Research and development is a key focus area for the Department of Defense as it works to maintain a competitive advantage in today’s defense landscape, and contracts play a major role in driving R&D efforts forward. Learn more about the current defense R&D contracting landscape at the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&...
Julia Filiberti Allen, formerly chief scientist at the U.S. subsidiary of Swedish defense contractor Saab, has been promoted to vice president and chief technology officer at Saab Inc. She will oversee the development of technical strategy for Saab Inc., lead research community engagement efforts and prioritize and meet research and development obje...
Jennifer Kirkhoff, a federal professional services industry veteran, has joined Aptive Resources as chief growth officer. In this role, she will work with the federal consulting firm's business leaders to pursue business growth initiatives and help drive market leadership by advancing the delivery of differentiated platforms and capabilities to...
Jennifer Kirkhoff, a federal professional services industry veteran, has joined Aptive Resources as chief growth officer. In this role, she will work with the federal consulting firm's business leaders to pursue business growth initiatives and help drive market leadership by advancing the delivery of differentiated platforms and capabilities to...
Public engagement is a regular part of many agencies within the Department of Homeland Security, such as the Transportation Security Administration, Customs and Border Protection and more. With its wide variety of public operations, it is critical for the DHS to ensure that its interactions with customers run smoothly.DHS CX expert Dana Chisnell w...
Nick Trzcinski, a defense operations executive performing the duties of president at Aleut Federal since October 2023, has assumed the role full-time following the conclusion of an executive search process. Trzcinski started his career at Aleut Federal as chief operating officer in 2021....
Zaki Saleh currently serves as senior vice president of the health and civilian market at LMI, where he leads profit and loss and growth efforts for the sector. Saleh recently participated in an Executive Spotlight interview with GovCon Wire, where he shared his insights on generative artificial intelligence and large language models and discussed ...
The Department of Defense’s key artificial intelligence effort, Project Maven, is poised to meaningfully move forward this year and potentially begin contracting activity after officially becoming a program of record at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency in November. Dive into Project Maven and hear Rachael Martin speak at the Potomac Off...
By Eric Trexler, Senior Vice President of U.S. Public Sector at Palo Alto Networks The buzz around the concept of zero trust seems to have reached a fever pitch in recent months, with organizations and leaders proudly proclaiming they’ve “zero-trust-ed” this or “zero-trust-ed” that. While perhaps an inevitable byproduct of hype cycles...
HII (NYSE: HII) has secured a $284 million contract modification to continue helping the U.S. Navy maintain and upgrade a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine. The modification extends engineered overhaul work on the USS Columbus until December 2025....
