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By Tom Kennedy, General Manager at Axonius Federal Systems Data silos are a government efficiency and cybersecurity killer. Agencies that operate in silos lack cross-department collaboration and experience data fragmentation, both of which can result in duplication of efforts and an incomplete picture of potential risk.  The Trump adm...

Karl Borden, a security professional with over three decades of experience, has been promoted to executive vice president for operations and growth at System High. The global protection and security engineering services provider said Tuesday Borden will spearhead its day-to-day operations while developing and implementing growth strat...

V2X posted record fourth-quarter revenue of $1.16 billion, reflecting an 11 percent year-over-year growth, and full-year 2024 revenue of $4.32 billion, up 9 percent from the previous year. Q4 & Full-Year 2024 Financial Results In an earnings release published Tuesday, the McLean, Virginia-based defense services contractor said its book-to-bill i...

 By Venkatapathi “PV” Puvvada, CEO of NetImpact Strategies Understanding the Cost of Technical Debt in Federal IT The United States has long struggled with managing its financial debt—borrowing beyond its means, deferring payments and accumulating obligations that eventually come due. The same holds true for technical debt, the si...

The U.S. Air Force has named Leidos, Jacobs Government Services and 25 other companies as awardees of indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts valued at $1.5 billion.  The Department of Defense said Monday that the multiple-award contract comes with a five-year ordering period with an option of another five years. If the option period ...

KBR reported $2.1 billion in fiscal 2024 fourth-quarter revenue, up 23 percent from the prior-year period, and saw its full-year revenues increase 11 percent to $7.7 billion, reflecting a 9 percent organic growth. Q4, Full-Year Financial Highlights In an earnings release published Monday, the Houston-based engineering contractor said Q4 net income w...

By Kim Koster, Vice President of Industry Marketing at Unanet The world of federal contracting is in a state of transition, driven by shifting policy priorities, delayed contract awards and workforce changes within government agencies. Contractors who pivot in response to these evolving dynamics by proactively adjusting their business developme...

The Defense Health Agency’s Contracting Division-Professional Services has requested proposals for a potential $1.6 billion firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable contract to provide medical and dental readiness services. Remote Health Readiness Program-4 Contract According to the notice posted on SAM.gov Thursday, the selected vendor will p...

Parsons reported record fourth-quarter revenue of $1.7 billion, reflecting a 16 percent year-over-year growth, and noted that its full-year revenue for fiscal year 2024 jumped 24 percent to $6.8 billion, up 22 percent on an organic basis. Financial Highlights In an earnings release published Wednesday, the Chantilly, Virginia-based defense and infra...

Katie Arrington, former South Carolina state lawmaker and a previous Wash100 awardee, has been named chief information security officer at the Department of Defense. She announced her appointment in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. Katie Arrington’s Career Background Arrington served as CISO within DOD’s Office of the Under Secretary o...