Executive Mosaic Announces 2022 Wash100 Popular Vote Winner; CEO Jim Garrettson Quoted
Executive Mosaic, the leading provider in connecting, promoting and branding government and government contracting (GovCon) executives of consequence, has announced that following one of the most competitive voting seasons in the award’s nine-year history, Department of the Air Force CIO Lauren Knausenberger has won the 2022 Wash100 Award Vote Standings. After finishing in second place during last […]
2022 Wash100 Voting Update: 1 Day Remains as DAF CIO Lauren Knausenberger Attempts to Maintain Lead While GDIT President Amy Gilliland Encroaches
The time has come — the deadline for voting in the Wash100 Award rankings is one short day away. That means you only have a matter of hours to submit your personal list of favorites in the Wash100’s compilation of top executives in GovCon, government and industry. Your votes could be the final push your prized […]
Serco Secures Naval Sea Systems Command Contract for Undersea Surveillance System Support; CEO Dave Dacquino Quoted
Professional services company Serco Inc. has received a potential five-year, $39.8 million prime contract from the Maritime Surveillance Systems Program Office. Under the Naval Sea Systems Command Integrated Undersea Surveillance System Product Support Facility contract, Serco will be expected to perform logistics aid and product support facility maintenance for IUSS ship and shore vessels, the Herndon, Virginia-based […]
Army CIO Raj Iyer on Cybersecurity Executive Order, Commercial Cloud
Raj Iyer, chief information officer of the U.S. Army and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said the cybersecurity executive order signed in May 2021 has helped drive digital security, Signal Magazine reported Wednesday. “I think for the first time, with the White House order, that recognized there was a connection between moving to the cloud […]
US, Allied Cyber Agencies Offer Details on Top 15 Cyber Vulnerabilities; Jen Easterly, Rob Joyce Quoted
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, National Security Agency, the FBI and international partners have released a joint advisory on the top 15 routinely exploited vulnerabilities. Some of the common vulnerabilities and exposures discussed in the advisory are Log4Shell, ProxyLogon and ProxyShell, NSA said Wednesday. “CISA and our partners are releasing this advisory to highlight […]
Veritas Capital CEO, Managing Partner Ramzi Musallam Presented 7th Consecutive Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Ramzi Musallam, CEO and managing partner of Veritas Capital, officially received his 2022 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in government contracting (GovCon), from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office in New York City. For the last nine years, the Wash100 Award has served as the standard for excellence in the GovCon […]
Vice Adm. Robert Sharp: NGA to Call on Industry for ‘GEOINT AI’ Program Support
Vice Adm. Robert Sharp, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and a two-time Wash100 Award winner, said in his keynote speech at the GEOINT 2022 Symposium the agency plans to collaborate with industry to advance artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. Sharp told the event audience that NGA will take over operations of GEOINT AI […]
GSA Introduces Online Platform to Help Federal Agencies Plan Acquisition Journey
The General Services Administration has unveiled a website designed to simplify the federal acquisition planning process for agencies and enable industry to facilitate the delivery of services and supplies to the federal marketplace. The buy.gsa.gov website was developed using human-centered design and through usability testing and user research efforts involving GSA’s acquisition professionals, vendors and […]
CISA Names Bob Lord as Senior Technical Adviser; Director Jen Easterly Quoted
Bob Lord, who served as the first chief security officer at the Democratic National Committee, will join the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as a senior technical adviser within CISA’s cybersecurity division. “Bob’s decades of experience and unparalleled expertise will be a great asset as we further strengthen our community partnerships, expand the Joint Cyber […]
DHS Finishes First Phase of Bug Bounty Program; Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted
The Department of Homeland Security has concluded the first phase of its inaugural Hack DHS bug bounty program, with $125,600 in prizes awarded to successful cybersecurity researchers. The DHS said Friday 450 participating ethical hackers identified 122 cybersecurity vulnerabilities within select external agency systems, with 27 considered by officials as critical weaknesses. The second phase […]
AF Secretary Frank Kendall on Acquisition Best Practices, Space Capabilities
Frank Kendall, secretary of the Air Force and a three-time Wash100 Award winner, said he is reinstituting certain best practices for acquisition he had introduced under the Better Buying 2.0. Kendall told Government Matters in an interview published Sunday that one of the best practices is to “ensure that the programs are structured to deliver […]
Tonya Wilkerson: NGA Works With Non-Federal Entities to Nurture STEM, GEOINT Talent Pipelines
Tonya Wilkerson, deputy director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, said at a recent symposium that NGA partnered with non-federal entities to develop future science, technology, engineering and math and professionals who can support the agency's GEOINT mission. "Specifically, NGA has worked to become more involved at the university level […]
Pentagon Launches Innovation Pathways Website; Kathleen Hicks Quoted
The Department of Defense has unveiled a new website that would enable DOD to bring in new technologies and other novel concepts from industry and universities. “The Innovation Pathways website is one part of our on-going efforts to make it easier for those across the innovation ecosystem, including small businesses, new entrants to the defense […]
DIU Taps Into Chicago Tech Industry With New Innovation Office; Michael Brown Quoted
The Defense Innovation Unit will open a new facility in Chicago in an attempt to gain access to the state’s commercial technology ecosystem to support military and national security innovation. The technology accelerator said Thursday the new DIU office will be located at the Discovery Partners Institute and serve as a bridge between the Pentagon […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Air Force CIO Lauren Knausenberger, GDIT’s Amy Gilliland Vying For 1st Place in 2022 Wash100 Vote Standings; One Week Left to Vote
With one week left to vote before the April 30th deadline, the 2022 Wash100 Voting season is coming to an end and it’s your time to cast your TEN votes to recognize the most significant leaders in the government space as well as in industry, the military and the government contracting (GovCon) sector. This is your […]