{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"158688","rtpr_id":"nGNX6Fl45C-20261001","ticker":"TLS","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["TLS"],"title":"Telos Corporation Wins New Xacta Contract with U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-01T17:30:00.120Z","article_body":"ASHBURN, Va., Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telos Corporation\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=QGZWTwwQdAx95jJzFbFV0Bj_eesFHPUFiRhctE3RCFvifXQqC9sP-bZCQ9hwAmodYNEO-me9z2c7VeMDjgspTWirK2JBxMHIt6JDxlsbIsc=)\n(NASDAQ: TLS), a leading provider of cyber, cloud and enterprise security\nsolutions for the world’s most security-conscious organizations, today\nannounced a new contract award from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of\nInspector General (OIG), for its full FedRAMP Class D (High)-authorized\nXacta(®) software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform.\n\nUnder the 12-month contract, Commerce OIG will use Xacta 360™, Xacta.io™\nand Xacta.ai™ to automate cyber governance, risk and compliance (GRC)\nactivities and support its Federal Information Security Modernization Act\n(FISMA) requirements.\n\nXacta 360 will manage the National Institute of Standards and Technology\n(NIST) Risk Management Framework lifecycle, including control implementation,\nassessments and authorization documentation. Xacta.io will integrate security\ndata to support continuous monitoring and remediation tracking, while Xacta.ai\nwill assist with control narrative drafting, evidence analysis and\ndocumentation review. Telos will also provide implementation, integration,\nconfiguration and training to support deployment and adoption.\n\n“Federal agencies need more than a tool for producing compliance documents\n– they need a platform that helps security teams sustain compliance and make\ninformed risk decisions,” said John B. Wood, chairman and chief executive\nofficer, Telos. “Xacta combines decades of federal risk management\nexperience with practical AI assistance in a secure SaaS environment. That\ncombination gives agencies a strong foundation for modernizing cyber\ncompliance while allowing their teams to focus more of their expertise on\nmanaging risk.”\n\nThe Commerce OIG award follows Telos’ recently announced Xacta awards\nsupporting the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Archives\nand Records Administration, the Office of Naval Intelligence and the Air Force\nIntelligence Community. Together, these selections demonstrate continued\nadoption of Xacta across federal civilian, defense and intelligence\norganizations.\n\nLearn more about Xacta at www.telos.com/offerings/xacta.\n\nAbout Telos Corporation\nTelos Corporation (NASDAQ: TLS) empowers and protects the world’s most\nsecurity-conscious organizations with efficient, adaptable, and secure\nsolutions that safeguard people, systems, and information. We deliver advanced\ncapabilities across cyber governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) with Xacta;\nidentity and biometric solutions; secure networks and communications; and TSA\nPreCheck(®) enrollment services. Serving the U.S. federal government,\nregulated industries, and global enterprises, Telos helps customers stay ahead\nof evolving threats, accelerate compliance, and achieve mission success.\nDriven by purpose and guided by our core values, we build trusted\npartnerships, deliver superior solutions, and help create a more secure,\ninterconnected world. Learn more at https://www.telos.com/.   \n\nForward-Looking Statements \nThis press release contains forward-looking statements which are made under\nthe safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. These statements\nare based on the Company’s management’s current beliefs, expectations and\nassumptions about future events, conditions and results and on information\ncurrently available to them. By their nature, forward-looking statements\ninvolve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on\ncircumstances that may or may not occur in the future. The Company believes\nthat these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those\ndescribed under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s\nDiscussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”\nset forth from time to time in the Company’s filings and reports with the\nU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including its Annual Report on\nForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as well as subsequent and\nfuture filings and reports by the Company, copies of which are available at\nhttps://investors.telos.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.\n\nAlthough the Company bases these forward-looking statements on assumptions\nthat its management believes are reasonable when made, the Company cautions\nthe reader that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future\nperformance and that the Company’s actual results of operations, financial\ncondition and liquidity, solution and contract performance, and industry\ndevelopments, may differ materially from statements made in or suggested by\nthe forward-looking statements contained in this release. Given these risks,\nuncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond its control, the\nCompany cautions the reader not to place undue reliance on these\nforward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of\nthe date of such statement and, except as required by law, the Company\nundertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement publicly, or\nto revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or developments\noccurring after the date of the statement, even if new information becomes\navailable in the future. Comparisons of results for current and any prior\nperiods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future\nperformance, unless specifically expressed as such, and should only be viewed\nas historical data.\n\nMedia: media@telos.com \nInvestors: InvestorRelations@telos.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/9035d484-18b8-4406-85df-b2a5e5a1ff53)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX6Fl45C-20261001","title":"Telos Corporation Wins New Xacta Contract with U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"TLS","created":"2026-10-01T17:30:00.120Z","tickers":["TLS"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"ASHBURN, Va., Oct. 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telos Corporation\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=QGZWTwwQdAx95jJzFbFV0Bj_eesFHPUFiRhctE3RCFvifXQqC9sP-bZCQ9hwAmodYNEO-me9z2c7VeMDjgspTWirK2JBxMHIt6JDxlsbIsc=)\n(NASDAQ: TLS), a leading provider of cyber, cloud and enterprise security\nsolutions for the world’s most security-conscious organizations, today\nannounced a new contract award from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of\nInspector General (OIG), for its full FedRAMP Class D (High)-authorized\nXacta(®) software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform.