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Associated Press
23-07-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Govini Selected as a Core Partner for U.S. Army's Next Phase of Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2)
ARLINGTON, Va., July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Govini, the software company that accelerates the defense acquisition process, today announced a significant award to expand its role in the U.S. Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) program. Govini is a key industry partner on a team of technology-first companies, led by Anduril Industries, that includes Palantir, Striveworks, Instant Connect Enterprise (ICE), Research Innovations, Inc. (RII), and Microsoft as part of the $99.6 million prototype effort. Govini's flagship platform, Ark, delivers predictive logistics capabilities through AI-enabled and data-driven Applications and Workflows to support mission command and decision-making. NGC2 is the Army's effort to transform command and control operations by integrating cutting-edge commercial technologies into command posts. As the Army prepares for large-scale combat against adversaries, NGC2 ensures commanders have access to critical real-time data and infrastructure necessary to effectively lead forces in contested environments where communications may be disrupted. 'NGC2 is the Army's most ambitious push to modernize command and control for the future fight, and Govini is proud to continue delivering logistics software that this mission requires,' said Tara Murphy Dougherty, Chief Executive Officer of Govini. 'With Ark, logistics and sustainment move at the speed of operations — delivering proactive support to soldiers directly in theater, where it matters most for mission success.' Govini's continued work with Army's NGC2 builds on Ark's proven value during Project Convergence Capstone 5 (PCC5). During the exercise, Ark integrated with operational systems to provide real-time inventory awareness and predictive logistics capabilities, demonstrating its effectiveness under contested conditions. For the Division-level prototype with the 4th Infantry Division, Govini and partners will deliver an integrated technology ecosystem across multiple brigades and operational environments. As the lead logistics software provider for NGC2, Ark provides predictive logistics capabilities powered by best-in-class data and artificial intelligence and machine learning that will support the Army's continued experimentation and validation of NGC2 at division scale. About Govini Govini builds software to accelerate the Defense Acquisition Process. Ark, Govini's flagship product, is a suite of AI-enabled Applications, powered by integrated government and commercial data, that solves problems across the entire spectrum of Defense Acquisition, including Supply Chain, Science & Technology, Production, Sustainment, Logistics, and Modernization. With Ark, the Acquisition community eliminates slow, manual processes and gains the ability to rapidly imagine, produce, and field critical warfighting capabilities. Ark transforms Defense Acquisition into a strategic advantage for the United States. Media Contact Marcus Weisgerber [email protected] View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Govini
Time of India
02-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
US defence 'made in China': Is Washington ready for war with Beijing - or too dependent to fight?
AI-generated image Despite years of warnings and efforts to decouple, the United States defense industrial base remains alarmingly reliant on China, the very nation it might one day have to confront in battle. A new report from data analytics firm Govini paints a sobering picture of America's war readiness, raising the question: could the US actually sustain a conflict with China, or is it too entangled in its rival's supply chains? The report reveals that Chinese firms supply nearly one in ten critical components for major US defense programs, including missile defense, nuclear systems, and space technology. It highlights how deeply Beijing's industries are woven into America's military supply chains, with particular reliance on Chinese-made parts in missile defense, and on critical minerals dominated by China's production. Chinese parts in US defense According to Govini's National Security Scorecard, released this week, Chinese firms made up 9.3% of primary contractors, known as Tier 1 suppliers, for major US defense programs across nine critical sectors in 2024. These sectors include aviation, maritime, command and control systems, nuclear, missile defense, and space. The report further noted how deeply Chinese suppliers were embedded in vital military supply chains. The missile defense sector, key to protecting the US from attack, had the highest reliance: 11.1% of Tier 1 suppliers were Chinese. Even the nuclear sector, where security stakes are at their highest, counted on Chinese suppliers for 7.8% of its components, more than any other foreign country. 'US not prepared for war with China' 'The United States is not prepared for the war that we may have to enter if China said, 'today is the day',' South China Morning Post quoted Tara Dougherty, Govini's CEO saying. While the dependence is clear, fully eliminating Chinese suppliers is not so simple. Dougherty cautioned against viewing decoupling as a silver bullet. 'I'm not even sure that eradicating China from the supply chain is the right goal,' she said, adding, 'I think it's about dissecting these platforms into what's critical and what's not.' One area of particular concern was critical minerals, as per the report. It noted that hundreds of weapon systems, from jets to ships to missiles, depended on minerals like antimony, gallium, germanium, tungsten and tellurium. China dominates global production of these materials. In fact, Govini found that 78% of US weapon systems could be affected by Chinese export curbs on these minerals. This vulnerability was highlighted by Beijing's recent restrictions on rare earth exports as part of its broader tech and trade tensions with Washington.
