Recent developments in anti-satellite and space-based weaponry by foreign adversaries has prompted the Department of Defense (DOD) to rapidly develop and deploy secure space intelligence sensors that will arm military leaders with information supremacy and warfighters with tactical advantages over adversaries. During Potomac Officers Club’s Space ...
Kaman (NYSE: KAMN) has promoted decade-long company executive James Coogan to senior vice president and chief financial officer roles, responsible for overseeing financial reporting, accounting, tax, treasury, risk management and financial planning and analysis. Coogan will retain responsibilities from his previous role as vice president of investor...
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented the fifth overall Wash100 Award, the most prestigious and sought-after award in all of government contracting (GovCon), to Stu Shea, chairman, president and CEO of Peraton, during a recent visit to the company’s office. For his 2021 Wash100 Award, Shea was recognized for his leadership in Peratonâ...
Jeffrey Huth, vice president of TransUnion Public Sector, acted as moderator for an expert panel discussion during the Potomac Officers Club’s Trusted Workforce Forum on June 30th. The following panelist discussed private partnership in the era of artificial intelligence and machine learning, featuring Heather Green of Defense Counterintelli...
Christopher Kubasik, most recently vice chair, president and chief operating officer of L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) and a three-time Wash100 Award winner, has succeeded William Brown as CEO of the Melbourne, Florida-based aerospace and defense contractor as part of the L3 Technologies-Harris merger agreement announced in October 2018. William ...
David Streett, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Valkyrie Enterprises, has been promoted to the roles of president and COO at the Virginia Beach, Virginia-based military support contractor. Valkyrie credited Streett with helping integrate four acquired businesses into the company and grow its workforce to more than 700 employee...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, June 29, 2021 — Frank Sturek, former chief development officer at SkyePoint Decisions, has stepped up as the company’s president, responsible for driving business strategy and growth through development of enterprisewide and targeted capabilities and acquisition of cybersecurity- and information technology-related contract...
The federal government has struggled to complete the required security clearance processes for its massive workforce. The security clearance backlog has recently been reduced due to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) efforts to streamline and digitize the clearance process. During Potomac Officers Club’s Trusted Workforce F...
This past Wednesday, Potomac Officers Club (POC) hosted its 2021 CMMC Forum to provide the government contracting (GovCon) and federal sector’s members his overview and vision of the CMMC Rollout as well as the top priorities for the board and how industry feedback will help to improve the vision behind how the organization develops for the...
GovCon Wire Events hosted its Data Innovation Forum on Tuesday featuring David Spirk, chief data officer for the Department of Defense (DOD) and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, as the keynote speaker. Tuesday’s Forum explored the federal government’s modernization data strategy, innovation in the artificial intelligence and machine learning data...
