https://youtu.be/z6N2iNCNaHk In this virtual video panel series, WashingtonExec interviews industry and public sector leaders to explore the challenges, innovations and initiatives shaping the government IT landscape. This video was originally recorded Feb. 4, 2026.  In this segment, WashingtonExec’s Amanda Ziadeh sits down with Col. Pete Atkinson, principal space advisor at the Department of the Army Headquarters, and Jason Bales, chief…

Leidos will modernize the U.S. Air Force’s Cloud One platform under a $454.9 million contract, working with Amazon Web Services, Azure, Google Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to transform the service’s multi-cloud environment. The program aims to boost security, increase automation and simplify operations while reducing costs and accelerating cloud adoption across Air Force units worldwide. “Modernizing Cloud One…

Contributors are retired Col. Travis Hartman, a senior technical director at MANTECH, who formerly served as chief of defense cyber for the U.S. Army’s ARCYBER staff; and retired Rear Adm. Stephen Donald, technical executive director for MANTECH’s Cyber Practice, who formerly served as deputy commander, Fleet Cyber Command, during Zero Trust Adoption.  For decades, cybersecurity relied on the Castle and…