Intelsat Announces David Wajsgras as CEO
Intelsat, operator of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial network, announced on Monday that David Wajsgras, aerospace industry executive of more than two decades as well as a six-time Wash100 Award recipient, has been named as the company’s next CEO, effective April 4th. Wajsgras will succeed Stephen Spengler, who previously announced his retirement plans […]
DOD Names Peter Levine, Lisa Disbrow to Budgeting Reform Commission
The Department of Defense has announced the appointment of Peter Levine, former deputy chief management officer at DOD, and Lisa Disbrow, former undersecretary of the Air Force, to the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Reform. Lloyd Austin, secretary of DOD and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, made the appointments to the 14-member commission […]
Rick Ambrose Retires from Lockheed Martin, Joins Textron Board of Directors; CEO Scott Donnelly Quoted
Lockheed Martin exec Richard Ambrose, a six-time Wash100 Award winner, has announced he will be retiring from the company as executive vice president of the space business and moving on to preside on the board of directors of aerospace, defense and finance conglomerate Textron. The Providence, Rhode Island-based company said Wednesday that Ambrose will begin his […]
Amentum Appoints Charles A. Mathis as New CFO; CEO John Vollmer Quoted
Amentum announced on Wednesday that the company has appointed Charles A. Mathis as its new chief financial officer to assume responsibility for Amentum’s corporate finance activities including financial strategy, business operations, accounting, compliance, tax and treasury. “Charlie possesses extensive expertise across financial and business operations and understands the complex environment in which government services companies […]
Kristin Robertson, Brad Tousley Join Raytheon Intelligence & Space Leadership Team; Roy Azevedo Quoted
Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) announced on Tuesday that Kristin Robertson and Brad Tousley have joined the business unit’s leadership team to further position RI&S to deliver excellence to our customers in 2022 and beyond. Kristin Robertson has assumed the role of president of its Space & C2 strategic business unit, effective immediately Robertson will […]
Sharon Jimenez Named Chief Growth Officer of NetImpact; PV Puvvada Quoted
NetImpact Strategies announced on Tuesday that the company has named Sharon Jimenez, well-recognized health and government digital transformation expert, as its chief growth officer. "We are very pleased to add Sharon to our Executive Leadership Team to drive our business development and sales functions," said NetImpact CEO Venkatapathi “PV” Puvvada, who is also a six-time […]
State Department Appoints Rina Amiri, Stephenie Foster as Senior Officials; Secretary Antony Blinken Quoted
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, announced on Wednesday that the State Department has appointed Stephenie Foster and Rina Amiri as senior offices to support the civil rights of Afghan women and girls. “We desire a peaceful, stable, and secure Afghanistan, where all Afghans can live and thrive in political, economic, […]
Ted Davies Named Senior Advisor, Board Member for Easy Dynamics; Poupak Afshar Quoted
Ted Davies, former Altamira CEO and a previous Wash100 Award winner, has been added to the advisory board at Easy Dynamics Corporation and will serve as senior advisor to the company’s CEO. In his new role, Davies will help efficiently scale the McLean, Virginia-based technology services company and will report directly to Easy Dynamics CEO Poupak Afshar. Afshar welcomed […]
PSC Elects Parsons CEO Carey Smith to 2022 Board Chair; CEO David Berteau Quoted
Professional Services Council (PSC) has elected Parsons President and CEO Carey Smith, a three-time Wash100 Award winner, to serve as chair for PSC’s board of directors for 2022. “PSC is the collective voice of our industry and works tirelessly on behalf of its more than 400 members to advance the interests of our sector,” said […]
Army Futures Command Chief Gen. John Murray Retires
Gen. John Murray, head of Army Futures Command and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, is retiring after nearly four decades of military service, the service reported Monday. He became the first commanding general of AFC in 2018 and spearheaded efforts to gather and apply insights from academic researchers, tech industry innovators and other experts to […]
Dr. Rod Fontecilla Named Chief Innovation Officer for Guidehouse; CEO Scott McIntyre Quoted
Guidehouse announced on Tuesday that the company has announced Dr. Rod Fontecilla, formerly of Dovel Technologies, has been named the chief innovation officer for the company to oversee the strategic innovation framework and drive innovation initiatives as a part of the organization’s overall growth strategy. "I am thrilled to lead Guidehouse's next chapter of innovation […]
BigBear.ai Names Samuel Gordy, Jeffry Dyer, Claire Morse to Senior Leadership Roles; GovCon Expert Reggie Brothers Quoted
BigBear.ai, a leading provider of artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud-based big data analytics and cyber engineering solutions, announced on Wednesday that Samuel Gordy has been appointed the company’s new chief operating officer and federal president, effective Nov. 1st. As COO and President of Federal business, Gordy will oversee BigBear.ai’s day-to-day business operations and will design, build, […]
Candy Curtin Named Chief Human Resources Officer for Akima; CEO Bill Monet Quoted
Akima, a global enterprise with more than 8,000 employees, delivering agile solutions to the federal government, announced on Tuesday that Candy Curtin, formerly of IDEMIA, has been named as the company’s new chief human resources officer (CHRO). "Akima is a strong company with the organizational agility to provide talent for a wide range of customers […]
Gary Sladic to Succeed Mark Simione as Noblis CFO; CEO Amr ElSawy Quoted
Mark Simione, who currently serves as senior vice president, chief financial and administrative officer, treasurer and board of trustees member for Noblis, has announced his planned retirement in July 2022. Noblis said Monday that Gary Sladic, who currently serves as the company’s vice president of finance and accounting, has been named deputy chief financial officer and will […]
Intell Veteran Tonya Wilkerson Named as NGA’s Next Deputy Director
Tonya Wilkerson, a three-decade veteran of the U.S. Intelligence Community, has been appointed to serve as deputy director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). NGA said Friday that Wilkerson will join the agency from the CIA, where she serves as associate director for science and technology and strategy. She previously worked at the National Reconnaissance […]