By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International The future of innovation in both government and industry will not be distinguished by singular breakthroughs, but rather by the convergence and meshing of a number of different new technologies. Going forward, industries, national security, economic competitiveness, privacy and almost eve...
BAE Systems has named Mona Bates as its new senior vice president and chief information and digital officer, effective Feb. 23, 2026. She will oversee the company’s enterprise technology and digital strategy and lead its IT organization, BAE Systems said Thursday. She will report to BAE Systems President and CEO Tom Arseneault, a four-time Was...
Sabel Systems Technology Solutions has appointed Stephen Vukovich, an IT implementation project manager, as interim senior vice president and president of its aerospace digital acceleration, or ADAx, business unit. In a LinkedIn post published Wednesday, the company said Vukovich assumes the role following the retirement of SVP Matthew Cho, who conc...
McLean, Virginia-based Xcelerate Solutions has promoted Chief Risk Officer Danny Olmes to president of aviation security. The company said Tuesday Olmes will lead strategic growth initiatives, operations and delivery efforts in support of the Transportation Security Administration’s programs and partnerships with federal agencies, industry par...
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...
Parsons has received a potential five-year, $125 million task order from the U.S. Army to provide research, development and technical services for the service’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory, or DEVCOM ARL. The recent award reflects continued collaboration between the Army and industry to advance research and...
PsiQuantum has appointed Victor Peng, former president of Advanced Micro Devices, as interim CEO to lead the company’s shift toward large-scale deployment of its utility-scale quantum systems while a search for a permanent CEO is underway. Peng will succeed co-founder Jeremy O’Brien, who will transition to executive chairman to lead the ...
American Systems has secured a follow-on contract valued at $172.7 million to continue supporting the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s Demonstration and Assessment Team. The award includes a one-year base period and four one-year options, the company said Tuesday. This latest contract award demonstrates the Navy’s comm...
KBR has been awarded two task orders worth $103 million to boost strategic decision-making and capability development for the U.S. Space Force. Secured under the Decision Support for Headquarters USSF Analysis contract, the firm-fixed-price awards will provide critical support for personnel readiness across the Space Force and the Department of the ...
Potomac Officers Club has secured two of the most influential public sector AI leaders in the market today as keynote speakers for its 2026 GovCon Executive Leadership Summit, underscoring the event’s ambition to become what many are calling the “Davos of GovCon.” Joe Larson, vice president and head of government at OpenAI and a ne...
