Data intel startup Obviant taps Mike Madsen as first VP for national security
“For Obviant, the special sauce is the data, but it’s really the fusion of the data and it’s the analytics,” Madsen told DefenseScoop.
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Mike Madsen speaks June 5, 2019, at FedTalks in Washington, D.C. (FedScoop) Tech -
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office at the White House on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump announced his plans for the “Golden Dome,” a national ballistic and cruise missile defense system. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Weapons MDA taps over 1,000 vendors for Golden Dome contract opportunities
The vendors were tapped as part of the first phase of MDA’s contracting vehicle known as the Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD).
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(Getty Images) IT DISA awards nearly $1B deal to Hewlett Packard Enterprise for data center modernization
Under the agreement, HPE will deploy a secure private cloud environment to DISA’s data centers to streamline operations and reduce costs.
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(Getty Images) AI Air Force aiming to turbocharge wargaming with AI
Officials seek tools that enable simulations to be conducted at “super real-time speeds,” according to a new RFI.
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U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Kimble Petersen, an aviation survival technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawaii, scans the scene below while being hoisted down from a Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter during a training exercise in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii Nov. 12, 2025. Cliff-side and vertical hoist missions often occur in remote or inaccessible terrain, requiring precise aircraft positioning and environmental awareness to avoid obstacles and wind shear. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Robertson) AI Coast Guard envisions using AI to develop acquisition ‘superhighway’
The military service, which falls under DHS, published an RFI as it looks for new tech to improve the efficiency of its acquisition enterprise.
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U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 91st and 96th Civil Affairs Battalions (Special Operations) (Airborne) receives a briefing about artificial intelligence model used during for a tabletop exercise as part of Atlas Lion at Fort Bragg, N.C. Oct. 27, 2025. The Atlas Lion Table-Top Exercise is an AI supported simulation designed to validate Civil Affairs Company’s core competencies in a digital training environment, ensuring readiness for real-world operations by validating their ability to effectively support civilian populations and local governance. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Natalia Hernandez) AI SOCOM to evaluate industry hardware solutions for powering AI workloads
The command wants to partner with vendors whose solutions are selected by SOCOM’s J24 Intelligence Data Science Team.
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Researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate in Rome, N.Y. are advancing quantum technologies from the individual quantum bit or qubit, level to the system level, where different qubit types must interface for future capabilities for the US Air Force. (Photo by Albert Santacroce) Emerging Tech Pentagon pares down list of critical emerging technology areas
The revised list of critical technology areas includes six categories that “represent the priorities that will deliver the greatest impact, the fastest results and the most decisive advantage on the battlefield,” Emil Michael said.
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Sponsored Sponsored Content Too much data, too few analysts: How AI offers a ‘force multiplier’ for intelligence analysts
Without artificial intelligence, AI training, and automation, the Intelligence Community faces an overwhelming task in keeping top decision-makers informed in a fast-moving world.
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Katie Arrington conducts a speaking and Q&A session during Virtual Engagement for COMDEF 2020, September 29, 2020, in the Pentagon. (DoD photo by Marvin Lynchard) AI DOD wants to use AI to bolster security of Indo-Pacom networks
AI will play a key role in the department’s Mission Network-as-a-Service initiative.
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The application Google Gemini can be seen on the display of an iPhone. (Photo by Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images) AI Lockheed Martin integrating Google’s generative AI tools into workflow ops
The collaboration will integrate Google’s generative AI tools — including Gemini — into Lockheed Martin’s AI Factory.