While the Potomac Officers Club’s upcoming 2025 5G Summit is set to feature a host of representatives from the Department of Defense, the event is not just a networking destination for defense contractors. One key speaker especially will bring extensive insights from his experience working to spread a spirit of innovation in the federal civil...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond The Department of Defense’s Dec. 16, 2024 final rule on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program marks a decisive shift in how defense contractors must approach cybersecurity compliance. Under the CMMC clause (DFARS 252.204-7021), contractors must meet one of three certificat...
Gil Herrera, the National Security Agency’s research director, has spoken publicly in multiple places about how, if a true, fully powerful quantum computer were built, it could have the potential to both drastically cut worldwide energy consumption but also, if in the wrong hands, handily dismantle the world’s economy. He revisited those th...
AT&T Business has appointed Wes Anderson, a 26-year Microsoft veteran and a three-time Wash100 awardee, as senior vice president of federal. Anderson announced his move to AT&T in a LinkedIn post published Thursday. In the post, Anderson expressed his gratitude for the talented people, customers and partners he worked with at Microsoft and f...
The U.S. Navy has started seeking proposals for an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity multiple award contract with a potential value of $1.9 billion for outsourcing work related to Chief of Naval Operations availabilities on fast attack submarines. Contract Specifications According to the request for proposal issued on SAM.gov Thursday, th...
The U.S. Army has awarded Elbit Systems of America a $139 million delivery order to continue producing Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular, or ENVG-B, systems for the military branch. Elbit America said Thursday it will also provide logistics support and spare parts through the order placed under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contrac...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing all executive departments and agencies to end all discriminatory preferences, including diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, programs. The White House said Tuesday the EO titled Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity revoked several executive actions prom...
The Department of Defense released its private 5G deployment strategy late last year, outlining plans to integrate advanced wireless networks across U.S. military installations. This comprehensive approach seeks to enhance operational efficiency, bolster security and support broader modernization initiatives. We analyzed and extracted the key p...
Siena Caruso was promoted to the role of general counsel at Chenege, where she most recently served as deputy general counsel. In a LinkedIn announcement Wednesday, Chenega said Caruso will be responsible for providing strategic legal guidance across litigation, mergers and acquisitions, commercial and government contracts, regulatory compliance, co...
Mobix Labs has acquired Nevada-based aerospace and defense components provider SCP Manufacturing. The transaction will be a mix of cash and equity and is expected to close in the second quarter, Mobix Labs said Wednesday. Mobix Labs Ventures Into Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing The deal is aimed at strengthening the Irvine, California-head...
