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The Potomac Officers Club, the government contracting industry’s premier events and media organization, has packed March 2024 with a wide range of exciting events featuring subject matter experts on relevant GovCon topics. With two summits, a forum and a fireside chat, this month is full of opportunities for you to hear from influential figures i...

The United States is in the midst of a global race to dominate the space domain, and to stay ahead, the federal government must accelerate its efforts to expand and deepen its space capabilities. U.S. officials have heavily emphasized the importance of collaboration in building and maintaining a competitive advantage in space, and contracts are...

By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond We live in an era where the security of the United States extends far beyond the conventional battlefield. Both state and non-state actors are engaged in hybrid warfare tactics that target physical assets and digital infrastructures. Therefore, robust cybersecurity measures are indispensable for...

Boeing (NYSE: BA) will help the U.S. Air Force operate, test and maintain a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile system under a $405.4 million contract modification. A notice posted on SAM.gov Monday states that the modification extends a previously awarded sole-source contract for the operations, maintenance and testing of the Minuteman ...

Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency and a previous Wash100 awardee, said the rise in SDA’s budget seeks to show that the agency is a real market for space industry leaders and investors, SpaceNews reported Saturday. SDA is building a constellation of small satellites in low Earth orbit and its requested budget for...

Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index endured the roller coaster ride during the holiday-shortened week. Besides closing 0.64% higher on Feb. 23, 2024, the index that tracks the performance of 30 notable government contractors marked six straight winning weeks. At $4,839.92, the week-to-week gain is 1.1%. Like the GCI, Wall Street’s major indexes adva...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency made a key push for partnerships with the 2021 establishment of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, an organization that brings public and private sector entities together to help CISA determine future priorities to ensure the security of U.S. systems. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 C...

The advancement of generative artificial intelligence in the last year or two has dramatically altered the possibilities, threats and opportunities posed by AI technologies. ECS President John Heneghan took us into the world of AI, gen AI and data in the public sector in his latest Executive Spotlight interview. Heneghan, a three-time Wash100 Awar...