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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....

The Army Contracting Command-Rock Island has awarded DynCorp International (DI) a six-month task order to provide facilities to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as the agency conducts Phase III COVID-19 vaccination clinical trial center expansion, the company...

Executive Mosaic founder and CEO Jim Garrettson presented Chuck Harrington, chairman and CEO of Parsons, his first Wash100 Award on Friday. Harrington has received the award for his leadership and vision to grow Parsons through key acquisitions, contract awards and...

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,...

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...

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) has created and activated its first field command that will be led by Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting, who received a nomination for the leadership post earlier this year. USSF said Wednesday that its Space Operations...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...