Yuval Zilberman has been named chief information officer of Claroty, a cyber-physical systems protection company. Who Is Yuval Zilberman? Zilberman is a technology and cybersecurity executive with more than two decades of experience leading IT, data and security functions across highly regulated industries, including cybersecurity, telecom...
CACI International has secured a five-year task order with a potential value of $250 million from the U.S. Army to support the spectrum dominance efforts of the Capability Program Executive – Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors, or CPE IEW&S. CACI is a major sponsor of the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Defense R&D Summit on...
Empower AI has appointed Carlton Graves, a federal business development and capture leader, as vice president of capture and proposal management. Leadership shifts across the federal technology market continue as companies like Empower AI position themselves for future opportunities and engagement with government customers. Industry executives and s...
RTX reported higher sales, earnings and free cash flow for full-year 2025 and issued a 2026 outlook projecting continued growth, supported by sustained demand across its commercial aerospace and defense portfolios and a growing pipeline of long-term defense contracts. The company said Tuesday that it ended 2025 with a total backlog of $268 billion, ...
Vertosoft has appointed Hollie Kapos as vice president of legal and contracts, marking the company’s first in-house attorney hire. Kapos announced the move in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday, saying she joined Vertosoft after nearly four years at Arrow Electronics. She said she began the role in time to attend Vertosoft’s annual sales kickoff...
By Kevin Plexico, Deltek senior vice president of information solutions, a six-time Wash100 awardee and a GovCon Expert Defense contractors have always focused on delivering for the warfighter. Many of the companies that do so are publicly traded. As a result, they must balance performance with solid financial results. It’s a tightrope and tho...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded 17 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $7 billion contract to provide contract field team labor augmentation support services. As the Air Force continues to advance major contracting efforts supporting its mission, government and industry stakeholders are tracking how these initiatives fit into the service̵...
Quantum computing company IonQ has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SkyWater Technology, a U.S.-based pure-play semiconductor foundry, in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $1.8 billion. The 2026 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 29 will feature a panel discussion titled “Securing the Quantum Ed...
HII has named Daniel Marks vice president of contracts and pricing at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division. What Are Daniel Marks’ Responsibilities in His New Ingalls Role? Marks steps into the role previously held by Stephen Fitts, who transitioned to VP of supply chain management following Scott Weldon’s retirement in Decem...
Salesforce subsidiary Computable Insights, also known as Salesforce National Security, has secured a 10-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract valued at $5.6 billion from the U.S. Army to accelerate agentic artificial intelligence deployments across the Department of War. How Will the Contract Support Army Modernization? The com...
