Katherine Sutton, Department of War assistant secretary for cyber policy, will deliver a keynote address at the 2026 Cyber Summit on May 21 Sutton’s broad experience and leadership in cyber and other critical emerging technologies at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and in federal R&D makes her a highly-sought after speaker Get your burning q...
“The Department of War has issued a letter stating that Palantir’s artificial intelligence platform, Maven Smart System, will become an official program of record, Reuters reported Friday. The Pentagon’s move to formalize AI capabilities as programs of record reflects the broader momentum behind digital transformation efforts across th...
Empower AI has appointed Ryan Hopper as vice president and leader of its military services business unit as it continues to deliver artificial intelligence-enabled technology services that support federal and defense missions. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 18 will bring together federal and GovCon lea...
By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International and one of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Experts Artificial intelligence, or AI, is not merely a tool in our age of rapid technological advancement; rather, it is the fundamental force behind innovation in all spheres of society. Our world is changing due to AI’s capabilities, whi...
The U.S. government has, for decades, been inundated with legacy systems and equipment and slow procurement cycles that led to high maintenance costs and inefficient delivery of public services and left critical infrastructures vulnerable to cyberthreats. All of that seems to be changing. In 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order t...
By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International and one of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Experts In the current digital environment, supply chains are essential to national security, vital infrastructure and international trade. They have, however, also emerged as one of the most often used attack methods in cybersecurity. Cybercrimi...
Axonius Federal Systems has appointed Jared Vichengrad as senior vice president and general manager. The Reston, Virginia-based company said Monday that Vichengrad will lead its strategy, execution and growth across the U.S. federal market. He will report directly to the AFS board of directors. Who Is Jared Vichengrad? Vichengrad joins AFS from Chec...
Valiant Solutions, a provider of cybersecurity technologies and services, has acquired Abile Group to expand its cybersecurity and network engineering capabilities, supporting federal and national security customers. Sign up today for the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Cyber Summit on May 21 to join top government and industry leaders as th...
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...
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...
