BAE Systems has been awarded a $473 million contract from the U.S. Army for the procurement of M109A7 Paladin self-propelled howitzer sets. Learn how the U.S. Army is reshaping contracting under its 2030 transformation initiative at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Army Summit on June 18, where senior officials and GovCon experts will sha...
Honeywell has introduced the executives who will lead Honeywell Aerospace as it transforms into an independent, publicly traded company providing mission-critical systems to commercial and defense customers. Honeywell said Tuesday that Josh Jepsen, an executive at Deere & Co., will join Honeywell Aerospace as chief financial officer in February....
Microsoft has secured a $170.4 million task order to continue supporting the Cloud One program, a cornerstone of the Department of the Air Force’s enterprise cloud strategy. What Does Microsoft’s Cloud One Task Order Cover? The firm-fixed-price task order, issued by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center as a sole-source award, ...
The funds allotted by President Donald Trump’s reconciliation package last summer, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, famously poured record amounts into the Department of Homeland Security and its various sub-agencies. But an underdiscussed benefactor is the office responsible for 5G and futureG at the Department of War. In an exclusive i...
Claroty has appointed James Love, a cybersecurity industry veteran, as chief revenue officer. The recent appointment at Claroty highlights continued leadership movement across the cybersecurity sector. That evolving landscape will be top of mind for many leaders gathering at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Cybersecurity Summit on May 21. Regi...
Some Chinese artificial intelligence developers said China’s efforts to catch up with the U.S. in AI are being slowed by a bottleneck in access to advanced chips, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. As U.S. policy continues to shape the direction of AI at home and abroad, industry and government stakeholders are watching closely how...
The Defense Microelectronics Activity has awarded Boeing a position on the Advanced Technology Support Program V contract, a multiple-award vehicle with a ceiling of $25.36 billion intended to help the Department of War rapidly field emerging microelectronics technologies and address electronics obsolescence. ATSP V carries a five-year base ordering...
PsiQuantum has appointed foreign policy and national security leaders Stephen Biegun, Ellen Lord and Chris Miller to its government advisory board. The company said Thursday the three new members will join Bob Sharp, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, on the board and leverage their decades of experience to help PsiQuantum forge partnerships across t...
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded 340 companies positions under the potential 10-year, $151 billion Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, multiple-award contract vehicle, expanding the pool to more than 2,400 awardees. SAIC, one of the latest additions to the SHIELD pool, is a major sponsor of the Potomac Offi...
NOTE: O’Donell is no longer keynoting the 2026 Defense R&D Summit, but attendees can expect the same great business opportunities and actionable intelligence from our other keynotes: Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director for GEOINT Innovation and Research Dr....
