Michael Ellerbe, a retired U.S. Army officer, has been named president of OSC Edge. The Atlanta, Georgia-based engineered IT provider said Tuesday Ellerbe will spearhead OSC Edge’s next phase of growth and innovation. The federal strategy leader will leverage over forty years of experience encompassing national defense, government te...
GardaWorld Federal Services has appointed Derek Wood, a leader with over 21 years of experience in program and operations management, as its new vice president for WPS and LGS Iraq. Wood confirmed his new executive role in a LinkedIn post Sunday. Who is Derek Wood? Wood previously served as senior director and program manager for the...
QinetiQ US has secured a five-year, $49.4 million sole-source contract and a two-year task order from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to help ARL collect and manage sensor data and improve its artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities. The company said Tuesday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers the provisio...
X-Bow Systems announced that Lockheed Martin made a significant investment in the company during its recently concluded Series B funding round. The non-traditional producer of advanced manufactured solid rocket motors and defense technologies said Monday that it raised over $105 million. In line with the investment, Lockheed Martin entered a s...
Mike Loomis, president and CEO of Nokia Federal Solutions, has personally received the 2025 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. The executive earned his first Wash100 Award after driving the company’s growth since its establishment in January 2004. “Mike is hitting the ground running as the f...
According to Microsoft Senior Vice President and Wash100 Award winner Candice Ling, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity have a symbiotic relationship. They power one another and make each other stronger, and AI is providing more and more opportunities to make the government’s data and digital property more secure, Ling, wh...
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International In recent years, cyber attacks on the nation’s critical infrastructure have been relentless. In 2025, that pattern unfortunately continues as emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence are being adapted in the attacker tool chests. Due to the participatory, open and ...
The Department of Homeland Security Headquarters and Components plan to launch a recompetition for the enterprise Vetting Management System, or eVMS, contract valued at an estimated $100 million. Enterprise Vetting Management System Contract Scope According to the notice posted on the Acquisition Planning Forecast System Friday the DHS is seeki...
Amentum reported $3.5 billion in revenues during the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, up 1 percent on a pro forma basis driven by growth in the company’s digital solutions segment. Q2 FY 2025 Financial Results In an earnings release published Tuesday, the Chantilly, Virginia-based government technology company said that as of March 28, its...
Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense and 2025 Wash100 Award winner, has in the last week announced sweeping changes to the U.S. Army in an effort to streamline and cut unnecessary programs and outdated systems. Hegseth calls the set of changes a “comprehensive transformation” and they come as the service branch looks to firm up its re...
