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The U.S. Navy and Defense Secretary and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient Mark Esper have made recent efforts to expand the service branch’s fleet to at least 355 ships to keep pace with Chinese military modernization. However, the Navy has faced recent challenges to keep...

Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of U.S. Cyber Command and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, and Michael Sulmeyer, senior adviser to the commander of Cybercom, wrote in an article published Tuesday on the Foreign Affairs magazine that aside from implementing proactive defense measures, the...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a new strategy to ensure the resilience and security of the country’s 5G infrastructure. CISA’s 5G Strategy has five strategic initiatives that support the four lines of effort of the National Strategy...

Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the COVID-19 Joint Acquisition Task Force’s capabilities will continue post-pandemic and the Department of Defense will integrate JATF’s operations into the Joint Rapid Acquisition...

Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic, presented Mike Twyman, president of Cubic Mission Solutions (CMS), with his first Wash100 Award on Monday. Executive Mosaic recognized Twyman for driving growth for the company, acquiring Nuvotronics and pushing Cubic’s technical services...

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has announced the launch of Blue sUAS, an acquisition program for federal agencies to purchase secure small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) as an alternative to Chinese-made drones, FedScoop reported on Thursday. “Blue sUAS represents a...

Hon. Ellen Lord, the defense acquisition head and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the Department of Defense (DoD) is working with other DoD offices to establish the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) architecture, DoD News reported Thursday. Lord, who serves...

Vectrus has announced its second quarter 2020 financial results for the quarter, which ended on July 3, 2020, the company reported on Wednesday.  "Second quarter results demonstrated solid top line performance, strong new business awards, and favorable cash flow generation...

The U.S. Air Force is transitioning its program office for the Project Maven artificial intelligence effort into the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) portfolio in a push to expand the latter's warfighting scope, FedScoop reported Monday. Will Roper, assistant secretary...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will host the third National Cybersecurity Summit, a webinar series that will run every Wednesday from Sept. 16th to Oct. 7th.  The virtual event will revolve around the themes of key cyber insights, digital transformation...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has partnered with the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to allocate $75 million for the creation of three institutes focused on quantum science research and development. NSF said Tuesday that the...

The U.S. Army is working with Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) for a research effort focused on implementing teaming operations between unmanned technologies in the battlefield, C4ISRnet reported Wednesday. Gen. John Murray, commander of the Army Futures Command and former two-time Wash100 Award...

Ellen Lord, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said DoD may have to take some funds from its modernization and readiness accounts if Congress fails to provide supplemental budget amid mounting COVID-19 pandemic-related claims from...

Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for acquisition, logistics and technology and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said he has been coordinating with Gen. John “Mike” Murray, commander of Army Futures Command and fellow Wash100 Award recipient, to address...

After five months of debate amongst the most notable leaders of consequence in the government contracting (GovCon) sector, the seventh annual Wash100 Popular Vote Rankings closed on June 1st. Scott McIntyre, CEO of Guidehouse, has secured first place in this year's rankings, which is...