Charles Lyons Burt

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Charles Lyons-Burt is senior content specialist at Executive Mosaic, a media and events company serving the U.S. federal contracting community. A passionate lover of language, the arts, aesthetics and fitness, he also writes film and music criticism for outlets such as Slant Magazine and Spectrum Culture.

Michael Duffey. Pentagon's top acquisition official is set to deliver keynote speech at Jan. 2026 Potomac Officers Club eventAcquisition & Procurement

Acquisition Under Secretary Michael Duffey to Keynote 2026 Defense R&D Summit

Potomac Officers Club, the nation’s leading GovCon networking events organization, is excited to confirm Michael Duffey, under secretary of war
Emil Michael. The Pentagon CTO emphasized the centrality of "robot-on-robot" warfare.DOD

Drone Dominance, Blue Lists and DAWG: Inside the War Department’s Unmanned Push

The Department of War is accelerating its push into unmanned systems, moving beyond experimentation toward large-scale production, streamlined acquisition and
Christopher Ling. The Ericsson Federal CEO sat for a video interview with Executive Mosaic where he discussed 5G and AIDOD

AI Needs a Network: Ericsson Federal CEO Christopher Ling on 5G & Modern Defense

Advanced wireless infrastructure is becoming as strategically important as artificial intelligence in modern defense operations 5G standalone enables network slicing,
Emil Michael. The Pentagon CTO and former Uber executive will be a keynote speaker at the 2026 Defense R&D SummitDOD

Pentagon CTO Emil Michael to Keynote 2026 Defense R&D Summit

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael — the Pentagon’s chief technology officer — will keynote the Potomac
Emil Michael. The high-ranking DOD official (informally its CTO) is trying to usher quick modernization and rapid adoptionDOD

Emil Michael’s 6 DOD Tech Priorities—What GovCons Need to Know

The Pentagon’s research and engineering enterprise is entering one of its most decisive restructuring periods in more than a decade. Under
Dr. Madhu Gottumkkala. The CISA leader worked with DHS Sec. Kristi Noem in the South Dakota government.DHS

CISA Acting Director to Address GovCons at Wednesday’s Homeland Security Summit

Potomac Officers Club, the D.C. region’s foremost GovCon events and media organization, will host its highly anticipated 2025 Homeland Security
Jean Stack and John Song, managing directors at Baird, discuss the upcoming 2025 edition of their annual conference.Events

Baird’s 2025 Defense & Government Conference to Spotlight Innovation, Market Momentum & Wash100 Leaders

Baird will host its annual Defense & Government Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at
Paul Wilkinson. The Leidos SVP shared insights on how to create a more resilient and digitally advanced enterprise.Digital Modernization

Leidos’ Paul Wilkinson Says Integrated Digital Modernization Is Driving Mission Resilience

Leidos has aligned its digital modernization capabilities to deliver faster, more secure and more resilient mission outcomes across federal and
Contracting. Opportunities abound for GovCons at DHS, largely due to funding from Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.Acquisition & Procurement

DHS Funding in One Big Beautiful Bill—What GovCons Need to Know

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on July 4, delivers an unprecedented $190.6 billion to the Department of
Josh Wilson and Doug Wagoner. The two LMI leaders spoke to GovCon Wire about the upcoming CEO transition.Executive Moves

The Future of LMI, According to Josh Wilson & Doug Wagoner

What’s one way you can tell when an organization enters an elevated stage of maturity? For Josh Wilson, incoming CEO at LMI,