South China Morning Post
01-07-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Pentagon reliant on Chinese suppliers and ‘not prepared' for war, report warns
The US defence industrial base remains dependent on Chinese suppliers despite efforts to decouple – and that raises concerns over war readiness , according to a report by data analytics firm Govini. Chinese firms still made up 9.3 per cent of the primary contractors, or Tier 1 suppliers, involved in major US defence programmes across nine critical sectors in 2024, Govini said in its annual National Security Scorecard. 'The United States is not prepared for the war that we may have to enter if China said, 'today is the day',' said Tara Dougherty, chief executive of the defence acquisition information firm based in Washington. Its researchers analysed US Department of Defence spending data in nine key areas – aviation, maritime, C4I (command, control, communications, computers and intelligence), mission support, nuclear, missiles and munitions, ground, missile defence and space. They concluded that US supply chains were 'incredibly brittle' and that China, categorised as an 'adversarial' nation, was home to the most Tier 1 suppliers. Questions have been raised over war readiness if the US enters a conflict with China. Photo: AP According to the report, the missile defence sector had the most significant reliance on Chinese suppliers, who had a share of 11.1 per cent.
Bloomberg
26-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Improving the Defense Tech Supply Chain
Tara Murphy Dougherty, CEO of Govini, discusses efforts to streamline defense acquisitions as the U.S. looks to modernize its capabilities. She joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)
Business Times
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Business Times
Harvard's US-funded defence projects totalled US$180 million in recent years, study shows
[WASHINGTON] When the Trump administration cut federal funding to Harvard University, it abruptly ended an estimated US$180 million that the federal government had poured into US military projects at Harvard in recent years, according to an analysis from a defence software company. The Trump administration announced in April that it was moving to freeze US$2.2 billion in grants and US$60 million in contracts to Harvard University. President Donald Trump said he was trying to force change at Harvard – and other top-level universities across the US – because in his view they have been captured by leftist 'woke' thought and become bastions of antisemitism. Some of the grants paid for military-specific medical research, studies on countering weapons of mass destruction and research on lasers, among numerous other topics, Reuters found. The abrupt halt stopped years-long projects and upended programmes spread across several universities, not just Harvard. In 2025 alone, an estimated 103 grants totaling about US$14 million will grind to a halt, according to an analysis by Govini, a defence software company. For example, US officials ended Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Professor Katia Bertoldi's US$6 million Pentagon-funded project developing shape-changing structures with military applications two weeks ago, despite being at a critical juncture in its research cycle. 'We've been in year three, so we set up all the tools, and now we're really gaining momentum, and now it stops,' Bertoldi said. Funded through the Department of Defence's Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative, she was developing technology based on origami that would lead to reconfigurable antennas, and deployable shelters like field hospitals. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up Since 2020 the Pentagon, Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency and every branch of the US military have given Harvard 418 grants valued at US$180 million, according to the analysis by Govini. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth 'directed the termination of several programmes, contracts and grants that were not aligned with the Department's priorities to cut wasteful spending, implement the President's orders, and reallocate savings to mission-critical priorities', a Pentagon spokesperson told Reuters. The bulk of those grants went to military medical research, basic scientific research and applied scientific research, Govini found, with the Army providing the most funding. The administration has frozen around US$3 billion in federal grants to Harvard, with Trump complaining on Truth Social that Harvard has hired 'Democrats, Radical Left idiots and 'bird brains'' as professors. On Monday (May 26), Trump said he is considering redirecting billions of dollars of previously awarded scientific and engineering research grants from Harvard to trade schools. Harvard has sued to restore the funding, calling the cuts an unconstitutional attack on its free-speech rights. The research cancellations affect extensive collaborative networks. Bertoldi's project included researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Georgia Tech. Scientists warn these cuts may have strategic implications as China has heavily invested in research. Bertoldi said, 'In China, as far as I know, colleagues that moved back to China, there's a lot of support for this type of research.' REUTERS
