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the last week announced sweeping changes to the U.S. Army in an effort to streamline and cut unnecessary programs and outdated systems.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...
By Aparna Achanta, Principal Security Lead, IBM Risk management in organizations is more than a routine checkbox exercise. Instead, it is the foundation of business resilience. What is the impact of security risks? Failing to implement appropriate and proportionate security measures can result in data breaches, infrastructure lapses ...
Software company Elastic has appointed industry leaders Chris Townsend and Darryl Peek as global vice president of public sector and VP of partner sales for the U.S. public sector, respectively. Townsend and Peek announced their new leadership positions in separate LinkedIn posts. In addition to his role as global VP, Townsend will serve as presiden...
Leidos posted $4.2 billion in fiscal year 2025 first-quarter revenue, reflecting a 7 percent year-over-year increase, and attributed the revenue growth to increased demand across all customer segments. Q1 2025 Financial Highlights In an earnings release published Tuesday, the defense and IT services contractor said it ended the quarter with a total ...
Anduril Industries has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dublin, Ireland-based Klas, an engineering and design company specializing in edge computing and tactical communications. Boosting Autonomous Systems and Connected Warfare Anduril said Monday the planned acquisition aims to boost the defense technology company’s po...
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson personally presented the 2025 Wash100 Award to Steve Escaravage, president of the defense technology group at Booz Allen Hamilton. The Wash100 Award is an annual celebration of the most significant and impactful executives transforming the government contracting sector, honoring these esteemed individuals since 20...
