ASHBURN, Va., July  09, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS), a leading provider of cyber, cloud and enterprise security solutions for the world’s most security-conscious organizations, today

Telos Corporation Awarded Contract to Support U.S. Air Force Distributed Common Ground System Mission

Telos Wins AF DCGS Contract, Expands Xacta GRC Footprint

Award expands use of Xacta platform, including Xacta.ai, to support Air Force intelligence operation...

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    <p>ASHBURN, Va., July  09, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:TLS), a leading provider of cyber, cloud and enterprise security solutions for the world’s most security-conscious organizations, today</p>
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    <p>Telos announced a contract win to support the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS), providing perpetual licenses for Xacta.ai and maintenance for Xacta 360 and Xacta.io. The award broadens the Air Force’s use of Telos’ governance, risk, and compliance solutions and AI-driven automation, suggesting near-term revenue visibility and a solidization of Telos’ government-market growth trajectory.</p>
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    <ul><li>Telos wins AF DCGS contract to supply Xacta.ai licenses and support.</li><li>Award expands Air Force use of Telos&#039; GRC and cyber risk tools.</li><li>Xacta automates cybersecurity, risk, and compliance for complex environments.</li><li>No contract value disclosed; potential near-term revenue uplift.</li></ul>
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    <ul><li><strong>Telos Corporation (TLS)</strong>: Primary subject; contract award and revenue upside potential from AF DCGS and Xacta products.</li><li><strong>AF DCGS (Air Force Distributed Common Ground System) (AF-DCGS)</strong>: High-visibility DoD ISR system; contract expansion signals ongoing modernization and spend in cybersecurity/GRC.</li><li><strong>Xacta (TLS-XACTA)</strong>: Telos&#039; GRC platform and AI-enhanced Xacta.ai; potential cross-sell to DoD and enterprise customers.</li></ul>
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    <p>This is Industry News and Corporate Developments focused on a government contract win for Telos, highlighting expansion of its GRC and AI-enabled offerings within a key DoD program. It reinforces Telos’ exposure to defense cybersecurity budgets and the DoD services market.</p>
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    <ul><li>DoD budget cycles and AF DCGS procurement activity could move TLS shares.</li><li>Contract win provides near-term revenue visibility and potential backlog growth.</li><li>Perpetual licenses imply upfront revenue; maintenance tailwinds may support margin.</li><li>Lack of contract value disclosure limits clarity on size of upside.</li></ul>
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    <ul><li>Date of release: July 9, 2026.</li><li>Company: Telos Corporation (NASDAQ: TLS).</li><li>Contract: Support for U.S. Air Force AF DCGS; perpetual licenses for Xacta.ai; maintenance for Xacta 360 and Xacta.io.</li><li>Purpose: Expand Air Force use of Telos’ cyber GRC solutions.</li><li>Forward-looking statements included; no contract value disclosed.</li></ul>
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    <p>TLS could see modest near-term revenue uplift from DoD GRC expansion; maintain bullish bias on stock over the next 6–12 months.</p>
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<link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.globenewswire.com/styles/gnw_nitf.css"></link><p>ASHBURN, Va., July  09, 2026  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=U1KgRPgtwWdtD9ZTA0pz3E2ObWmnXPEcAu9d_7L35LKuGl9BbeYbjvqUOWVO3unfW2ot-BqreCoOlaoVMoEOdCUepe6S3c1D7dDA00Oc-1A=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Telos Corporation</a> (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/TLS">TLS</a>), a leading provider of cyber, cloud and enterprise security solutions for the world’s most security-conscious organizations, today announced it has received a contract award to support the U.S. Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS), the Air Force’s primary intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) planning, collection, processing, exploitation, analysis, and dissemination system.</p>  <p>Under the contract, Telos will provide perpetual licenses for Xacta.ai&#x2122;, along with support services and maintenance for its Xacta<sup>&#xAE;</sup> platform, including Xacta 360&#x2122; and Xacta.io&#x2122;. The award further expands the Air Force&#39;s use of Telos&#39; cyber governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions.</p>  <p>&#34;The Air Force relies on timely, trusted information to support mission-critical decision-making around the world,&#34; said John B. Wood, chairman and chief executive officer, Telos. &#34;We are proud to support the AF DCGS mission with solutions that help automate cybersecurity and compliance activities, enabling teams to focus more of their time and attention on operational priorities.&#34;</p>  <p>Xacta is Telos&#39; cyber governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) platform that automates and streamlines cybersecurity, compliance, and risk management processes across complex enterprise environments. Xacta.ai extends those capabilities through artificial intelligence-powered automation and analysis, helping organizations accelerate compliance activities, improve decision-making, and gain greater visibility into cybersecurity risk.</p>  <p>Learn more about Xacta and Xacta.ai at <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=-S0fZiRENQG5Enx63-_aBHjuzbJuF5UQqnRFyAoi9LdX4t7GfjWJRZoN-HYFK139siyatiW_NCbDe5UvMtuiuENkmin4Ya_Qy34I26X04kB6Xs2mh0bYpWjdu0COPfJc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.telos.com/offerings/xacta</a>.</p>  <p><strong>About Telos Corporation</strong><br></br>Telos Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/TLS">TLS</a>) empowers and protects the world’s most security-conscious organizations with efficient, adaptable, and secure solutions that safeguard people, systems, and information. We deliver advanced capabilities across cyber governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) with Xacta<sup>&#xAE;</sup>; identity and biometric solutions; secure networks and communications; and TSA PreCheck<sup>&#xAE;</sup> enrollment services. Serving the U.S. federal government, regulated industries, and global enterprises, Telos helps customers stay ahead of evolving threats, accelerate compliance, and achieve mission success. Driven by purpose and guided by our core values, we build trusted partnerships, deliver superior solutions, and help create a more secure, interconnected world. Learn more at <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=-S0fZiRENQG5Enx63-_aBPG1DSfRyWICLM3LVo-vj78oSRDZhhsIQqMb3Y481IeVi8O8nxkYir1Lre-5XPVEDA==" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.telos.com</a>.</p>  <p><strong>Forward-Looking Statements </strong><br></br>This press release contains forward-looking statements which are made under the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. These statements are based on the Company’s management’s current beliefs, expectations and assumptions about future events, conditions and results and on information currently available to them. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. The Company believes that these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" set forth from time to time in the Company’s filings and reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as well as subsequent and future filings and reports by the Company, copies of which are available at <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=sfysoOI8xQnXcW3Gr5RLrOppWhI6Y7y60dHe0umCgEkOqieSZKU6Odq5xL4B_fEeegWnkBW8dAtvSQPxgVG2J_nWK_XZrQGF5AeNImuRvjihb23QQ6Db2Cru9ZRtvQ3-" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://investors.telos.com</a> and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.</p>  <p>Although the Company bases these forward-looking statements on assumptions that its management believes are reasonable when made, the Company cautions the reader that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that the Company’s actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and industry developments, may differ materially from statements made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this release. 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Telos announced a contract win to support the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS), providing perpetual licenses for Xacta.ai and maintenance for Xacta 360 and Xacta.io. The award broadens the Air Force’s use of Telos’ governance, risk, and compliance solutions and AI-driven automation, suggesting near-term revenue visibility and a solidization of Telos’ government-market growth trajectory.

Telos Corporation Awarded Contract to Support U.S. Air Force Distributed Common Ground System Mission

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