As 2025 draws to a close, the Potomac Officers Club and its sister publication GovCon Wire are hosting a powerful lineup of events that bring together public- and private-sector leaders to discuss the technologies reshaping defense, security and federal operations. From AI and cybersecurity to healthcare modernization, these conferences and webinars represent the quarter’s must-attend […]
Anthony Sweitzer has been involved in technology sales to the federal government and military for the last 30 years. He has worked with companies like Cisco and Zoom (fortunately in a period that included its early 2020s boom) and with products ranging from IT and cloud to HR management. Sweitzer joined Atlassian in July 2025 […]
Co-authored by Pat Host The 2025 Intel Summit, held Oct. 2 at the Hilton McLean in Tysons Corner, Virginia, convened just as the U.S. government entered a shutdown. Despite the timing, the event drew a strong lineup of recently retired intelligence community leaders, innovative industry executives and national lab experts who came together to explore […]
For the better part of the last decade, Jamie Burkhardt has led business efforts with budgets nearing a billion dollars for IT, information assurance, cybersecurity, software and more at McLean, Virginia-based contractor Agile Defense. He came into his current role as vice president of defense operations and general manager of Navy, Marine Corps and combatant […]
Aaron Angell notched a lengthy military career in a series of active duty and civilian roles before coming to industry. A U.S. Marine, Angell oversaw squadrons of hundreds of fellow Marines in training and operational deployment for the Iraq War as a company commander and logistics officer, and more recently was director of the Weapons […]
Potomac Officers Club has confirmed Secretary Kristi Noem as a keynote speaker for the 2025 Homeland Security Summit, its annual GovCon conference devoted to the Department of Homeland Security. The much-anticipated, all-day event will take place on Nov. 12 at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Virginia, and the announcement comes as the Trump administration places […]
When the Defense Intelligence Agency’s top job suddenly opened this month, Christine Bordine became the face of continuity at a sensitive moment for the U.S. intelligence community. The agency’s deputy director briefly stepped into the acting director role after Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse left his post, drawing attention to a career built on technical tradecraft, […]
For more than a decade, the Potomac Officers Club Intel Summit has been the go-to forum for the U.S. intelligence community and its industry partners. Now in its 11th year, the event has become an institution — a trusted space where leaders come together to share insights, assess challenges and set the course for the […]
This fall, the Potomac Officers Club is hosting a pair of can’t-miss GovCon events that will shape the conversation around intelligence and homeland security. Throughout October and November, government and industry leaders will come together to share mission priorities, spotlight emerging technologies and strengthen public-private collaboration. POC summits are known for their access to top […]
Co-authored by Pat Host Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Navy Summit was the grand finale of our DOD Summer Series, which began with the 2025 Army Summit in June and ramped up speed in July with the 2025 Air and Space Summit. On Aug. 26, a robust selection of the sea service’s top leadership shared their […]
