Shawn Tyrie, a former account executive at Amazon Web Services, has joined Agile Defense as chief revenue officer. In his new role, he will lead initiatives supporting growth, market expansion and customer engagement across federal government, defense and intelligence communities, the cybersecurity and digital transformation services provider said W...
Katie Thompson, deputy executive director of the Army Contracting Command will deliver a keynote address at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Army Summit Thompson brings extensive experience in Army acquisitions and contracting vehicles having served more than 14 years at one of the Army’s largest contracting commands. The 2026 Army Summit ...
Comcast Business has named Sachin Patel vice president of Comcast Government Services, according to a press release the company sent to GovCon Wire on Monday. What Role Will Sachin Patel Play? In his new position, Patel will oversee efforts to grow Comcast Business’ federal portfolio, including managing customer engagement, operational executi...
The 2026 Wash100 Award season is on pace to become one of the most active and widely engaged cycles in the program’s history, as Executive Mosaic nears the close of voting for its annual popular vote competition. Now in its 13th year, the Wash100 Award recognizes the most influential leaders shaping the government contracting landscape...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond The DFARS acquisition rule took effect in November 2025, and DOW contracting officers are now inserting certification requirements into new solicitations. As such, the clock is running for defense industrial base companies handling federal contract information, or FCI, or controlled un...
Exostar has promoted Greg Sengpiel to vice president of aerospace and defense sales, the company announced on LinkedIn Saturday. What Will Greg Sengpiel Oversee in His New Role? In his new role, Sengpiel will lead Exostar’s global go-to-market strategy for its aerospace and defense business, broadening his oversight of the firm’...
Ridgefield, Connecticut-based r4 Technologies has launched r4 Public and appointed Mark Heinrich, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral, as president of the new division focused on delivering artificial intelligence capabilities to civil government and public service organizations. As r4 Technologies launches its r4 Public division to expand AI across ci...
Frank Whitworth, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral and a four-time Wash100 Award recipient, has been named CEO of r4 Federal, the defense and national security subsidiary of r4 Technologies. The company said Wednesday Whitworth will oversee the deployment of r4’s Cross-Enterprise Management platform and Predictive Digital Twin technology across...
The Department of Homeland Security has moved forward with its departmentwide Cumulus cloud acquisition strategy with plans to award contracts to major cloud providers and establish an additional vehicle to enable broader competition. A justification DHS posted on SAM.gov on Tuesday outlines its approach to acquiring commercial cloud services throug...
Leidos has secured a $456.3 million contract from the General Services Administration to support the Department of War’s Military OneSource program, replacing incumbent Cognosante. According to the award notice GSA posted on SAM.gov on Friday, the Leidos contract follows the termination of Cognosante’s prior award, which had a total pote...
