The General Services Administration has awarded Uber a five-year blanket purchase agreement to provide ridesharing services for federal employees, military personnel and government contractors supporting mission-related activities worldwide. GSA said Wednesday the BPA will help the federal government reduce travel costs and is part of the agencyR...
Phyllis Baker, a seasoned public sector consultant and cybersecurity professional, has been appointed senior vice president at Glasswall. Continuing Glasswall’s Data Security Mission In a LinkedIn post shared Wednesday, Baker expressed her excitement about her new position at the cybersecurity company specializing in content dis...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Bowhead Weapons Development Solutions a $99.9 million firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide engineering, operations and sustainment support to the sensitive compartmented information network program of record. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Navy Summit is...
L3Harris Technologies has appointed Eric DiStasi as vice president of strategy and business development and general manager of its advanced missile programs. DiStasi confirmed his new role in a LinkedIn post Thursday. Who is Eric DiStasi? The executive is a long-time defense industry leader. He joined L3Harris in 2021 as director of corporate strate...
Fairbanks Morse Defense has completed its acquisition of Rolls-Royce’s naval propulsors business as part of a push to expand its capabilities to support the U.S. marine defense industrial base, strengthen national security and advance regional economic growth. “This acquisition represents a strategic investment in sustaining the United S...
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, or CDAO, has awarded AvaWatz a spot on the potential $249 million AI Talent 2.0 basic ordering agreement. AI Talent 2.0 BOA Scope The AI platforms and real-time decision systems provider said Tuesday the multi-award contracting vehicle enables it to provide Department of Defense agencie...
U.S. Transportation Command has awarded 24 companies option period contract modifications to a $750 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract the businesses secured in 2024 for commercial port operations and related transportation services. The modifications, worth $750 million, allow for th...
Quantum computing company IonQ has finalized its acquisition of Capella Space to pursue its plan to develop a space-based quantum key distribution, or QKD, network designed to enable quantum-secure global communications. Hear about the latest air and space tech capabilities, tech trends and more at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Air and Spac...
Paul Smith has assumed new responsibilities as senior vice president and general manager of integrated defense solutions at BAE Systems. In a LinkedIn post Tuesday, the executive confirmed that he is moving from BAE Systems’ ship repair business, which he led as SVP and GM since 2020, to integrated defense solutions. “After five incredib...
David Culp, a seasoned financial and accounting executive, shared in a LinkedIn post published Thursday that he has been elevated to chief financial officer at Advanced Technology International. Dave Culp’s Career History The senior finance executive has been with ATI for over two years, most recently as senior vice president and con...
