Year: 2020

Serco Recognized with 2020 HIRE Vets Medallion Award; Dave Dacquino Quoted

U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia has recognized Serco as one of the 675 recipients of the 2020 HIRE Vets Medallion Award, the company reported on Tuesday.  “Veteran’s make up 20 percent of our Serco workforce across North America, and every individual brings impressive skills, experience and values that are vital to the work we […]

ECS Enters Strategic Partnership with ISM; George Wilson Quoted

ECS has entered into a strategic partnership with Integrated Solutions Management (ISM), a business transformation accelerator that works with large organizations to drive successful Internet of Things (IoT) and IT strategies.  “We are thrilled to partner with ISM,” said George Wilson, president of ECS and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient. “From human capital and asset management […]

Hon. Ellen Lord on DoD’s 5G Prototyping, Microelecrtonics Reshoring Efforts

Hon. Ellen Lord, the defense acquisition chief and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, has said the Department of Defense (DoD) is focusing on prototyping 5G technologies and driving domestic microelectronics production, DoD News reported Tuesday. Lord, who serves as undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said at a recent briefing that the DoD intends […]

Novetta Receives 2020 HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Award; Tiffanny Gates Quoted

Novetta has been recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Labor, Eugene Scalia, as a 2020 HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Award recipient, the company reported on Tuesday.  “We are extremely proud to have received a Gold Medallion Award for the third year in a row,” said Novetta president, CEO, and U.S. Navy veteran Tiffanny Gates. Gates […]

Gen. John Raymond Unveils Priorities in Planning Guidance for Space Force

Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, chief of space operations at the U.S. Space Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, laid out in a planning guidance his five priorities for organizing the new military branch and one of those is to establish a lean and agile service, C4ISRNET reported Monday.  “This planning guidance is going to be absolutely critical to us […]

Carahsoft President Craig Abod Receives Sixth Wash100 Award

Craig Abod, president of Carahsoft Technology Corp., has received his 2020 Wash100 Award for driving expansion and revenue through major contract award wins as well as his efforts to improve IT modernization within the government contracting (GovCon) sector. This marks the sixth win for Abod in the seven year history of the Wash100 Award. Previously, […]

Michele Evans Receives First Wash100 Award for Aeronautics Tech, Forming Partnerships

Michele Evans, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin’s Aeronautics business, was presented her first Wash100 Award for advancing aircraft technological capabilities and forming strategic partnerships. In particular, her efforts to drive production and aeronautics technology throughout 2019 for Lockheed Martin have earned Evans her first Wash100 Award, the most prestigious and coveted award in all […]

Maximus Recognized as a Top Employer for Veterans; Bruce Caswell Quoted

Maximus has ranked 54th on the Military Times Best for Vets: Employers 2020, recognizing the company for its support services as a nationwide employer for veterans, Maximus reported on Tuesday. Maximus received high marks for its veteran retention support programs as well as their recruitment and employment practices. “We are extremely proud to be honored […]

Vectrus President, CEO Chuck Prow Receives Sixth Wash100 Award for Company Growth

Chuck Prow, president and CEO of Vectrus, has received his sixth Wash100 Award. This is the fourth consecutive year that Prow has received the award and his sixth overall in the seven year history of the Wash100 Award.  After being a 2019 Wash100 Award recipient for securing major contracts and expanding Vectrus’ position with numerous […]

GSA, DoD Re-Award $4.4B DEOS BPA to CSRA; Dana Deasy, Emily Murphy Quoted

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and U.S. Department of Defense have re-awarded the approximate $4.4 billion, ten-year Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to CSRA, with Contractor Teaming Partners Dell Marketing L.P. and Minburn Technology Group. “DEOS is a key part of the Department’s Digital Modernization Strategy and its fit-for-purpose cloud […]

GSA, DoD Re-Award $4.4B DEOS BPA to CSRA; Dana Deasy, Emily Murphy Quoted

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) have re-awarded the approximate $4.4 billion, ten-year Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to CSRA, with Contractor Teaming Partners Dell Marketing L.P. and Minburn Technology Group. “DEOS is a key part of the Department’s Digital Modernization Strategy and its fit-for-purpose […]

Leidos EVP, CFO Jim Reagan Receives Fifth Consecutive Wash100 Award

Jim Reagan, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Leidos, was presented his fifth consecutive Wash100 Award last week by Jim Garrettson, CEO of ArchIntel and Executive Mosaic, for expanding the federal portfolio and driving company growth for Leidos. In 2019, Reagan indicated that Leidos would pursue potential acquisitions of products companies rather than […]