Year: 2020

James Geurts: Attendance Increasing for Navy, Supply Chain Personnel

James Geurts, the U.S. Navy’s acquisition chief and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, said he is “seeing many more” suppliers continue operations following closures resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, National Defense Magazine reported Wednesday. Geurts, who serves as assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, told reporters at a teleconference that over 200 […]

Gen. John Raymond: Space Force Eyes Single Command Focused on Acquisition

Gen. John Raymond, chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, said the service branch plans to combine independent space acquisition agencies under a single field command, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. “One of my key priorities is to drive unity of effort across the department,” he said Wednesday during […]

NGA’s Vice Adm. Robert Sharp Unveils Intent to Sustain GEOINT Supremacy

Vice Adm. Robert Sharp, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, has published a document expressing his intent to realign the GEOINT community’s priorities to meet mission needs in an evolving operational environment. The Director’s Intent seeks to sustain GEOINT advantage by maintaining primacy of core missions, being the […]

Less Than One Month to Vote; Wash100 Award Voting Ends June 1st

The Wash100 Award recognizes the premier group of private and public sector leaders selected by Executive Mosaic’s organizational and editorial team who influence the government contracting (GovCon) sector. GovCon leaders demonstrate skills in leadership, innovation, achievement and vision as they orchestrate and implement pivotal moves within both the public and private sectors.  Now, you have […]

Sens. Marco Rubio, Richard Blumenthal Want NASA Artemis to Expand Industrial Collaboration

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., wrote a letter to Jim Bridenstine, NASA administrator and 2019 Wash100 Award recipient, to promote industrial collaboration as the space agency plans to revive manned exploration. Rubio and Blumenthal want NASA's Artemis exploration program to demonstrate safety measures, produce information on lunar resources and develop technologies for future explorations, with the […]

Will Roper: Air Force Seeks Acquisition Authorities to Move Funds Between Space Programs

Will Roper, the U.S. Air Force’s acquisition executive and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the service is seeking new acquisition authorities from Congress that would allow it to shift funds from one space program to another, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. “One of the things that we are very passionate about for space acquisition is trying […]

FCC Releases Draft Order on L-Band Spectrum Reallocation; Dana Deasy Quoted

The Federal Communications Commission issued a draft order that would free up the L-band spectrum to facilitate the deployment of 5G, broadband communications and other wireless services, C4ISRNET reported Thursday. “We have compiled an extensive record, which confirms that it is in the public interest to grant Ligado’s application while imposing stringent conditions to prevent […]

Christopher Kubasik, President and COO of L3Harris, Named to 2020 Wash100 for Leadership During L3Harris Merger, Advancing Military Tech Capabilities

Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Christopher Kubasik, president and chief operating officer of L3Harris Technologies, as an inductee into the 2020 Wash100 Award for his leadership during the merger of L3 Technologies and the Harris Corporation in 2019 as well as his efforts to advance military capabilities for the U.S.  This marks the third […]

Susan Penfield, Booz Allen EVP amp; Chief Innovation Officer, Named to 2020 Wash100 for Her Innovation and Community Service Initiatives

Executive Mosaic is pleased to present Susan Penfield, executive vice president and chief innovation officer of Booz Allen Hamilton, as an inductee into the 2020 Wash100 Award for leading the firm’s innovation strategy and spearheading philanthropic initiatives.  This marks Penfield’s third Wash100 Award. She secured her second Wash100 in 2017 for developing the company’s analytical […]