Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is taking decisive steps to strengthen America’s digital defenses, emphasizing innovation, efficiency and collaboration with industry and state partners. Since her confirmation in January, Noem, a 2025 Wash100 Award winner, has focused on aligning the Department of Homeland Security and its Cybersecuri...
The Air Force Materiel Command is seeking industry partners to design, develop, manufacture and sustain munitions material handling equipment, or MMHE, under a potential $920 million contract vehicle. According to a request for information posted Friday on SAM.gov, the service plans to award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts through ...
Anduril is the ultimate disruptor in national security technologies. Competing against traditional contracting giants such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing, Anduril has found its niche in GovCon by operating more like a tech startup than a legacy defense prime, pushing software-first, rapid prototyping and iteration cycles measured in months instead ...
USA Rare Earth has named long-time Siemens USA executive Barbara Humpton as its new chief executive officer, effective Oct. 1. The Stillwater, Oklahoma-based company said Monday Humpton, a five-time Wash100 Award winner, will join USAR’s board of directors. She will play a key role in advancing the company’s goal of establ...
Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a $5.04 billion cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the U.S. Army to supply components for the Coyote Missile System. Coyote Missile System Contract Scope The Department of Defense said Monday, under the agreement, Raytheon will deliver both fixed and mobile Coyote missile launchers, along with kinet...
Intelligence professionals have never before had such a bounty of raw data at their fingertips. But they are struggling to manage and leverage such information provided in voluminous amounts by modern ubiquitous sensor technologies. This is a tipping point for the U.S. intelligence community, according to a leading intelligence executive. Glori...
In today’s increasingly competitive government contracting landscape, winning proposals are no longer just about getting ahead of the bid or maintaining compliance. As federal agencies demand more from contractors, proposal teams must evolve their approach to build a pipeline of best-fit opportunities, craft compelling narratives and act befor...
IT consulting services provider Redhorse has promoted Noah Klemm, the company’s president, to CEO. In a LinkedIn post published Monday, Redhorse said Klemm brings to the role over 20 years of experience leading at the intersection of national security, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and data exploitation. “The demand for t...
Hanwha Group has named Alex Wong, former U.S. principal deputy national security adviser, as its global chief strategy officer to lead international strategic initiatives. The newly created role, based in Washington, D.C., will focus on strengthening partnerships, expanding defense capabilities and advancing re-industrialization efforts in the Unite...
The Department of State has approved a potential $780 million foreign military sale of Javelin missile systems to Poland, with RTX and Lockheed Martin as the principal contractors. The Potomac Officers Club will host the 2025 GovCon International and Global Defense Summit on Oct. 16 at the Hilton-McLean in Virginia. Now in its second year,...
