As cybersecurity requirements continue to evolve across the federal landscape, government contractors are facing an increasingly complex web of frameworks, certifications and compliance mandates. From CMMC to NIST standards and FedRAMP, understanding how these requirements intersect is becoming essential for security and business survival alike. Mic...
Understanding how organizations can prepare for a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, assessment often starts with structured road maps and well-defined compliance plans. Yet, many government contractors still fall behind schedule as execution progresses. Even experienced organizations tend to underestimate the operational complexit...
LMI has been awarded a $100 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase III indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support life cycle logistics and readiness sustainment efforts for the U.S. Space Force. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Air and Space Summit, set for July 30 and supported by event sponsor LMI, will c...
Anduril Industries and Palantir Technologies are helping develop software for the potential $185 billion Golden Dome next-generation missile defense shield, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The companies are part of an industry consortium working to deliver a command-and-control platform that would process data from disparate sources and en...
SentinelOne has appointed Jillian Swenson as vice president of federal sales. Swenson, who announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post, will oversee the company’s federal sales efforts, focusing on expanding revenue, deepening relationships with key government agencies and strengthening partner alignment. She will also be responsible for...
GreyNoise Intelligence has appointed Mike Habte, a federal technology sales and business development executive, as director of federal sales to support the company’s growth strategy across defense, intelligence and civilian agencies. The latest leadership appointment at GreyNoise reflects continued momentum across the federal cybersecurity lan...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond Phase 1 of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is live. The DFARS acquisition rule took effect on November 10, 2025, and DoD has begun incorporating CMMC requirements into new solicitations and contracts. Yet misconceptions about CMMC persist across the defense indus...
Government contractors are increasingly looking to artificial intelligence to streamline capture and proposal development, hoping to increase their win rate. However, AI cannot streamline these processes without a strong foundation and user buy-in. Sam Cooper, senior solutions engineer at Procurement Sciences AI, discussed the pillars of successful ...
Government agencies must ensure they have the right level of infrastructure to get the most out of the artificial intelligence systems they acquire A top OpenAI executive said at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 GovCon Executive Leadership Summit that if public sector professionals want AI to do more than simple tasks, they need to get...
Defensive cyber has become foundational to federal digital modernization strategy, shaping how agencies approach cloud adoption, AI integration and enterprise IT transformation. In a recent GovCon Conversation video interview, Josh Salmanson, vice president and defensive cyber practice lead at Leidos, spoke with Executive Mosaic about embedding cybe...
