In Case You Missed: GovCon Wire Events Hosts Army: IT Management and Transformation Forum; Featuring Dr. Raj Iyer as Keynote Speaker
GovCon Wire Events, the leading membership organization dedicated to connecting and empowering executives within the government contracting (GovCon) community, hosted its Army: IT Management and Transformation Forum on Thursday, June 17th. If you missed the Army: IT Management and Transformation Forum, you can still access the OnDemand footage by visiting the GovCon Wire Events Archive. […]
Gen. John Raymond Confirms U.S. is Developing Directed-Energy-Systems For Space Defense; Gen. James Dickinson Quoted
Gen. John Raymond, chief of Space Operations for the U.S. Space Force and 2021 Wash100 Award winner, recently acknowledged that the U.S. is currently developing directed-energy systems to maintain American space superiority. During the hearing, Rep. Jim Langevin, D-RI, asked Gen. Raymond if the U.S. was developing an adequate directed energy portfolio. Raymond responded, “Yes, […]
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Presents Third Consecutive Wash100 Award to Maximus President, CEO Bruce Caswell
Bruce Caswell, president and CEO of Maximus, received his 2021 Wash100 Award, the third consecutive year that Caswell has received the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), during a visit from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson on Wednesday. “Maximus has continued to grow topline at nearly 16 percent and benefited from Bruce […]
In Case You Missed: GovCon Wire Events Hosts Data Innovation Forum; Featuring David Spirk as Keynote Speaker
GovCon Wire, the leading membership organization dedicated to connecting and empowering executives within the government contracting (GovCon) community, hosted its Data Innovation Forum on Tuesday, June 15th. If you missed the Data Innovation Forum, you can still access the OnDemand footage by visiting the GovCon Wire Events Archive. The Data Innovation Forum presented elite and […]
Carahsoft President Craig Abod Receives His Seventh Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Craig Abod, president of Carahsoft, was presented his 2021 Wash100 Award on Wednesday, the seventh time he’s received the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to Carahsoft’s office. “Craig has a formula that works and is a measurement fanatic. Abod follows the […]
U.S., Albania Sign MOU to Advance 5G Security; Antony Blinken Quoted
The U.S. and Albania have agreed to facilitate the development of secure 5G and 4G networks and protect such networks from foreign adversaries. Secretary of State Antony Blinken signed the memorandum of understanding with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama on Sunday during a meeting in Brussels. “I think we’re setting a very strong example together […]
Ronald Moultrie: Government Should Boost Investment in Defense-Intelligence Info Sharing
Three high-level executives from the Department of Defense (DOD) jointly testified in front of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) regarding the collaboration between defense and intelligence communities, DOD News reported Friday. Ronald Moultrie, the undersecretary of defense for intelligence and security, said the U.S. government must focus on improving how it facilitates defense-intelligence information […]
CACI President, CEO John Mengucci Presented Second Consecutive Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented John Mengucci, president and CEO of CACI International, with his second consecutive Wash100 Award, the most prestigious and coveted award in all of government contracting (GovCon), during a recent visit to CACI headquarters. Mengucci received his 2021 Wash100 Award for driving company growth through significant contract award wins and […]
U.S. Cyber Command Requests $93.4M From Congress in Additional Funding; Gen. Paul Nakasone Quoted
U.S. Cyber Command has requested an additional $62 million in funding to reinforce the Department of Defense’s (DOD) information technology (IT) networks as part of its unfunded priorities that were not included in Cyber Command’s fiscal 2022 budget request. The cybersecurity request topped a list of four unfunded priorities totaling $93.4 million. The official request […]
Gen. Lloyd Austin: New DOD Center to Strengthen Rules-Based Order in Arctic Region
The Department of Defense (DOD) announced the establishment of a new regional center on Wednesday to help facilitate collaborate between the U.S. government and allies on issues related to the Arctic region, DOD News reported. The office of the undersecretary of defense for policy will oversee the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. "The […]
Space Force Named Lead Service for Rocket Cargo Vanguard Program; Gen. John Raymond Quoted
The Department of the Air Force has announced Rocket Cargo as the fourth Vanguard program and designated the U.S. Space Force as the lead service branch for Rocket Cargo Vanguard, the U.S. Air Force reported Friday. The Space and Missile Systems Center will act as the program executive officer and the Air Force Research Laboratory […]
DOD Releases Memorandum on Responsible AI; Kathleen Hicks Quoted
The Department of Defense has released a memorandum designed to promote the responsible use of artificial intelligence across the DOD, DOD News reported Tuesday. The memorandum lays out a governance structure, oversight approaches, warfighter trust-building and other efforts to implement responsible AI use in the department. The DOD must adopt an AI approach that is […]
Maximus Acquires Veterans Evaluation Services; CEO Bruce Caswell Quoted
Maximus announced on Tuesday the company has completed the acquisition of privately held Veterans Evaluation Services (VES). The agreement was previously announced in April 2021. This acquisition was the next step in Maximus’ long-term strategy and positions the company for the future. “Through this combination, Maximus and VES will serve as a credible, established partner […]
Biden’s 2022 GSA Budget Plan Reflects Federal IT, Real Estate, Fleet Investment Priorities; Katy Kale Quoted
The General Services Administration (GSA) has outlined proposals in President Biden's budget request that would support federal information technology modernization, real estate management and fleet electrification projects for fiscal year 2022. GSA said Friday the White House requested an additional $500 million for priority IT system upgrade and cybersecurity work through the Technology Modernization Fund […]
Lloyd Austin: President’s FY 2022 Budget Could Enable DOD to Go After Needed Capabilities
The president’s proposed fiscal year 2022 budget is expected to include $715 billion in defense funding and Gen. Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense (DOD) and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, said he believes the planned budget is sufficient to pursue the development of new capabilities DOD needs, DOD News reported Thursday. "This […]