Dataminr has appointed Balaji Yelamanchili as president and chief operating officer as the company integrates ThreatConnect and scales its real-time, artificial intelligence-driven intelligence platform. Yelamanchili joins Dataminr shortly after the company closed its $290 million acquisition of ThreatConnect, where he previously served as CEO, acco...
Artificial intelligence technology company Groq has signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement with NVIDIA, allowing the latter to access Groq’s inference technology to expand and advance high-performance AI inference. Attend the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 18, which will feature top voices from agencies ...
By Kevin Plexico, Deltek senior vice president of information solutions, a six-time Wash100 awardee and a GovCon Expert The GovCon market is expected to remain highly competitive in 2026 The state, local and education market is broadly seeing a transformation as it shifts away from a reliance on federal funding Lear more from Plexico at...
Teledyne Technologies has promoted JihFen Lei to senior vice president, effective Jan. 1, 2026, expanding her responsibilities across the company’s defense and aerospace businesses. Lei will retain her existing role as president of defense at Teledyne FLIR and assume oversight of the aerospace and defense electronics segment, Teledyne said Mon...
The Air Force Research Laboratory has issued a notice for its multiple award contract, or MAC, vehicle intended to create a pool of qualified contractors and streamline its acquisition of science and technology services across all relevant areas. The MAC has a basic contract period of five years and three one-year options and a combined...
United Launch Alliance has announced a leadership transition, with longtime President and CEO Tory Bruno stepping down after nearly 12 years at the helm. The decision was confirmed in a joint statement issued Monday by ULA board chairs Robert Lightfoot and Kay Sears. All three executives are past recipients of the Wash100 Award. Bruno is...
Aquia Inc. is welcoming back its co-founder David Maskeroni as CEO. The government modernization and digital services firm said Maskeroni will succeed Chris Hughes, who will be stepping down from the CEO role after over a year of service. “We are grateful to Chris for his contributions to Aquia since its founding in 2021, including...
CACI International has agreed to acquire ARKA Group from Blackstone Tactical Opportunities-managed funds for approximately $2.6 billion in cash as part of efforts to expand its space-based sensing capabilities and accelerate the delivery of actionable intelligence to warfighters. CACI is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Defense R&am...
Beth Michelson, chief financial officer of NorthStar Earth & Space, has assumed additional responsibilities as president of the company’s U.S. subsidiary. NorthStar said Wednesday Michelson’s appointment aims to reinforce the company’s commitment to U.S. space defense innovation and expand the company’s presence in the U....
The Defense Health Agency has awarded TriWest Healthcare Alliance $6.8 billion to continue providing healthcare and administrative services in support of its Tricare program, an integrated healthcare delivery system for active duty service members, retirees and their loved ones. The agency is exercising Option Period Two of a previous contract award...
