John Nichols, a 25-year aerospace industry veteran, has joined Fornax Advanced Materials as vice president and chief scientist. In a LinkedIn post published Friday, the Chicago-based company said Nichols brings over two decades of experience supporting major satellite development efforts for NASA and the Department of Defense to his position. Nichol...
Potomac Officers Club is the premier government contracting events organization in the Capital region. It connects executives from across the industry, from big-name prestige brands to small, up-and-coming outfits. In recent years, Potomac Officers Club has evolved into a primarily summit-based company, holding large monthly conferences centered aro...
Eight companies have won spots on a five-year, $701 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to repair, maintain and modernize non-nuclear surface ships homeported in Mayport, Florida. The contractors will conduct continuous maintenance emergent maintenance of the ship and provide short-term support to the Chief of...
Joint warfighting is a major focus for the Department of Defense as it works to adapt to the challenges of the modern battlefield, a constantly shifting landscape in which success is determined by data and digital capabilities. Interested in getting a comprehensive look into the intricacies of joint warfighting initiatives? The Potomac Officers Club...
Government technology company Raft has appointed GovCon industry veteran Mark Procaccini as senior vice president of operations. The company said Tuesday Procaccini will bring his years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, contracting, private equity and integration to this newly created position, where he will help scale operations to support...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a potential $167.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to supply four lot 6 full-rate production Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar systems. Marine Corps Systems Command is the contracting activity and will obligate the full contract amount using the U.S. Air Force’s other procurement funds for...
We’ve come such a long way since January. When we began this year’s iteration, no executive had ever amassed 1,000 points in the Wash100 popular vote contest. Now, the top eight executives in the top 30 have all cleared the 1,000 threshold! No matter where they ultimately land when voting closes in ONE WEEK, Booz...
In a meeting last week at Enlightenment Capital’s Chevy Case, Maryland headquarters, Jason Rigoli, a partner at the firm, received his first Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO and award founder Jim Garrettson. The Wash100 Award is a yearly coronation of the finest executives shaping the government contracting sector. It commends leaders ...
5G is becoming increasingly critical to defense missions at home and abroad, and the technology is evolving more rapidly than ever before. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 5G Forum on May 22 takes a deep dive into the U.S. government’s top 5G priorities, opportunities, challenges and initiatives as advancements in this vital technology area con...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond Those familiar with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, especially its updated 2.0 version, know that its most significant shift from earlier Department of Defense cybersecurity efforts lies in the introduction of a tiered certification process. Unlike past standards, such as NIST SP...
