Will Roper Eyes Autonomous Capabilities for Air Force’s Future Tankers
Will Roper, assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the U.S. Air Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said a redesign of the KC-46 Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft’s remote vision system is driving the service to plan for the possible integration of autonomous or semi-autonomous capabilities into its next tanker, the Military website reported Thursday. […]
Akima CEO Bill Monet Receives First Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Bill Monet, CEO of Akima, earned his first Wash100 Award for his leadership and expertise to drive company growth and expand its portfolio by securing major contracts across the government contracting sector. His experience has expanded over 30 years in the federal sector working with federal, state, local and commercial clients. Monet has managed a […]
Jim Bridenstine Urges Senate Panel to Approve $3.2B NASA Funding for Artemis Effort
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and 2019 Wash100 Award recipient, testified before a Senate panel to voice the agency’s intent to secure $3.2 billion in funding for the Artemis deep-space exploration program. Bridenstine told the Senate Appropriations Committee’s commerce, justice and science subcommittee at a recent hearing that the amount requested under NASA’s fiscal year 2021 […]
Will Roper: Digital Engineering Can Drive New Capabilities for US Air Force
Will Roper, the U.S. Air Force’s acquisition head and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, said during the Air Force Digital Campaign’s first virtual industry event that digital engineering can significantly drive the development of new capabilities. The Virtual Industry Exchange, launched as part of the Air Force Material Command’s (AFMC) Digital Campaign strategy, saw over 1,500 […]
Gen. Charles Brown on Air Force Acquisition Reforms, Reducing Barriers for Small Businesses
Gen. Charles Brown, chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force, has said he intends to work with small businesses and develop program incentives to help “break down barriers” in government contracting (GovCon). Brown said in a DefenseOne-hosted virtual event that he is seeking acquisition professionals like Will Roper, the Air Force’s assistant secretary for […]
SOSi Named to 2021 Military Friendly Employer; Julian Setian Quoted
SOS International (SOSi) has announced that the company has earned a spot on the 2021 Military Friendly Employer, marking the second consecutive year SOSi has been designated for this honor. SOSi earned a place on the list based on the company’s ability to meet thresholds for applicant, new hire retention, employee turnover, and promotion and […]
PAE Wins Contract to Provide COVID-19 Testing Services to NCAA; John Heller Quoted
PAE has been awarded a contract by the Southeastern Conference (SEC) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to provide COVID-19 testing services for fall sports across 14 university locations, the company reported on Wednesday. “Having quickly responded to COVID-19 for customers that include the state of Georgia, we are well positioned to provide critical […]
Michael Kratsios: Agencies Should Conduct Trade-Off Analysis as They Adopt AI
Michael Kratsios, U.S. chief technology officer and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said government officials should analyze the trade-offs as they push the adoption of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, Nextgov reported Tuesday. “So, think about the [Food and Drug Administration] approving an AI medical diagnostic, or think about [the Federal Aviation Administration] approving a drone—and […]
DoD, NASA Sign Agreement to Push Space Collaboration
The Department of Defense and NASA have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to further advance collaboration in space, DoD News reported Tuesday. The MOU was announced Tuesday by Gen. Jay Raymond, chief of space operations at the U.S. Space Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and a fellow Wash100 Award winner. NASA and […]
Kathy Warden, Chairman, CEO and President of Northrop Grumman, Receives Her Fifth Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Kathy Warden, chairman, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman, accepted her fifth Wash100 Award from Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic on Tuesday. Warden’s fifth Wash100 Award win in the last six years is due to her leadership and vision to drive the company’s growth, secure major contracts with federal agencies and help […]
Ellen Lord on Defense Industrial Base’s Health, Need for Appropriations
Hon. Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, discussed in an interview posted Monday on Defense News about the Department of Defense’s (DoD) efforts to track the status of the defense industrial base during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lord said the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and the Defense Contract Management […]
Leanne Caret, President amp; CEO of Boeing Defense, Space amp; Security, Receives Fourth Consecutive Wash100 Award
Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), accepted her fourth consecutive Wash100 Award from Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic on Monday. Caret received her fourth Wash100 Award for her continued leadership in the development of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, winning major defense contracts for the company and accelerating […]
Ellen Lord Discusses Impact of COVID-19 on Federal Modernization
Hon. Ellen Lord, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense (DoD) and four-time Wash100 Award recipient, recently discussed how the defense department has shifted modernization efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, Defense News reported on Monday. “When COVID-19 hit, it shone a spotlight on the concern we had with this fragility and helped […]
ECS Launches Cloud CoE 2.0, Appoints Imran Bashir as Head; George Wilson Quoted
ECS has launched the Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE) 2.0 Initiative, which will advance ECS’ programs and invest and drive innovation in cloud computing technology to provide new value to customers, the company reported on Monday. The company has also appointed Dr. Imran Bashir, ECS chief technical officer of cloud computing and vice president of […]
HRCI Names Janet Hanofee, SOSi CHRO, to Board of Directors; Julian Setian Quoted
SOS International (SOSi) has announced that the company’s chief human resource officer (CHRO), Janet Hanofee, has been appointed to the Human Resources Certification Institute’s (HRCI) Board of Directors, the company reported on Monday. Hanofee will begin serving her two-year term on the HRCI Board of Directors beginning in January 2021. “Since joining us in 2017, […]