OpenAI has received a potential $200 million other transaction agreement from the Department of Defense’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, or CDAO, to build frontier AI prototypes designed to address critical national security challenges in warfighting and enterprise areas. DOD said Monday work on the prototype OTA will primar...
BWX Technologies has appointed Kevin McCoy, Joseph Miller and Kate Kelly to key executive positions. The Lynchburg, Virginia-based company said Monday McCoy will serve as chief nuclear officer, Miller as president of government operations and Kelly as president of advanced technologies. Kevin McCoy As the new chief nuclear office...
Cincinnati-based Cryptic Vector has appointed John Fant, a business development and operations executive, as chief growth officer. In a statement published June 9, Cryptic Vector CEO Sean Olding said Fant is a key addition to the company given his extensive experience in driving growth. “With John on board, we are well-positioned to expand our...
The Professional Services Council has promoted Stephanie Kostro, acting president of PSC, to president and appointed Steve Harris, a seasoned federal leader, as vice president for defense and intelligence. PSC said Thursday Kostro will provide strategic direction to PSC and its industry engagement and advocacy efforts amid evolving federal prioritie...
Boeing Defense, Space & Security has named Aaron Weis, a five-time Wash100 Award recipient, as chief information officer. In a LinkedIn post on Wednesday, Weis announced departing Google Public Sector, where he was a managing director for technology, to take on the CIO role at Boeing. “This is an amazing opportunity, and I’m incredib...
Amentum CEO John Heller has accepted the 2025 Wash100 Award, which recognizes his leadership in the company’s merger with Jacobs’ critical mission solutions and cyber and intelligence businesses and transformation to a publicly traded firm. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson paid a visit to Amentum’s office to personally con...
The Trump Administration is now targeting “value-added resellers” in the IT industry as it broadens its cost-cutting efforts beyond leading consulting firms, according to a news report. The Wall Street Journal reported that the General Services Administration asked the executives of 10 technology providers to explain their work and look...
SAIC saw its fiscal year 2026 first-quarter revenue increase 2 percent to $1.88 billion and reported Q1 net bookings of approximately $2.4 billion with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.3. In an earnings statement published Monday, the Reston, Virginia-based government technology services contractor said it ended the first quarter with an estimated total ba...
RTX business Raytheon will manufacture additional AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles under a $1.1 billion modification of a previously awarded contract. The modification exercises options of the previous contract, which include the production of 1,756 AIM-9X-4 Block II All Up Round Tactical Missiles, with 492 for the U.S. Navy, 456 for the U.S. Air Force an...
Potomac Officers Club, the Capital region’s foremost government contracting events and networking organization, is thrilled to introduce its summer series for 2025. This three-month event spectacular will take attendees on a tour through the latest initiatives at the major Department of Defense service branches. The 2025 Army Summit is sche...
