Raytheon Vice President and Chief Information Officer Ken Wilcox has built his career on curiosity, embracing change and seizing opportunities, even if the challenge was uncomfortable. Wilcox came up through the ranks, having spent most of the last 25 years at RTX and various affiliated organizations. He started out as a software developer at Prat...
By Amy Hilbert, executive vice president of government solutions at Casepoint In an era where transparency and accountability are paramount, the Freedom of Information Act stands as a critical tool for citizens seeking access to government records. However, behind the ideal of openness lies a stark reality: the federal government is struggling to re...
The Potomac Officers Club has set a date for the return of its renowned Homeland Security Summit. On November 13, the event will once again provide a space for national security leaders to tackle the key challenges and opportunities shaping the field today. Each year, the annual Homeland Security Summit brings together key national security...
Jacobs Solutions (NYSE: J) posted $4.3 billion in revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, reflecting a 4.7 percent increase from the same period the previous year. The Dallas-based company said Tuesday that its total backlog was $29.4 billion as of March 29, up 1.5 percent from the prior-year period. Jacobs recorded a...
After our closest, most exciting Wash100 popular vote race yet, the GovCon community has chosen its champion: Judi Dotson, president of the global defense sector at Booz Allen Hamilton. Dotson received her second consecutive Wash100 Award this year in recognition of her continued leadership in digital transformation initiatives across the defense...
HII (NYSE: HII) has posted $2.8 billion in revenues during the first quarter of 2024, a 4.9 percent increase from the prior-year period, and reported an operating income of $154 million, up 9.2 percent compared to the previous year. The company attributed its revenue increase to growth in its mission technologies and Ingalls Shipbuilding segments,...
The Next Generation Air Dominance initiative is a major U.S. Air Force effort to create a sixth-generation “family of systems” that will supplant its current fleet of F-22 Raptor aircraft. Though many program specifics are still shrouded in secrecy, it is one of the service branch’s highest priorities. It is also a notable portion of...
Parsons (NYSE: PSN) reported record revenue of $1.5 billion during the first quarter of 2024, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 31 percent, and a record Q1 organic revenue growth of 29 percent due to the continued ramp-up on contract awards and execution on the company’s backlog programs. The Centreville, Virginia-based defense and infra...
Special Aerospace Services, a portfolio company of Godspeed Capital Management, has acquired Willbrook Solutions, a Huntsville, Alabama-headquartered provider of analytics services to defense, civilian and intelligence sectors. Willbrook will bring a team of 75 cleared industry professionals who support critical missile defense programs to SAS, a ne...
The Potomac Officers Club, the most esteemed events organization in the government contracting industry, has an exciting calendar of events planned for May 2024. These engagements will cover a broad range of relevant GovCon topics, from 5G to joint warfighting and even major trends characterizing this continuously evolving landscape. POC events...
