The Defense Intelligence Agency has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a potential five-year, $1.58 billion task order to provide intelligence analysis to help counter weapons of mass destruction, or CWMD. WAEDS Task Order Under the Weapons of Mass Destruction Analysis, Exploitation and Data Science Support, or WAEDS, task order, Booz Allen said Thursday i...
Photonics company Coherent has reached an agreement to sell its Aerospace and Defense business to Advent, a global private equity investor. Advent said Wednesday it will acquire the business, including around 550 employees and 10 geographic sites, for $400 million. The deal is projected to be finalized in the third quarter of 2025, su...
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Information Technology, or CBP OIT, is seeking proposals for a recompetition of the potential $100 million Cyber Security Operations Support contract. Register now for the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Homeland Security Summit on Nov. 12 and listen to government and industry leaders ...
Nigeria has secured United States approval to purchase munitions, precision bombs and precision rockets, along with related equipment, for an estimated cost of $346 million. The principal contractors for this project are RTX‘s missiles and defense business, Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems. The Department of Defense is working to strengthen its...
LMI has promoted Brian Sells, a former U.S. Army Ranger, to vice president of sensor mesh solutions. Sells shared his appointment on LinkedIn Tuesday. In his new role, Sells will lead product development, technology strategy and delivery of the company’s RFID, GPS tagging and sensor mesh technologies. He will oversee research and dev...
Launch services and space systems provider Rocket Lab has finalized its acquisition of Geost, an electro-optical and infrared sensor systems developer and ATL Partners’ portfolio company Lightridge Solutions subsidiary. Integrating Electro-Optical & Infrared Technologies Rocket Lab said Tuesday the $275 million deal, pr...
Parsons has appointed Michael Hamer, a Department of Defense acquisition and engineering professional, as senior vice president and program director for systems engineering and integration. Hamer announced his new position at the Chantilly, Virginia-based defense technology and infrastructure engineering company in a LinkedIn post published Monday. ...
Cybersecurity company Trellix has appointed Craig Bowman, a technology industry executive, as senior vice president of public sector. Bowman announced his new position at Trellix in a LinkedIn post published Friday. He brings over 25 years of experience in software sales and consulting to the role. He is also a globally recognized speaker on cyberse...
The Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Summer Series has been a smashing success—bringing together the top minds in GovCon and defense for conversations that matter. From advances in AI and cybersecurity to innovative strategies in defense modernization and federal contracting, each event has delivered meaningful insights, practical takeaways and ...
Maximus reported that its revenue for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 increased by 2.5 percent to $1.35 billion from $1.31 billion in the previous year, surpassing earnings expectations of $1.29 billion. Q3 2025 Financial Highlights In an earnings statement released Thursday, the McLean, Virginia-based government services provider said th...
