KBR has secured a potential $149 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to support system modernization and operator readiness at Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Register now for the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Air and Space Summit on July 30 to hear how modernization efforts like KBR’s work at Eglin AFB...
Daniel Simms was appointed CEO of Valiant Integrated Services, effective Feb. 2, marking a leadership transition focused on operational execution and long-term growth. Who Is Daniel Simms? Simms is a longtime Valiant executive who most recently served as chief operating officer after rejoining the company in January, the company said Tuesday. D...
Brian Durden has been elevated to vice president of solutions engineering at Rancher Government Solutions. RGS said Monday the promotion reflects its shift from offering individual technologies to delivering integrated, mission-ready platforms for U.S. government customers. Who Is Brian Durden? Durden is a technology and cloud architecture...
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General Dynamics Information Technology has appointed Rebecca McHale, former Peraton executive, as senior vice president of human resources and communications. What Did GDIT President Amy Gilliland Say About Rebecca McHale’s Appointment? In a LinkedIn post announcing the appointment, GDIT President Amy Gilliland, a 2026 Wash100 Award recipient...
SpyCloud has promoted Trevor Hilligoss to chief intelligence officer and Jason Lancaster to chief investigations officer. The company said Thursday the two longtime executives have been named to the newly created leadership roles as part of its ongoing push to strengthen identity threat protection capabilities and disrupt cybercrime, ...
By Paul Rempfer, vice president of business development-defense at PCI Government Services The Manhattan Project’s greatest feat wasn’t just mastering the physics of the atom; it was the coordination of chemical plants, university labs and industrial giants to build a history-altering weapon in just three years. Today, the Golden Dome initiative...
CACI International has secured a five-year task order with a potential value of $250 million from the U.S. Army to support the spectrum dominance efforts of the Capability Program Executive – Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors, or CPE IEW&S. CACI is a major sponsor of the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Defense R&D Summit on...
Empower AI has appointed Carlton Graves, a federal business development and capture leader, as vice president of capture and proposal management. Leadership shifts across the federal technology market continue as companies like Empower AI position themselves for future opportunities and engagement with government customers. Industry executives and s...
By Kevin Plexico, Deltek senior vice president of information solutions, a six-time Wash100 awardee and a GovCon Expert Defense contractors have always focused on delivering for the warfighter. Many of the companies that do so are publicly traded. As a result, they must balance performance with solid financial results. It’s a tightrope and tho...
