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  • Leidos CEO Thomas Bell. Leidos signaled its intention to expand its role in the maritime autonomy industry.
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    Leidos Signals Strategic Shift to Maritime Autonomy

    Leidos has signaled its intention to expand its role in the maritime autonomy industry further, Defense One reported Tuesday. Speaking at Leidos’ supplier and technology symposium, CEO Thomas Bell suggested that the company is set to become an unexpected contender in the surface and undersea drone markets. “We’re not seen as at the vanguard of this, but […] More

  • Carahsoft Director Steve Jacyna. ZTCA and Carahsoft partnered to bring the former's offerings to the public sector.
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    Carahsoft to Distribute Zero Trust Cyber Advisors’ Offerings to Public Sector

    Zero Trust Cyber Advisors, or ZTCA, has partnered with Carahsoft Technology to make its mission IT and security professional services, architectures and zero trust offerings available to the public sector. Advanced Cybersecurity & Zero Trust Offerings Carahsoft said Tuesday it will serve as master government aggregator, making ZTCA offerings available via Carahsoft reseller partners to Department […] More

  • Guidehouse logo. Guidehouse has joined the Treasury Department’s Financial Management QSMO Marketplace.
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    Guidehouse Added to Treasury’s Financial Management QSMO Marketplace

    Guidehouse has been added to the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Management Quality Service Management Office, or FM QSMO, Marketplace. Modernizing Financial Systems The global artificial intelligence-led professional services firm said Monday the award, under Special Item Number 518210FM, empowers agencies to leverage Guidehouse’s financial management and transformation services to modernize their financial systems. The services, […] More

  • Ask Sage logo. Argonne National Laboratory has selected Ask Sage as its new AI platform.
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    DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory Adopts Ask Sage as AI Platform

    Argonne National Laboratory, a Department of Energy federally funded research and development center focused on energy and quantum science, has adopted Ask Sage as its artificial intelligence platform. Bolstering Operations, Innovation & Collaboration ANL will utilize the generative AI platform to boost scientific discovery, innovation, operational efficiency and collaboration within the facility, Ask Sage said Monday. The […] More

  • Viasat logo. Viasat unveiled the HaloNet portfolio to enhance near-Earth communications.
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    Viasat Launches HaloNet to Boost Near-Earth Communications

    Viasat has launched the HaloNet portfolio, a new suite of services featuring comprehensive and modular capabilities designed to streamline near-Earth communications. Unifying Space & Ground Communications The global satellite communications firm said Monday HaloNet is intended to develop a unified connectivity architecture composed of space-based and ground-based networks that will deliver seamless real-time connectivity to thousands […] More

  • Nvidia logo. Nvidia and AMD agreed to pay the U.S. government 15 percent of China chip revenue.
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    Nvidia, AMD Agree to Pay US Government 15% of Chip Sales to China

    Nvidia and AMD have reached an agreement to pay the U.S. government 15 percent of their revenue from sales of advanced computer chips to China, Reuters reported Sunday. Join the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 GovCon International Summit on Oct. 16 and learn about the Department of Defense’s efforts to establish international partnerships and enhance warfare technology. New […] More

  • Google Public Sector VP Jim Kelly. NASA and Google collaborated to develop an AI-powered space-based medical system.
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    Google & NASA Partner to Develop AI-Powered, Space-Based Medical System

    NASA and Google have partnered to develop an advanced artificial intelligence-powered medical system designed to assist astronauts with their health and other medical concerns. Utilizing AI for Space-Based Medical Care In a Google Cloud blog posted Friday, Google Public Sector Vice President of Federal Sales Jim Kelly said the Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant, or CMO-DA, will utilize natural […] More

  • Raft CEO Shubhi Mishra. Raft and SAIC booked the TENCAP HOPE 2.0 contract from the U.S. Air Force.
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    Air Force Awards $928M TENCAP HOPE 2.0 Contract to Raft & SAIC

    Raft and SAIC have secured a five-year, $928 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide technologies to accelerate the operational use of national space-based assets. TENCAP HOPE 2.0 Contract Scope Raft said Thursday the Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities Hyper-Innovative Operational Prototype Engineering, or HOPE, 2.0 contract aims to utilize satellite-derived data, Title 50 […] More

  • LMI CEO Doug Wagoner. LMI has achieved CMMC 2.0 Level 2 certification.
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    LMI Secures CMMC 2.0 Level 2 Certification With Perfect Score

    LMI has garnered a perfect score of 110 to secure a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 Level 2 certification. Enabling Faster, Safer Platform Deployment The mission-driven technology services company said Wednesday the CMMC 2.0 Level 2 certification validates its compliance with stringent cybersecurity protocols for safeguarding controlled unclassified information, or CUI. The certification specifically applies to […] More

  • Oracle Group VP James Donlon. James Donlon was named group vice president of an Oracle division.
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    James Donlon Named Group VP at Oracle

    James Donlon, a seasoned executive with over 28 years at Oracle, shared on LinkedIn Monday that he has been elevated to group vice president of mission systems solution engineering, government, defense and intelligence at the Austin, Texas-based IT company. Donlon’s Career Highlights Before his promotion, Donlon was senior director of solution engineering, overseeing a team dedicated to […] More

  • L3Harris logo. L3Harris has inaugurated its new solid rocket motor facility.
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    L3Harris Unveils New Solid Rocket Motor Facility

    L3Harris Technologies has inaugurated its new solid rocket motor production facility in Huntsville, Alabama, named Advanced Manufacturing Facility – South, or AMF-South. Bolstering Solid Rocket Motor Production The defense contracting company said Monday AMF-South, which spans 379,000 square feet, is intended to handle the increasing production requirements for various defense and missile programs, including President Donald […] More

  • PTS Senior Adviser Jim Bowden. Jim Bowden was named senior adviser for European defense sector at Precision Talent Solutions.
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    Jim Bowden Named Senior Adviser for European Defense Sector at Precision Talent Solutions

    Jim Bowden has been appointed senior adviser for the European defense sector at Precision Talent Solutions. Register for the Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 GovCon International Summit on Oct. 16 and learn how coalition warfare, advanced technologies and international partnerships are shaping global defense. The company said Bowden will be tasked with supporting its European defense campaign. His […] More