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05/06/2026

Divide and conquer week.

AFCEA Hampton Roads Maritime Operations & IW Summit in Norfolk ~ C5ISR, cyber, AI, digital warfighting, and a small business expo that actually puts you in front of Fleet stakeholders.

NAVSEA Dahlgren Industry Outreach in Fredericksburg ~ acquisition priorities, vehicle strategy, and face time with the NSWCDD mission.

Giesler will be at both. If you're headed to Norfolk or Fredericksburg, come find us.

04/30/2026

Vulnerability management on Navy systems isn't an IT debate — it's a warfighting requirement.

Fleet Cyber Command and the DON CISO are making that case at the AFCEA Maritime Operations & Information Warfare Summit on May 11 with a full Scanning/Patching track.

Topics worth watching: lifecycle vulnerability management, decision authority across NAVWAR and the AO community, and resilient patching in DDIL environments where "just push the update" isn't an option.

If you're in the cyber/RMF space, this is where the conversation is happening.

Register here - https://show.jspargo.com/doneast26/reg/

The DON DWS is complimentary to DON government, military and contractor personnel providing direct support to the government ONLY; however, registration is required. Industry attendees wishing to attend the DON DWS events that are open to the public MUST register for the Maritime Summit, occurring a...

04/27/2026

Sea-Air-Space 2026 is a wrap ~ and what a week.

We came to National Harbor to listen, learn, and connect — and the conference delivered.

Here's what stood out:
The maritime defense investment signal is clear. From shipbuilding to uncrewed surface vessels to Naval IT modernization, the Navy and Coast Guard are moving with urgency — and expecting industry to keep pace. Panels with TYCOM flag officers, Coast Guard acquisition executives, and maritime industry leaders made that plain.

The sessions we prioritized ~ Naval IT modernization, uncrewed maritime systems, speed to the fleet, and TYCOM readiness ~ reinforce what we already believe: cleared, capable, mission-focused small businesses have a critical role to play in what comes next.

We also had great conversations across the floor with V2X, Noblis, Sayres Defense, PacAero, F2AI, and Peraton. Always good to reconnect with people doing serious work.

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Ready for what's ahead.

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04/22/2026

Final day at Sea-Air-Space - Giesler is making the most of it!

Great conversations, familiar faces, and a few new ones we're glad to know.

Takeaways coming later this week. For now — one more day on the floor.

04/16/2026

2 days to Sea-Air-Space ~ bags are packed.

This is one of those weeks where the defense community actually feels like a community. Old shipmates, new introductions, and hallway conversations that somehow always end up being the most valuable part of the whole event.

We'll be at the Ga***rd National through Wednesday, walking the exhibit halls and catching sessions on everything from TYCOM readiness to maritime cyber to acquisition reform.

If we've worked together before, come say hello ~ it's always good to reconnect in person. If we haven't met yet, even better. Flag us down.

See you at National Harbor.

04/14/2026

5 days to Sea-Air-Space.

One panel we've got circled: Speed to the Fleet: Partnering in a New Era of Acquisition.

The pressure to deliver faster is real ~ but what we find interesting about this session is the word partnering. Speed isn't just a procurement problem. It's a relationship problem. Clear requirements, steady demand signals, and trust between the government and the teams doing the work.

That's a space where small business has always had an edge, and it's how Giesler approaches every Navy engagement through SeaPort NxG.

Looking forward to this one. If you're attending, let's connect.

04/09/2026

10 days to Sea-Air-Space.

One panel we've got circled: Forging the Fight: TYCOM Leadership in Readiness, Modernization, and Warfighting Integration.

The conversation around readiness tends to focus on what's next — new platforms, new capabilities, new tech. But TYCOMs live in the space between modernization and right now ~ making sure the fleet that exists today can fight tonight while the fleet of tomorrow is still being built.

That tension between sustaining and modernizing is something Giesler understands well. We support afloat C4ISR systems engineering and shore communications operations for NAVWAR and NAVIFOR, where "ready" isn't a status update — it's a daily standard.

Looking forward to hearing how TYCOM leadership is navigating that balance heading into 2027. If you're attending, let's connect.

04/06/2026

13 days to Sea-Air-Space.

One session on the schedule stands out to me: Fortifying the Maritime Domain: Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure.

The title is right. The urgency is real. But the hardest part of maritime cybersecurity doesn't make it onto most conference panels — what happens inside legacy OT environments on naval platforms that were never designed with a threat model in mind, where the systems are decades old and the mission can't pause while you figure it out.

That's not a hypothetical problem. That's Tuesday afternoon on a ship somewhere in the Pacific right now.

Looking forward to the conversations at National Harbor this month...especially the ones that go past the talking points.

03/31/2026

The federal contracting community has had a lot to say about last week's DEI executive order. Most of it has been loud. Not much of it has been useful.

So here's the practical version:
A new compliance clause is being added to federal contracts — covering race and ethnicity-based disparate treatment in hiring, promotions, vendor agreements, and program access. It flows to subs. Non-compliance creates False Claims Act exposure. Agencies have 30 days to begin incorporating it; FAR Council has 60 days to issue interim guidance.

If you're a WOSB or SDVOSB: your certifications aren't in scope here. Those are based on gender and veteran/disability status — different legal footing entirely.

What is in scope: understanding what you're signing, and what your subs are signing on your behalf.

Read the order. Ask your legal counsel if you have questions.


https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/addressing-dei-discrimination-by-federal-contractors/

03/27/2026

It's Friday and the DON SBIR/STTR program just dropped some good news — so we're counting that as a win for the week. 🙌

Reauthorized. Quarterly Open Topics. Other Transactions. 60+ new topics incoming. That's a lot of opportunity headed toward the Fleet.

For SBIR/STTR companies moving into Phase II or III — the technology is the hard part. Getting it fielded with the right cleared team behind you? That's where we come in. Giesler supports Navy programs across NAVWAR, NAVSEA, and NAVIFOR, and we're always open to a teaming conversation with businesses doing meaningful work.

Go enjoy your weekend. We'll be here Monday. 😄

The Future is Now: On the heels of reauthorization, the Department of the Navy SBIR/STTR Programs are gearing up to be Your Launchpad for Innovation! The Department of the Navy's (DON) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are ready to accel...

03/23/2026

Mozilla is about to ship a free VPN inside Firefox 149 — no subscription, no separate install, just flip it on.

Here's why that's a bigger deal than it sounds: most free VPNs make money by doing exactly what they claim to protect you from. Mozilla's actually putting their data principles on the line with this one.

50GB monthly cap. Available in the US, France, Germany, and UK at launch. Opt-in AI features and split-view tabs rounding out the update too.

Privacy shouldn't require a tech degree or a credit card. Moves like this push the bar in the right direction.

Mozilla is preparing one of its most significant browser updates in recent years, introducing a FREE, built-in virtual private network (VPN) directly into Firefox. The feature, scheduled to launch with Firefox 149 on March 24, marks a notable shift in how mainstream browsers approach user privacy—...