Baird Managing Directors John Song, Jean Stack Host 2021 Government & Defense Conference Detailing M&A Market Insights
John Song, managing director for Baird and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, opened the long-awaited 2021 Government & Defense Conference on Wednesday with a look into the company’s success over the past year since the company’s last conference, its growth and influence in the sector, which includes some of the biggest deals and acquisitions across the […]
Parsons President, CEO Carey Smith Discusses Growth Strategy, Company Culture During Baird’s 2021 Government & Defense Conference
Carey Smith, president and CEO of Parsons and three-time Wash100 Award winner, sat with Peter Arment, senior research analyst for Baird, during Wednesday’s 2021 Government & Defense Conference to provide a look into Parsons’ growth strategies, national security efforts and the influence that emerging technologies are having on business and the future of warfare. “First […]
Baird’s Jean Stack Moderates Fireside Chat With EverWatch CEO John Hillen During 2021 Government & Defense Conference
Baird Managing Director and a previous Wash100 Award recipient Jean Stack hosted a fireside chat during the company’s 2021 Government & Defense Conference on Wednesday featuring EverWatch CEO John Hillen. During the fireside chat, Jean Stack moderated a conversation with Hillen, also a former Wash100 Award winner, to discuss the latest news and initiatives from the EverWatch Corporation. Hillen […]
GovCon Expert Jim McAleese Moderates Expert Panel During Baird’s 2021 Government & Defense Conference
GovCon Expert Jim McAleese, principal and founder of McAleese & Associates, acted as the moderator for an expert panel during Baird’s highly anticipated 2021 Government & Defense Conference on Wednesday. Baird's Government & Defense Conference provides a forum for discussion on key industry trends and market outlook, as well as networking with industry executives, government […]
Executive Spotlight: Rick Wagner, President of Microsoft Federal
Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft Federal and a four-time recipient of the Wash100 Award, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for his latest Executive Spotlight interview with the publication to discuss Microsoft’s investments into cybersecurity and the FastTrack program to improve our national security efforts and other areas of IT modernization for cloud infrastructures. In addition, Rick Wagner also […]
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 […]
Dawne Hickton, EVP and COO of Critical Mission Solutions for Jacobs, Presented Second Consecutive Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Dawne Hickton, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Critical Mission Solutions for Jacobs, was presented her 2021 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent 4×24 membership dinner. This marks the second consecutive year that Dawne Hickton has received the most prestigious and respected award in all of government contracting […]
Lauren Knausenberger: DAF Pursues IT Modernization Based on 4 Pillars
Lauren Knausenberger, chief information officer at the Department of the Air Force and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, said that DAF has a four-pronged plan to transform its information technology environment for both Air Force and Space Force missions. