilfered and distributed sensitive documents from inside President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign.

  • By David DiMolfetta
Companies

FCC adds China-linked telecom providers to list of national security threats

The departments of Defense and Justice want the agency to take a more comprehensive approach to preventing foreign adversaries from accessing Americans’ communications and data.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Lockheed wins Iraqi air defense work

Lockheed Martin will take on logistics support for the Iraqi Integrated Air Defense System under an $11.6 million foreign military sales contract.

  • By Nick Wakeman

PAE joint venture wins $544M U.K. contract

PAE's United Kingdom-based joint venture has won a $544 million contract to manage several military training ranges in Great Britain.

  • By Nick Wakeman

SI makes blockbuster deal for most of QinetiQ North America

The SI Organization is buying most of QinetiQ North America as the latter company's British parent looks to back away from the U.S. services market.

  • By Nick Wakeman

4 keys to building your international business

MCR LLC wants to expand its international business, and its strategy offers four lessons that any company looking to grow globally would be smart to follow.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Lockheed, Northrop place bets on international markets

If you haven't, maybe you should. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have signed separate agreements in Australia that show their commitment to that country and the region. Are there opportunities for others?

  • By Nick Wakeman

Afghan IG wants closer ties with contractors

With $20 billion in the pipeline for Afghan reconstruction, the special IG tracking the work wants closer ties with contractors to tap lessons learned and for fighting corruption and barriers to competition.

  • By Richard W. Walker

BAE, Lockheed win U.S.-U.K. navy engineering contracts

Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems have each won sole-source contracts worth nearly $300 million to support the U.S. and British navies with their nuclear submarine and weapons programs.

  • By Nick Wakeman

A-T Solutions buys risk management firm

A-T Solutions makes a deal for GreenLine, a small company that uses big data and predictive analytics to identify the risk posed by ships, cargo and people crossing a country's borders.

  • By Nick Wakeman

SAP CEO: Go young or go home

Bill McDermott, co-CEO of SAP AG, urges companies that want to survive the next decade to embrace their young workers because ignoring their talents, ambitions and needs will only doom you to failure.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Scandal reshuffles Serco executive ranks

Ed Casey, Serco Inc.'s outgoing CEO, thought he was going to run a new global initiative, but a scandal with Serco's U.K. parent has him taking on even greater responsibilities.

  • By Nick Wakeman

State Department explores more IT consolidation

The State Department wants to know if new technologies can help it further consolidate its IT management and drive down costs of both its domestic and overseas infrastructures.

  • By Nick Wakeman

Serco names Dan Allen U.S. CEO; Ed Casey goes global

Serco Group PLC is launching a global transformation campaign and has tapped Serco Inc. CEO Ed Casey to lead the multi-year effort. His replacement in the U.S. is Former CACI CEO Dan Allen. Casey talks strategy and about Allen's hiring in an interview with Editor Nick Wakeman.

  • By Nick Wakeman

L-3 nabs $30M contract to provide Korea with Scarab systems

L-3 Communications has won a $30 million contract to provide Korea with Ground Laser Target Designators.

  • By Mark Hoover

Allen-Vanguard captures pair of foreign military training contracts

Allen-Vanguard International was tapped by the U.S. Navy to help the Polish Armed Forces and the Azerbaijan Navy train its personnel in bomb disposal techniques.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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