Emil Michael’s influence over the Pentagon’s technology and innovation enterprise has expanded rapidly in recent months, placing him at the center of major reforms shaping how defense research moves from concept to operational capability. Michael, the under secretary of war for research and engineering, is set to deliver keynote remarks ...
CACI International recorded a 5.7 percent year-over-year growth in revenues to $2.2 billion for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 and closed the quarter with a total backlog of $32.8 billion, up 3.1 percent from the previous year’s $31.8 billion. CACI is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Defense R&D Summit. Explo...
Some Chinese artificial intelligence developers said China’s efforts to catch up with the U.S. in AI are being slowed by a bottleneck in access to advanced chips, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. As U.S. policy continues to shape the direction of AI at home and abroad, industry and government stakeholders are watching closely how...
General Dynamics Information Technology has secured a U.S. Air Force task order worth $120 million to provide a zero trust cybersecurity platform for the service branch’s bases worldwide. GDIT said Wednesday the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts awarded the task order under the service’s Nex...
“The Department of War has agreed to invest $1 billion in L3Harris Technologies’ new business to expand the production of solid rocket motors that power U.S. and allied missiles. Under Secretary of War for Acquisition and Sustainment Michael Duffey will participate in a fireside chat at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Defense R&am...
Defense Unicorns has raised $136 million in Series B funding and reached a valuation exceeding $1 billion. How Will Defense Unicorns Use the Funding? The San Antonio, Texas-based company said Tuesday that the capital will support further development of Unicorn Delivery Service, or UDS, a portable, airgap-native runtime platform for packaging, deploy...
The Air Force Research Laboratory has announced plans to compete a potential $999.9 million contract to conduct research and development work on adversary system-of-systems analysis in support of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Cyber Command and other mission partners. Explore the latest research and innovation in defense and gain exclusive insights from e...
The Department of War administers the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, or CMMC, 2.0 program to strengthen cybersecurity across the defense industrial base, or DIB, and reduce supply chain risk from persistent cyber threats. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Cyber Summit, scheduled for May 21, will convene government and industry...
In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to build the Golden Dome, an integrated defense system to protect nations against ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missile threats. The Golden Dome will be a “system of systems,” combining different capabilities to detect, track and intercept threats from an adversary...
Bollinger Shipyards has secured a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $2.14 billion from the U.S. Coast Guard for the production of four Arctic security cutters. The contract covers design, program management, operations and maintenance technical data, spare parts and training support, according to an award notice posted on SAM.gov Monday. The award...
