Kay Kapoor, founder and CEO of management consulting firm Arya Technologies, has been appointed to the board of directors at Dayton, Ohio-headquartered government technology provider Frontier Technology Inc. The three-time Wash100 awardee has decades of government contracting experience and will help FTI broaden its access to technology decision-mak...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has received orders worth more than $247 million to produce and deliver AN/PRC-158 and AN/PRC-163 Manpack and Leader radios to the U.S. Army. The orders will be used by the Army Integrated Tactical Network and funded under the branch’s Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit program, the company said Wednesday. M...
Every year, the Potomac Officers Club hosts the government contracting industry’s premier events featuring the most prominent and influential speakers from the public and private sectors. Now, POC is gearing up for its biggest, most exciting year yet. In 2024, POC will be hosting an exciting lineup of in-person events, including must-attend month...
According to Young Bang, principal deputy assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, the service branch is engaging in multiple efforts to join forces with small businesses, which offer a number of new warfighting capabilities. One of these programs is Project Vista, which he noted during a panel discussion at ...
Altaeros has secured a five-year, $99 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to deliver autonomous aerostat systems and support services to Customs and Border Protection. The contract covers the provision of the ST-Flex Guardian Class autonomous aerostat designed to carry more than 60 kgs of payload with a maximum flight altitude o...
Rick Wagner, former president of Microsoft Federal, has been appointed CEO of information technology services provider Agile Defense, an Enlightenment Capital portfolio company. Wagner, a six-time Wash100 Award winner, succeeds Jay Lee, who served as CEO for the past 14 years and will now transition to a strategic advisory role while continuing t...
It’s that time of the year: the Potomac Officers Club is ready to reveal initial details about its annual, definitive gathering on all things autonomous technology, the Artificial Intelligence Summit. 2024’s edition has been set for Feb. 28 and registration is now open. The 2024 AI Summit is the fifth consecutive iteration of an e...
TPG (Nasdaq: TPG), a global alternative asset management firm, has finalized its acquisition of Forcepoint’s government-focused cybersecurity unit from investment firm Francisco Partners and appointed technology industry leader Sean Berg as CEO of the newly acquired business. Berg, most recently president of global governments and critical infrast...
Seven companies have landed positions on a potential $476 million contract to provide NASA with Earth observation data from commercial small satellites. The multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers the provision of commercial smallsat data products and related services to support the space agency’s Earth science ...
Contracts procurement executives hold one of the most crucial steps in the government contracting landscape. This process of contract procurement ensures the federal government meets the specific requirements for the capabilities, products, and solutions. These are requisites for major industries, such as defense, healthcare, intelligence, space, an...
