BAE Systems will manufacture and deliver additional self-propelled howitzers and carrier ammunition-tracked vehicles to the U.S. Army under a $418 million contract. The company said the order brings the total value of a previously awarded contract for M109A7 howitzers and M992A3 CAT platforms to $2.5 billion and extends vehicle deliveries through 20...
The State Department has approved a potential $8.6 billion foreign military sale of F-35 conventional takeoff and landing aircraft and related equipment to the government of Greece. Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) aeronautics business and RTX's (NYSE: RTX) Pratt & Whitney subsidiary will serve as principal contractors on the proposed dea...
Public sector organizations have heightened their focus on cyber, which offers numerous benefits for those looking to modernize. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Annual Cyber Summit on June 6, experts from both government and industry will address the most exciting opportunities and challenges agencies face as they embrace this evolving domain...
The Government Accountability Office is responsible for yearly financial sweeps of all federal agencies. In July 2023, GAO appeared in front of Congress to attest that the Department of Defense needs to put processes in place to receive better results in these annual audits. As of now, the DOD is the only major federal agency...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) gained $10.6 billion in sales in the fourth quarter of 2023, up 6 percent compared to the same period the previous year, and $39.3 billion in full-year sales, a 7 percent year-over-year increase. Kathy Warden, chair, CEO and president of Northrop and a 2024 Wash100 awardee, attributed the growth to the increased demand f...
In 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order calling on agencies to elevate the experience of individuals using government services. Since then, federal organizations have heightened their focus on the customer experience, or CX, for both the public and internal employees. During a panel discussion at the Potomac Officers Club’s The CX Imp...
The Department of Defense is perpetually concerned with how to best diffuse and counteract missile threats from near-peer adversaries. Hence, systems like the U.S. Army’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability, or IFPC. This deterrence mechanism is meant to dispose of incoming cruise missiles and drones and protect fixed and semi-fixed targets from ...
Melissa Johnson is the Acquisition Executive at the U.S. Special Operations Command. She is one of the speakers for the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&D Summit. Get to know Melissa Johnson’s background and professional achievements here. Who is Melissa Johnson? Melissa Johnson is a Senior Executive Servic...
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International Protecting the frontier of space systems is unquestionably a security priority for governments and industry. Due to our increasing reliance on space, and particularly satellites, for communications, security, intelligence and business, satellite and space cybersecurity is becoming increas...
Stuart Kupinsky, former senior vice president and general counsel at Blackboard, now an Anthology company, has been appointed executive VP and chief legal officer at Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY). He will manage the company's overall legal strategy covering intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions and enterprise contracts....
