CACI hires former Lockheed space exec Young as COO
Space has featured prominently in CACI’s strategy over recent years. CACI International has hired a new chief operating officer in Dr. Dave Young, a 25-year defense industry veteran and most recently general manager for national security space at Lockheed Martin. CACI said Monday that Young will also hold an executive vice president title, in addition to […]
Battelle challenges KBR’s $8B Antarctica contract win
The protester claims the National Science Foundation did not account for the potential impacts of KBR’s planned spinoff of its government business. Battelle is challenging an $8 billion award that KBR won to manage the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic research operations. The 20-year contract covers the operations of three year-round stations, two research vessels and several […]
Thales’ North American subsidiary hires Geckle as CEO
Robert Geckle most recently led the Airbus U.S. Space and Defense business for nearly four-and-a-half years. Thales Group’s North American subsidiary has hired a new chief executive in Robert Geckle, a two-decade Airbus veteran who most recently was CEO of the latter’s U.S. defense and space business. Geckle will start at the Thales organization on July […]
Booz Allen to acquire Ultra defense tech unit for $720M
Booz Allen is pushing to ramp up its tech product integration efforts and increase the number of commercially-available offerings. Booz Allen Hamilton has agreed to acquire a business unit of Ultra Intelligence & Communications for $720 million to further build out a defense technology portfolio with artificial intelligence being a key piece. Ultra Mission Solutions specializes […]
WT 360: Our breakdown of the 2026 Top 100 and everything it illustrates
Nick and Ross huddle up to overview the 33nd annual edition of WT’s flagship research project, the major takeaways and talking points it presents, and whether or not it looks noticeably different from the 2025 ranking. The 2026 Washington Technology Top 100 rankings are now live for everyone to use in their own research of […]
The Genesis Mission has a security problem
DOE’s federated AI compute initiative is advancing faster than the security architecture designed to protect it, writes Ian Lee, director of advanced computing solutions at ShorePoint. The Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission is one of the most ambitious federal artificial intelligence initiatives in decades. It’s designed to connect sovereign high performance computing infrastructure — the systems […]
DOD excels at prototyping. Getting to production is another story.
Acquisition reform may be the bridge, but the paths from prototype to funded program remains unclear. The Defense Department is skilled at developing prototypes to test innovations, but speakers at the Defense One Tech Summit told attendees on Tuesday that getting the tech into production remains a challenge. “We’ve gotten really good at prototyping innovation, however you […]
Twenty closes $100M Series B round for offensive cyber tech development
Several members of the two-year-old company’s founding team helm from Palo Alto Networks, including CEO Joe Lin. Twenty, a developer of offensive cyber software that leans on automation techniques, has collected $100 million in Series B capital from investors to aid further development work on those tools. Twenty opened for business in 2024 to build artificial […]
Concurrent Technologies hires Parsons vet Hamilton as CEO
CTC is embarking on its new 10-year strategic plan that retiring CEO Ed Sheehan Jr. oversaw the development of. Concurrent Technologies Corp. has hired its next chief executive in Christopher Hamilton, a three-decade defense industry veteran and formerly an executive at Parsons Corp. Hamilton will join CTC on June 29 and succeed Ed Sheehan Jr., who […]
Nearly 7 out of 10 Top 100 firms have no Black execs in the C-suite
Our annual analysis finds minority representation slipping and the diversity, equity and inclusion rollback may be just beginning to show up in the data. Six years into tracking diversity in the C-suite of Top 100 companies, one thing is clear: Progress has stalled for women and reversed for Black executives. We first analyzed the racial and […]