Accenture Federal Services has appointed Garrett Berntsen, a federal and industry technical leader, as chief artificial intelligence officer. The latest appointment highlights the ongoing movement of senior AI leadership across the federal and industry landscape. That broader evolution provides useful context for gatherings such as the Potomac Offic...
Emil Michael’s influence over the Pentagon’s technology and innovation enterprise has expanded rapidly in recent months, placing him at the center of major reforms shaping how defense research moves from concept to operational capability. Michael, the under secretary of war for research and engineering, is set to deliver keynote remarks ...
Leidos has appointed Jason O’Connor as president of its intel sector, elevating a longtime company executive to lead classified programs supporting the U.S. intelligence community and defense customers. Who Is Jason O’Connor? O’Connor has more than 30 years of experience in federal contracting and technology leadership, according t...
Microsoft has secured a $170.4 million task order to continue supporting the Cloud One program, a cornerstone of the Department of the Air Force’s enterprise cloud strategy. What Does Microsoft’s Cloud One Task Order Cover? The firm-fixed-price task order, issued by the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center as a sole-source award, ...
The Missile Defense Agency has named the seven companies awarded spots under the architectural and engineering, or AE, services indefinite delivery contract, also known as IDC, valued at up to $400 million. The multiple-award contract supports the Ballistic Missile Defense System Mandatory Center of Expertise, the U.S. Army Engineering and Support C...
Ignacio “Iggy” Alvarez has been promoted to executive vice president and general manager, Air Force at Astrion. The Huntsville, Alabama-based company said Wednesday Alvarez will be responsible for its Air Force business, guiding initiatives that advance the service’s operational needs and modernization goals. “Iggy ...
CACI International recorded a 5.7 percent year-over-year growth in revenues to $2.2 billion for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 and closed the quarter with a total backlog of $32.8 billion, up 3.1 percent from the previous year’s $31.8 billion. CACI is sponsoring the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Defense R&D Summit. Explo...
The funds allotted by President Donald Trump’s reconciliation package last summer, dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, famously poured record amounts into the Department of Homeland Security and its various sub-agencies. But an underdiscussed benefactor is the office responsible for 5G and futureG at the Department of War. In an exclusive i...
Claroty has appointed James Love, a cybersecurity industry veteran, as chief revenue officer. The recent appointment at Claroty highlights continued leadership movement across the cybersecurity sector. That evolving landscape will be top of mind for many leaders gathering at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Cybersecurity Summit on May 21. Regi...
Washington Harbour Partners, a private investment firm specializing in government and enterprise cyber and technology, has acquired Radome Services, a Portsmouth, New Hampshire-headquartered company that maintains and repairs ground-based systems that protect satellites and communications antennas at military sites. Following the transaction, Radome...
