Michael Ellerbe, a retired U.S. Army officer, has been named president of OSC Edge. The Atlanta, Georgia-based engineered IT provider said Tuesday Ellerbe will spearhead OSC Edge’s next phase of growth and innovation. The federal strategy leader will leverage over forty years of experience encompassing national defense, government te...
By Matt Heideman, Vice President of Public Sector at Mattermost “Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people,” Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs once said. The same applies to government operations, where success depends on seamless collaboration with many organizations under high-sta...
Shane Barney announced on LinkedIn Saturday that he has been appointed chief information security officer at Keeper Security. Shane Barney’s USCIS Career Before joining Keeper Security, Barney spent 20 years at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. He most recently served as CISO for over six years. Prior to that, t...
QinetiQ US has secured a five-year, $49.4 million sole-source contract and a two-year task order from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to help ARL collect and manage sensor data and improve its artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities. The company said Tuesday the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers the provisio...
Eric Laychock, a long-standing KPMG executive, has been appointed chief operating officer of Alpha Omega. The artificial intelligence-driven modernization and digital transformation company said Monday Laychock will oversee the Vienna, Virginia-based firm’s strategic operations in line with its expansion efforts, particularly it...
X-Bow Systems announced that Lockheed Martin made a significant investment in the company during its recently concluded Series B funding round. The non-traditional producer of advanced manufactured solid rocket motors and defense technologies said Monday that it raised over $105 million. In line with the investment, Lockheed Martin entered a s...
Mike Loomis, president and CEO of Nokia Federal Solutions, has personally received the 2025 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. The executive earned his first Wash100 Award after driving the company’s growth since its establishment in January 2004. “Mike is hitting the ground running as the f...
According to Microsoft Senior Vice President and Wash100 Award winner Candice Ling, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity have a symbiotic relationship. They power one another and make each other stronger, and AI is providing more and more opportunities to make the government’s data and digital property more secure, Ling, wh...
By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International In recent years, cyber attacks on the nation’s critical infrastructure have been relentless. In 2025, that pattern unfortunately continues as emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence are being adapted in the attacker tool chests. Due to the participatory, open and ...
Zhenia Klevitsky shared on LinkedIn Monday that she has been appointed chief growth officer of ITC Federal. The new CGO brings 20 years of experience in business strategy development and implementation across the federal sector to her new role. Klevitsky will also leverage a proven track record in overseeing sales, strategic program captur...
