The Potomac Officers Club is thrilled to announce Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration, as a keynote speaker for the 2025 Air and Space Summit. The July 31 event is an unparalleled opportunity to gain insights from a leader who is redefining how the...
Amentum CEO John Heller has accepted the 2025 Wash100 Award, which recognizes his leadership in the company’s merger with Jacobs’ critical mission solutions and cyber and intelligence businesses and transformation to a publicly traded firm. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson paid a visit to Amentum’s office to personally con...
The U.S. Army has awarded 18 companies positions on a $3 billion firm-fixed-price contract for acquiring energy and water conservation services and reducing energy and water consumption, associated utility costs, and energy and water-related operation and maintenance costs. Learn more about the service branch’s most urgent priorities and...
BAE Systems has promoted Tara Olivet to senior vice president of finance. Olivet, who assumed the role on Saturday, is responsible for leading the financial operations of U.S.-based businesses, which generated sales of $16.85 billion in 2024 and employs more than 40,000 employees across the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden, BAE Systems s...
Marc Shepard, a more than two-decade General Dynamics Land Systems veteran, has joined Rafael Systems Global Sustainment as vice president and general manager. New Michigan Office RSGS said Thursday Shepard will oversee the new office in Sterling Heights, Michigan, to help meet the needs of defense, government and industry customers. “We’...
Golden Dome, President Donald Trump’s proposed U.S. missile defense system, could leverage AI services to boost the system’s autonomy and reduce the manpower required for the system’s operation, according to a news report. The U.S. Army is scouting for AI capabilities for Golden Dome as it is a large contributor to the air and miss...
By Dan Coleman, general manager of federal civilian at Microsoft As both industry and federal agencies look ahead to fiscal year 2026, artificial intelligence is no longer a future-state technology. It’s a present-day imperative. Agencies across government have already begun using AI to improve productivity, unlock insight from compl...
The Department of State has approved the Kuwaiti government’s $325 million Foreign Military Sale request to procure sustainment support and related equipment for the legacy M1A2 and new M1A2K Abrams main battle tank systems. The proposed FMS includes repair parts, spare parts, replacement materials and other related elements of logistics and p...
Space Systems Command has awarded BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems a $1.2 billion contract to deliver 10 missile-tracking satellites beginning in fiscal year 2029 for the second phase of the medium Earth orbit Resilient Missile Warning Tracking program. With the increasing sophistication of threats, the need for advanced defense capabilities in...
Radiance Technologies has acquired XL Scientific, a research and development company operating as Verus Research. Radiance said Monday the acquisition of the Albuquerque, New Mexico-based company is part of its commitment to deliver tailored scientific and engineering technologies that enhance national security and warfighter capabilities....
