Vernon L. Saunders III CEO, Freedom Technology Solutions Group Vernon L. Saunders III’s biggest recent achievement has been positioning Freedom Technology Solutions Group as a credible, competitive large-business prime capable of winning full and open contracts across the intelligence community and Defense Department. Despite a challenging fiscal environment, the company delivered strong revenue and EBITDA growth while expanding its prime…

Aurex has formed a joint venture with Telesis, creating Aurex-Telesis Solutions, an SBA mentor-protégé joint venture designed to compete for growing and strategic federal bids. The joint venture combines Aurex’s expertise in hypersonics, missile defense, modeling, simulation and orbital systems with Telesis’ capabilities in AI and machine learning solutions, digital engineering and model-based systems engineering. Aurex-Telesis Solutions will use rapid…

Who’s really shaping the future of GovCon? Now’s your chance to put their name forward. Nominations are open for the 2026 WashingtonExec Chief Officer Awards, the premier program recognizing the executives in government and industry who are driving real mission impact. For the second year, WashingtonExec is bringing together the Chief Officer and Pinnacle awards into one standout celebration. The…