Cybersecurity Advisory Panel Offers Recommendations to CISA Director Jen Easterly
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency hosted the fourth meeting of its advisory panel on Tuesday and committee members offered updates and recommendations to Jen Easterly, director of CISA and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, to help strengthen the country’s cybersecurity posture. Some of the recommendations offered by the subpanels of CISA’s Cybersecurity Advisory Committee […]
KBR Secures DLA Contract for Automated Fuel Handling Equipment Site Maintenance; Byron Bright Quoted
KBR announced on Monday that the company has received a five-year, $38 million contract to provide maintenance support and sustainment of 23 Automated Fuel Handling Equipment sites across the globe by the Defense Logistics Agency. "This work supports DLA's efforts to reduce waste, improve productivity and prevent environmental pollution, in addition to aligning with our corporate sustainability […]
William LaPlante: Pentagon Eyes Waiver to Get F-35 Production Moving Again
The Pentagon paused deliveries of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter jet in late August after discovering that China-made alloys were used in magnets within the aircraft’s turbomachine. William LaPlante, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said he expects aircraft deliveries to resume again provided that […]
Empower AI President, CEO Paul Dillahay Receives 4th Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Empower AI President and CEO Paul Dillahay recently received his 2022 Wash100 Award, the highest honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), in recognition of his leadership to drive the company’s major contract wins, adoption of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies as well as create new partnerships with the academe. Executive Mosaic is pleased to present […]
Jen Easterly: CISA to Conduct ‘Consultative Process’ Toward Incident Reporting Policy Implementation
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will seek input from critical infrastructure owners and operators through 11 meetings as part of efforts to implement a new law mandating them to report breaches and ransomware payments to the federal government, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Jen Easterly, director of CISA and a 2022 Wash100 Award […]
William Burns: Declassifying Intelligence Over Russia’s Actions in Ukraine ‘Effective’
CIA Director William Burns, a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said the White House’s decision to declassify intelligence to counter Russia’s false narratives has played a key role in the war in Ukraine, Defense One reported Thursday. “The decisions to declassify intelligence are always very complicated ones, but I think when President [Joe] Biden has decided […]
K2 Integrity’s Juan Zarate Receives 2nd Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Juan Zarate, global co-managing partner and chief strategy officer at K2 Integrity, accepted his 2022 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon) from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office in Washington D.C. “Zarate is indeed a rare individual whose expertise and ability to achieve mastery across multiple […]
NSA Issues Advisory on Future Quantum-Resistant Algorithm Requirements; Rob Joyce Quoted
The National Security Agency has released an advisory on future requirements for quantum-resistant algorithms for networks or national security systems that contain classified data and are key to intelligence and military efforts. The Commercial National Security Algorithm Suite 2.0 cybersecurity advisory seeks to help NSS operators, owners and vendors prepare for their transition to QR […]
Pentagon Updates Space Policy Document
The Department of Defense has issued an updated directive that acknowledges space “as a priority domain of national military power” and implements several “tenets of responsible behavior in space” that Lloyd Austin, secretary of DOD and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, outlined in a July 2021 memo, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. The new space policy document […]
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Presents 6th Wash100 Award to DeEtte Gray, President of CACI’s Business & IT Solutions Sector
DeEtte Gray, president of the business and information technology solutions sector at CACI International, recently accepted a 2022 Wash100 Award for her leadership and vision to drive company growth as well as its digital transformation efforts in IT infrastructure enterprise applications and business process service areas. Executive Mosaic is pleased to recognize DeEtte Gray as a six-time recipient […]
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Presents 2nd Consecutive Wash100 Award to SAIC NSS President Michael LaRouche
Michael LaRouche, president of the national security and space sector at Science Applications International Corp., was presented his 2022 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office in Tysons Corner, VA. This marks the second consecutive year that Michael LaRouche has received the most prestigious award in government contracting (GovCon), which […]
Guidehouse Exponential Growth Prompts Recognition as a Fastest Growing Firm; CEO Scott McIntyre Quoted
Consulting services firm Guidehouse — which collaborates with both the private and public sectors — has been designated as one of the year’s fastest growing organizations by Consulting Magazine. The recognition singles out firms that have demonstrated exceptional revenue growth throughout the past three years and are seen as surefire growth achievers in the near future, the […]
ECS Secures $53M Recompete Supporting USTRANSCOM’s Global Air Transportation Execution System; John Heneghan Quoted
ECS announced on Thursday that the company has secured a five-year, $53 million recompete contract in support of the U.S. Transportation Command’s Global Air Transportation Execution System. “It’s a privilege to continue to support GATES, providing the cargo and passenger management capabilities necessary for USTRANSCOM to project and sustain the Joint Force,” said John Heneghan, president […]
KBR-NASK JV Lands $4B NASIC Contract for R&D, Technical Intelligence Production; Byron Bright Quoted
A mentor-protégé joint-venture between science and technology company KBR and security-focused small business NASK has won a potential $4.8 billion contract from the National Air and Space Intelligence Center for research and development and mechanical upkeep of various systems. Through the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Scientific and Technical Information Analytic Capability Support contract, Xandar LLC — the joint-venture — […]
Air Force Unveils Interim CIO Strategy Outlining Digital Transformation Priorities Through 2028
The Department of the Air Force has released an interim draft strategy outlining the chief information officer’s digital transformation priorities over the next six years. The CIO Public Strategy for fiscal year 2023 to 2018 aims to accelerate the adoption of cloud for the warfighter, build a secure and resilient digital environment, develop a unified […]