Year: 2020

Leidos Chairman, CEO Roger Krone Receives Seventh Consecutive Wash100 Award

Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, received his seventh consecutive Wash100 Award for driving company growth through the acquisitions of Dynetics as well as L3Harris security detection and automation businesses. Krone is the only recipient, since the Wash100 Award’s inception in 2014, who has won the award seven consecutive times. His vision, commitment to […]

PAE Acquiring Centra Technology to Expand Intelligence Portfolio; John Heller Quoted

PAE announced on Monday that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CENTRA Technology, an intelligence analysis service provider focused on providing mission-critical services, for approximately $208 million in cash. The acquisition will specifically strengthen PAE’s intelligence, defense, and national and homeland security businesses. “The acquisition firmly aligns with PAE’s strategy of […]

Leidos Chairman, CEO Roger Krone Receives Seventh Consecutive Wash100 Award

Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, received his seventh consecutive Wash100 Award for driving company growth through the acquisitions of Dynetics as well as L3Harris security detection and automation businesses. Krone is the only recipient, since the Wash100 Award’s inception in 2014, who has won the award seven consecutive times. His vision, commitment to […]

Christopher Krebs on CISA’s Election Security Website, Stakeholder Partnerships

Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said the agency is partnering with public and private sector entities to prevent election interference by adversaries.  Krebs said in a statement posted Tuesday that CISA has recently partnered with the FBI to release public service announcements […]

Maria Roat on Federal CIO Council’s Data-Sharing Priorities

Maria Roat, deputy federal chief information officer and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said the Federal CIO Council seeks to make investments in identity and access management as well as data-sharing protocol updates. Roat told attendees at a Nutanix event that the council seeks to improve data-sharing across systems that handle large volumes of […]

Hon. John Hillen: GovCon Leader, Presidential Policy Expert Forecasts More Continuity Than Change for GovCon Regardless Next Election

GovConWire had the chance to interview longtime industry veteran Hon. John Hillen, CEO of EverWatch Solutions and a previous Wash100 Award recipient, about the upcoming presidential election and the government contracting (GovCon) industry. Dr. Hillen is a former Assistant Secretary of State and former Chairman of the Professional Services Council.  He was one of the founders […]

Space Force Eyes Commercial Satcom Partnerships, Official Personnel Name

The U.S. Space Force is planning to launch more low-Earth orbit satellite programs and unveil an official name for its personnel ahead of the service branch’s first anniversary in December 2020. Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, the deputy chief of space operations, said at an Air Force Association event that the Space Force is looking […]

Mark Esper: DoD Needs 5% Budget Increase to Stay Ahead of Adversaries

Mark Esper, the defense secretary and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, has said the Pentagon needs a 3 to 5 percent increase in budget to keep up with near-peer adversaries and boost military readiness. Esper told attendees at a Heritage Foundation event that the Department of Defense (DoD) needs to be “better stewards of the taxpayer […]

VA Migrates Data for Upcoming EHR Implementation; Robert Wilkie Quoted

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has finished data-related preparations needed for the new VA health record's upcoming implementation in the Pacific Northwest region. VA said Thursday that it migrated clinical and demographic data to the new EHR that will launch late October in the said area. The migration allows health care practioners to visualize […]

DHS Launching Ramp;D Projects on 5G Mobile Security; Christopher Krebs Quoted

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is launching a research and development effort focused on mobile security as the country works to roll out 5G infrastructure. The department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate will launch R&D projects under the Secure and Resilient Mobile Network Infrastructure (SRMNI) program in […]

Mark Esper: DoD Eyes Commercial Sealift Vessels for FY 2022 Budget

Mark Esper, secretary of the Department of Defense (DoD) and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, has said that DoD plans to add commercial vessels for military sealift operations in its budget request for fiscal year 2022. Esper said at a prior Heritage Foundation event that the DoD, including the U.S. Transportation Command, is looking into […]

Aaron Weis: US Navy Transitioning to Zero Trust

Aaron Weis, chief information officer of the U.S. Navy and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the service is transitioning to a zero trust framework to better protect and defend its networks from cyber threats, FedScoop reported Thursday. “It is an exciting time as priorities have shifted,” for how the Navy has advanced its information technology modernization efforts during […]

Ryan McCarthy: Army Seeks to Free Up $10B More Through ‘Night Court’ in 2022

Ryan McCarthy, secretary of the U.S. Army and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the service intends to find $10 billion more in savings in 2022 through a “night court” process as it seeks to free up funds for modernization priorities and expects to make harder decisions in 2023, Federal News Network reported Thursday. “In 2023, if even […]