Potomac Officers Club, the national capital region’s premier GovCon events, networking and media organization, is ecstatic to announce that Thomas Rondeau, the Department of War’s principal director for FutureG, will give a keynote address at the 2026 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 29 at the Hilton McLean in northern Virginia. The 202...
IBM has agreed to acquire data streaming company Confluent for approximately $11 billion, or $31 per share in cash, as part of efforts to build and deliver a data platform that could enable organizations to process, connect and govern data for applications and artificial intelligence agents. Discover cutting-edge use cases and engage with leaders dr...
Boeing has finalized the acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems to reinforce aviation safety and aircraft quality while supporting stability across Boeing’s commercial production and supply chain operations. What Is the Role of Spirit AeroSystems After the Transaction? Boeing said Monday it will establish Spirit Defense as a non‑integra...
Sabel Systems has named John Cunningham as chief growth officer, bringing more than three decades of experience in advanced technology markets, including extended reality, artificial intelligence and digital transformation. The company announced the leadership move in a LinkedIn post on Monday, noting that Cunningham’s track record of driving ...
KBR has won a potential five-year, $350 million contract from the U.S. Geological Survey to provide technical support services for the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science, or EROS, Center. According to an award notice published Friday on SAM.gov, the performance period of the USGS EROS indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will k...
Castelion, a defense technology company, has secured $350 million in Series B financing to support the development of its first hypersonic weapon, called Blackbeard, and the construction of its production and final-assembly facility, Project Ranger. Altimeter Capital and Lightspeed Venture Partners led the funding round, with Andreessen Horowitz, Av...
The U.S. State Department has cleared two potential foreign military sales to Denmark totaling an estimated $3.73 billion for air-to-air missiles and an integrated air and missile defense capability. RTX is the principal contractor for the AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles sale, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said F...
General Dynamics has promoted Danny Deep, a more than two-decade company veteran, to president and selected Dana Maisano, staff vice president at General Dynamics Information Technology, to succeed the retiring William Moss as controller, effective April 1. Who Is Danny Deep? The company said Friday Deep most recently served as executive VP of globa...
SAIC reported $1.87 billion in fiscal year 2026 third-quarter revenue, down 5.6 percent from the same period the previous year, and $2.2 billion in Q3 net bookings with a trailing 12 months book-to-bill ratio of 1.2. In an earnings statement published Thursday, the Reston, Virginia-based government technology services contractor said it ended the th...
Auria has named Chris Hassett as the new executive vice president and general manager of its commercial and public sector business unit. The company said Thursday that Hassett will guide strategy, customer engagement and operational execution across the business. Who Is Chris Hassett? Before joining Auria, Hassett served as senior executive director...
