Year: 2023

Navy Awards Verizon Public Sector MWR Data Services Contract

The U.S. Navy is showing its commitment to technology modernization with a new task order with Verizon Public Sector. In December, the military branch awarded Verizon's government, education and public safety arm a $15 million task order with Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation through the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract. The new order provides voice and […]

DOD Acquisitions Chief: Counter-UAS in High Demand, Requests Total 100K a Month

A Department of Defense official said that demand for counter-drone technology is as high as that for 155mm artillery shells. Speaking at a panel in a recent Reagan National Defense Forum, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Bill LaPlante, a 2023 Wash100 awardee and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said the high […]

Veterans Affairs Partners With ECS to Deliver Support Services for Critical IT Systems

The Department of Veterans Affairs has tapped technology, science and engineering solutions provider  ECS to help maintain critical information technology systems. On Monday, the company announced that it received a $60.7 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from VA's Office of Information and Technology to provide a wide range of IT services, including but not limited to technical […]

Cubic Corporation CEO Stevan Slijepcevic Presented With 2023 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Earlier this month, Stevan Slijepcevic, president and CEO of Cubic Corporation, received his second Wash100 Award from the award’s founder, Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson, in a meeting at Cubic’s Ashburn, Virginia headquarters. The Wash100 Award is the most pedigreed honor in all of government contracting — it has spent a decade recognizing both some of the most prominent change-makers […]

DOD CFO: Defense Department Embracing Recommendations to Improve Challenging Audit Practices

The Department of Defense's chief financial officer offered a glimpse into changes made to the fiscal 2023 audit of DOD's consolidated financial statements.   Michael McCord, undersecretary of defense and DOD chief financial officer, said that the department has achieved improvements after making changes to processes in auditing its $3.8 trillion assets and $4.0 trillion […]

2024 Wash100 Award, GovCon’s Highest Honor, Now Accepting Nominations

The time to decide the most distinguished and promising leaders in government contracting has arrived: it’s Wash100 Award season. Combined media company, events organization and membership purveyor Executive Mosaic has announced the 11th edition of its annual recognition of GovCon’s most impressive individuals. Nominations are now open until Jan. 10, 2024, and the company wants your […]

Executive Mosaic Launches Call for Nominations for 2024 Wash100 Award

Executive Mosaic, the government contracting sector’s leading events and media organization, is pleased to announce the launch of the 2024 Wash100 Award season and is honored to open nominations for the 11th iteration of the prestigious recognition. "As we enter the widely-anticipated second decade of our Wash100 season, we are gearing up for our most […]

Executive Mosaic Opens Nominations for Iconic 2024 Wash100 Award

Executive Mosaic, an industry-leading events, media and membership organization in the government contracting sector, is thrilled to embark on its 2024 Wash100 Award season and open executive nominations for the prestigious recognition. Each year, the widely coveted and respected Wash100 Award honors the top 100 most influential and impactful executives working in the U.S. government and […]

Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Delivers 2023 Wash100 Award to NGA Director Frank Whitworth

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth was presented with his 2023 Wash100 Award on stage after his keynote speech at the Potomac Officers Club's 9th Annual Intel Summit in McLean, Virginia.  In his address, VADM Whitworth spoke about major shifts in what he calls a "reluctant revolution in military affairs," and he explained how the NGA is […]

SDA Awards $224M PWSA Support Contract to QinetiQ; Shawn Purvis Quoted

The Space Development Agency has awarded QinetiQ US a five-year, $224 million systems engineering and technical assistance contract to support the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, a low-Earth orbit satellite mesh network that will deliver secured communications and missile warning and tracking capabilities to the United States and its allies. Under the firm-fixed price contract, QinetiQ […]

Report Warns of New Russian Malware Campaign Against Ukraine

The National Security Agency, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have released a joint report with international partners warning on a new Russian military malware campaign against Ukraine. The report seeks to uncover and mitigate the new malware named Infamous Chisel from Russian cyber elements called Sandworm that targets U.S. government and […]

Doug Bush, Army Acquisition Chief, Accepts Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

First-time Wash100 honoree Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, formally received his award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. Bush was included in the 2023 roster of outstanding leaders who made an impact on the government contracting industry, particularly for his forward-looking strategies to modernize procurement programs in the […]

Army Acquisition Asst. Secretary Doug Bush Collects 1st Wash100 Award From Founder Jim Garrettson

Doug Bush, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics, and technology, accepted his 2023 Wash100 Award from the award’s founder, Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson, at the Potomac Officers Club’s recent Army Summit. The summit gathered the service branch’s top officials and stewards for a riveting day of speeches, panel discussions and networking opportunities. Browse POC’s list […]