In this episode of Former Fed Friday, host Shelley McGuire and co-host Hunter Gros sit down with Ariel Winter, founder of ABW Health Strategies and former longtime federal leader with nearly three decades in government, including roles at OMB, HHS, MedPAC, and CMS. Ariel shares his remarkable journey from intern to senior Medicare policy expert—offering...Read More

Washington, D.C. Expression today announced a set of leadership moves that kick off a company-wide reorganization to better align our product offerings with on contract delivery. Ben Youngs, formerly with Scale AI, has been promoted to Vice President of Products. Ben will oversee all named product lines starting with VOR and VOR Agents, and drive...Read More

Dark Wolf Solutions is officially CMMC 2.0 Level 2 Certified! *Why does this matter?* For our clients who work with the United States Department of War (DoW), this certification is the GOLD standard. It means we have successfully implemented the comprehensive NIST SP 800-171 security requirements, ensuring the strongest possible protection for your Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Our...Read More

Arlington Capital Partners (“Arlington” or the “Firm”), a Washington, D.C. area private investment firm specializing in government-regulated industries, today announced the closing of Arlington Capital Partners VII (“ACP VII” or the “Fund”), with capital commitments totaling $6.0 billion. The Fund was significantly oversubscribed, reaching its hard cap in less than five months and surpassing its...Read More

ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), a leading global solutions and technology provider, today announced several executive leadership changes supporting the company’s future growth. Barry Broadus, chief financial officer (CFO), has informed ICF of his decision to retire on March 1, 2026, following the publication of ICF’s full year 2025 financial results. Barry joined ICF in 2022, capping a 40-year...Read More

Last week Trek10 was acquired by Caylent. In advance of that acquisition, TrekFed was spun-off as an independent company. The split enables TrekFed to leverage years of experience as an innovative small business and recognized AWS Partner to help government customers and the defense industrial base best leverage the cloud. “TrekFed is focused on bringing commercial...Read More

Agile Defense, a premier full-stack capabilities provider driving mission outcomes, has been awarded a two-year, $25 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Open Source Intelligence (OSN). The contract supports 24/7 global open-source protective intelligence operations and introduces automation capabilities developed...Read More

Updated October 29, 2025 This business and technology consultancy, that helps commercial enterprises and federal and state agencies achieve their strategic objectives through problem solving and experienced service delivery, has been awarded another short-term bridge contract by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide Information Technology (IT) help desk support and services for Region 10....Read More

The eTRANSERVICES–Peerless Technologies Joint Venture (EP-JV) has been awarded a position on the U.S. General Services Administration’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus (OASIS+) contract vehicle. The award qualifies the joint venture to compete for a broad range of federal opportunities under the Total Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, and 8(a) categories. Through this...Read More

This Business Transformation Executive and award-winning Federal IT leader with 24+ years of experience driving enterprise-scale modernization across public, private, and non-profit sectors takes on a new role. Billy Annibell is now listed as Solution Architect with Steampunk. See the profile here.Read More