Potomac Officers Club, the national capital region’s elite networking, events and media organization, is elated to announce that Sam Kaardal, deputy assistant secretary for interoperability within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, or ASTP, will give a keynote address at the 2025 Healthcare Summit on Feb. 12...
Aqua IT has appointed Bill Cloin, a former official at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, as chief operating officer and managing partner, GovCon Wire has learned. “Bill brings proven mission leadership and deep experience delivering enterprise transformation,” Aqua IT CEO Ted Marshall said in a statement. “His focus on s...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries a cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-plus-award-fee contract valued at $30.9 million to support its fleet of San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ships. The contract includes options that, if exercised, will raise the total value of the program to $286.8 million, the Department of War said Wed...
Technology company Alpha Omega has appointed Gordon Boozer, a federal government veteran and cyber leader, as vice president of cybersecurity. Cyberthreats are escalating, and government data has become the new frontline of international conflict. Attend the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Cyber Summit on May 21, and engage with top decision-make...
Potomac Officers Club, the national capital region’s premier GovCon events, networking and media organization, is ecstatic to announce that Thomas Rondeau, the Department of War’s principal director for FutureG, will give a keynote address at the 2026 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 29 at the Hilton McLean in northern Virginia. The 202...
The Department of State has approved a possible foreign military sale of 100 AGM-158B/B-2 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles with Extended Range, or JASSM-ER, and related equipment to the government of Italy. The proposed transaction is valued at an estimated $301 million, with Lockheed Martin to serve as principal contractor, the Defense Securi...
IBM has agreed to acquire data streaming company Confluent for approximately $11 billion, or $31 per share in cash, as part of efforts to build and deliver a data platform that could enable organizations to process, connect and govern data for applications and artificial intelligence agents. Discover cutting-edge use cases and engage with leaders dr...
The U.S. State Department has cleared two potential foreign military sales to Denmark totaling an estimated $3.73 billion for air-to-air missiles and an integrated air and missile defense capability. RTX is the principal contractor for the AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles sale, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said F...
SAIC reported $1.87 billion in fiscal year 2026 third-quarter revenue, down 5.6 percent from the same period the previous year, and $2.2 billion in Q3 net bookings with a trailing 12 months book-to-bill ratio of 1.2. In an earnings statement published Thursday, the Reston, Virginia-based government technology services contractor said it ended the th...
Auria has named Chris Hassett as the new executive vice president and general manager of its commercial and public sector business unit. The company said Thursday that Hassett will guide strategy, customer engagement and operational execution across the business. Who Is Chris Hassett? Before joining Auria, Hassett served as senior executive director...
