The Senate on Thursday voted 53-43 to confirm Troy Edgar, most recently an IBM executive, as deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Kristi Noem, secretary of DHS and a 2025 Wash100 awardee, congratulated Edgar on his confirmation. “I look forward to working alongside Troy to ensure that the United States, once again, is...
McAleese & Associates reported that the House on Saturday introduced a continuing resolution, or CR, to fund federal government operations at current fiscal 2024 funding levels through the end of September. The current stopgap bill is set to expire on March 14. CBS News reported that the House Rules Committee is expected to tackle the...
Sikorsky Aircraft, a Lockheed Martin subsidiary, has booked a $184.2 million contract from the U.S. Army for the procurement of Upturned Exhaust System II Kits. Upturned Exhaust System II Kits Contract Provisions The Department of Defense said Friday the firm-fixed-price contract is expected to be completed by March 1, 2030 and will be han...
Cybersecurity company ZeroFox has added John Zangardi, two-time Wash100 Award winner, as a new member of its board of directors. Zangardi announced his new role in a LinkedIn post Thursday. “ZeroFox is at the forefront of defending organizations against evolving cyber threats. Their solutions in executive protection, phishing and fraud p...
Scott Pfister is the president and CEO of Precise Systems, where his leadership has fueled the company’s growth as a government services solutions provider. On his watch, Precise has expanded to over 1,300 employees and successfully completed three acquisitions, broadening its footprint both nationwide and internationally. Pfister’s comm...
Marlan Macklin is a two-decade Department of Defense civilian official with vast technological and international experience. As deputy principal director for FutureG, he travels the globe advocating and educating about how terrestrial networks like 5G and its successors are an essential glue that holds modernized communications together for the U.S....
Amentum reported $3.4 billion in first-quarter revenues for fiscal year 2025, reflecting a 2.3 percent increase on a pro forma basis driven by growth in the company’s digital and global engineering solutions segments. Q1 Fiscal 2025 Results In an earnings release published Tuesday, Amentum said its generally accepted accounting principles, or ...
Defense manufacturer Castelion has raised $100 million in equity and debt financing. The El Segundo, California-based company said Wednesday it will use the capital to increase prototype testing, scale manufacturing facilities and conduct a capability demonstration of its first hypersonic strike weapon. Financing Round Castelion secured $70 million ...
The Department of Defense has awarded West 4th Strategy a position on the potential five-year, $1.8 billion Personnel and Readiness Infrastructure Support Management, or PRISM, contract vehicle to provide critical support services for DOD. The IT services provider said the award is for the Personnel and Readiness pool of the PRISM contract. Gregg Me...
CACI International has reported $2.1 billion in revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2025, an increase of $14.5 percent compared to the same period in 2024. The Reston, Virginia-headquartered government and defense technology company said Thursday it secured a total of $1.2 billion in contract awards during the quarter that ended on Dec. 31,...
