The $25 billion provided for the U.S. Coast Guard in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is the largest investment in the service’s history, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told a packed ballroom on Wednesday during her keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Homeland Security Summit. Noem, who received two standing ovat...
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Accenture Federal Services a $7.7 million delivery order to provide systems integration support for the agency’s Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office. The VA’s Technology Acquisition Center made the award under the General Services Administration’s Alliant II gover...
Maximus has appointed Mike Keefe as chief growth officer for federal services. Keefe will oversee growth strategy, business development and capture management spanning the civilian, health, defense and national security sectors, Maximus said Wednesday. Utilizing more than 20 years of experience in analytics, program leadership and sales, he wil...
Veritas Capital announced that affiliates of its Vantage Fund have agreed to acquire artificial intelligence-enabled digital transformation services provider MetroStar Systems for an undisclosed sum. Join us for the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Artificial Intelligence Summit on March 18, featuring top voices from agencies and industry. Registe...
The Department of Defense is conducting market research to assess industry capability and interest in supporting a planned indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for research, development, test, evaluation, engineering and technical support, or RETS, services. The effort, managed by Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition Directorate,...
Kymeta has named Manny Mora as its new president and CEO, marking a leadership transition aimed at accelerating the company’s work in mobile satellite communications for the Department of Defense and allied governments. Mora succeeds Rick Bergman, who oversaw the launch of the Goshawk u8 terminal and advanced multi-band satcom with a single ap...
The Defense Information Systems Agency has announced its intent to award a sole-source contract to By Light Professional IT Services for a Full Content Inspection, or FCI, managed service as part of efforts to strengthen the Department of Defense’s cyber defense capabilities. According to a notice published Friday on SAM.gov, the initiative wi...
Peraton has received a $196 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide operational and cybersecurity support for the Network Enterprise Technology Command’s Global Cyber Center, or GCC. The company said Wednesday the award aims to help the Army advance its digital modernization efforts and improve the country’s cyber defense posture....
Seekr Technologies has named Lloyd Cope, an industry leader in enterprise and defense-focused artificial intelligence technologies, chief revenue officer. Seekr is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Artificial Intelligence Summit. Be part of the discussion on March 19 with top voices from federal agencies and the GovCon industry as th...
Vulcan Elements has formed a $1.4 billion partnership with the U.S. government and ReElement Technologies to expand a fully domestic, vertically integrated supply chain for rare earth magnets. Boosting National Security & Defense Capabilities Vulcan said Monday it will build and operate a 10,000-metric-ton magnet production facility in the U.S.,...
