Ellen Lord: DoD Must Consolidate Military Construction Funds to Meet ICBM Modernization Deadlines
Hon. Ellen Lord, the Department of Defense’s (DoD) acquisition head and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, said the Pentagon seeks to streamline military construction allocations to support the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) missile modernization program. Lord, who serves as undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, told the Senate Armed Services Committee at a […]
US, UK Sign Declaration on Joint AI Ramp;D Initiatives
The U.S. has entered into an agreement with the U.K. to launch a joint effort aimed at driving artificial intelligence-focused research and development, technology adoption and public-private partnerships. The declaration was signed by Michael Kratsios, U.S. chief technology officer and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, and U.K. secretaries of state Alok Sharma and Oliver Dowden […]
Qamp;A with Mike Corkery, President and CEO of Deltek, Addresses Virtual Deltek Insight 2020, COVID-19 Impact on Deltek
Mike Corkery, president and CEO of Deltek, and two-time Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding Deltek’s Insight 2020 Virtual Event, including event platforms and topics, as well as the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on Deltek’s workforce throughout the year, such as telework, social distancing and enacting a flexible workforce. "Every year, […]
Qamp;A with Deltek’s President, CEO Mike Corkery Discusses Virtual Deltek Insight 2020, COVID-19 Impact on Deltek Customers
Mike Corkery, president and CEO of Deltek as well as a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the company’s recent Deltek Insight 2020 Virtual Event, the challenge of delivering content to the government contracting (GovCon) community and the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on Deltek’s customers in 2020. Visit ArchIntel Events […]
DoD Seeks Feedback on Interim Rule for CMMC Implementation
The Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking comments on an interim rule to implement the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification framework and an assessment methodology as part of efforts to better protect unclassified data within the DoD supply chain and evaluate vendors’ implementation of cyber requirements. DoD introduced the interim rule as an amendment to the […]
ICF CEO John Wasson Receives First Wash100 Award for Company Growth
John Wasson, CEO of ICF, was presented his 2020 Wash100 Award on Thursday by Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic. This marks the first Wash100 Award win for Wasson after securing valuable contracts and acquisitions to drive ICF’s revenue and expansion. Most notably, Wasson led the acquisition of Incentive Technology Group for approximately […]
Navy Commissions USS Delbert D. Black Destroyer
The U.S. Navy held a limited-attendance commissioning ceremony for USS Delbert D. Black, the 68th delivered Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. The service branch said Saturday that it live-streamed the event for mass viewing. James Guerts, assistant secretary of the Navy and 2020 Wash100 Award winner, represented Navy Secretary Kenneth J. Braithwaite at the ceremony. USS […]
Sgt. Maj. Sheryl Lyon Assumes Role as USCYBERCOM Senior Enlisted Leader; Gen. Paul Nakasone Quoted
Sgt. Maj. Sheryl Lyon, formerly with Army Cyber Command, has taken up her new role as command senior enlisted leader of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA). She will oversee military advocacy efforts and help officials address military workforce issues in her new role, succeeding Master Gunnery Sgt. Scott Stalker, who is […]
Ryan McCarthy: Army Seeks ‘Transformational Change’ With Project Convergence Network Experiment
Ryan McCarthy, secretary of the U.S. Army and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, said he hopes the results of the service branch’s recent “Project Convergence” experiment will inform future network modernization efforts. The Army included artificial intelligence technologies such as the “Firestorm” reconnaissance system during a follow-up Project Convergence test that took place last week, […]
James Geurts, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Ramp;D and Acquisition, Receives His First Wash100 Award
James “Hondo” Geurts, assistant secretary of the U.S. Navy for research, development and acquisition, received his 2020 Wash100 Award for the first time in his long career for driving innovation and technological capabilities for the service branch. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented the most prestigious award in government contracting (GovCon) on Friday, just a […]
Gen. John Murray on Further Dev’t, Testing of Army’s Integrated Tactical Network
Gen. John Murray, commanding general of the U.S. Army Futures Command (AFC) and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, has said the Army's integrated tactical network (ITN) needs updated commercial technologies to operate at constrained bandwidth ranges. The Army conducted an experiment called "Project Convergence" to test ITN's capacity to ingest data through artificial intelligence, robotics and automated systems. The exercise began […]
NavalX to Advance DON Workforce Innovation; Potomac Officers Club to Host 2020 Navy Forum
NavalX serves as the Department of Navy (DON) workforce "super-connector." The agency is focused on scaling agility methods across the DON workforce, offering a culture of decentralized autonomy that has created an innovation landscape. NavalX has worked to connect isolated pockets of excellence to capture and scale the methodologies. The agency’s mission has increased awareness […]
NASA Publishes Economic Impact Report; Jim Bridenstine Quoted
NASA has published the results of its agency wide economic impact report, showing that the agency has generated more than $64.3 billion in total economic output during fiscal year 2019, supported more than 312,000 jobs nationwide and generated an estimated $7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes throughout the nation. “This study confirms, and […]
MG Kimbery Crider, Space Force CTIO, Discusses Digital Service Offerings; Mark Esper Quoted
MG Kimberly Crider, acting chief technology and innovation officer (CTIO) of the Space Force, recently discussed the initiatives of the U.S. Space Force, stating that the agency will be a “digital service” on the leading edge of technology, SpaceNews reported on Friday. “Our goal is to be the first digital service by design, to be […]
Executive Spotlight: John Vollmer, CEO of Amentum, Discusses DynCorp Acquisition
John Vollmer, chief executive officer with Amentum, and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the company’s recent announcement of its planned acquisition of DynCorp. He addressed how the purchase would expand the combined company’s offerings, the expansive culture and the new markets that will come into play after they complete integration. “I really […]