\n\nUnder the 12-month contract, Commerce OIG will use Xacta 360™, Xacta.io™\nand Xacta.ai™ to automate cyber governance, risk and compliance (GRC)\nactivities and support its Federal Information Security Modernization Act\n(FISMA) requirements.\n\nXacta 360 will manage the National Institute of Standards and Technology\n(NIST) Risk Management Framework lifecycle, including control implementation,\nassessments and authorization documentation. Xacta.io will integrate security\ndata to support continuous monitoring and remediation tracking, while Xacta.ai\nwill assist with control narrative drafting, evidence analysis and\ndocumentation review. Telos will also provide implementation, integration,\nconfiguration and training to support deployment and adoption.\n\n“Federal agencies need more than a tool for producing compliance documents\n– they need a platform that helps security teams sustain compliance and make\ninformed risk decisions,” said John B. Wood, chairman and chief executive\nofficer, Telos. “Xacta combines decades of federal risk management\nexperience with practical AI assistance in a secure SaaS environment. That\ncombination gives agencies a strong foundation for modernizing cyber\ncompliance while allowing their teams to focus more of their expertise on\nmanaging risk.”\n\nThe Commerce OIG award follows Telos’ recently announced Xacta awards\nsupporting the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Archives\nand Records Administration, the Office of Naval Intelligence and the Air Force\nIntelligence Community. Together, these selections demonstrate continued\nadoption of Xacta across federal civilian, defense and intelligence\norganizations.\n\nLearn more about Xacta at www.telos.com/offerings/xacta.\n\nAbout Telos Corporation\nTelos Corporation (NASDAQ: TLS) empowers and protects the world’s most\nsecurity-conscious organizations with efficient, adaptable, and secure\nsolutions that safeguard people, systems, and information. We deliver advanced\ncapabilities across cyber governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) with Xacta;\nidentity and biometric solutions; secure networks and communications; and TSA\nPreCheck(®) enrollment services. Serving the U.S. federal government,\nregulated industries, and global enterprises, Telos helps customers stay ahead\nof evolving threats, accelerate compliance, and achieve mission success.\nDriven by purpose and guided by our core values, we build trusted\npartnerships, deliver superior solutions, and help create a more secure,\ninterconnected world. Learn more at https://www.telos.com/.   \n\nForward-Looking Statements \nThis press release contains forward-looking statements which are made under\nthe safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. These statements\nare based on the Company’s management’s current beliefs, expectations and\nassumptions about future events, conditions and results and on information\ncurrently available to them. By their nature, forward-looking statements\ninvolve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on\ncircumstances that may or may not occur in the future. The Company believes\nthat these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those\ndescribed under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s\nDiscussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”\nset forth from time to time in the Company’s filings and reports with the\nU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including its Annual Report on\nForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as well as subsequent and\nfuture filings and reports by the Company, copies of which are available at\nhttps://investors.telos.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.\n\nAlthough the Company bases these forward-looking statements on assumptions\nthat its management believes are reasonable when made, the Company cautions\nthe reader that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future\nperformance and that the Company’s actual results of operations, financial\ncondition and liquidity, solution and contract performance, and industry\ndevelopments, may differ materially from statements made in or suggested by\nthe forward-looking statements contained in this release. Given these risks,\nuncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond its control, the\nCompany cautions the reader not to place undue reliance on these\nforward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of\nthe date of such statement and, except as required by law, the Company\nundertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement publicly, or\nto revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or developments\noccurring after the date of the statement, even if new information becomes\navailable in the future. Comparisons of results for current and any prior\nperiods are not intended to express any future trends or indications of future\nperformance, unless specifically expressed as such, and should only be viewed\nas historical data.\n\nMedia: media@telos.com \nInvestors: InvestorRelations@telos.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/9035d484-18b8-4406-85df-b2a5e5a1ff53)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-01T17:30:00.68939392Z","server_sent_at_ms":1790875800689},"received_at":"2026-10-01T17:30:00.742Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"147312","press_release_id":"158688","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"IT Services","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Telos Corporation won a new 12-month contract with the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General for its FedRAMP High-authorized Xacta SaaS platform.\n\nCommerce OIG will deploy Xacta 360, Xacta.io and Xacta.ai to automate cyber governance, risk and compliance activities and support FISMA requirements, with Telos providing implementation and training services.\n\nThe award follows recent Xacta wins at HHS, the National Archives, the Office of Naval Intelligence and the Air Force Intelligence Community, underscoring broadening federal adoption of the platform.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Continued Xacta momentum across federal civilian, defense and intelligence customers — positive signal for the GRC pipeline though contract size is undisclosed."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"contract_duration":"12 months","contract_authority":"U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General"}},"quotedText":"Federal agencies need more than a tool for producing compliance documents – they need a platform that helps security teams sustain compliance and make informed risk decisions","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"John B. 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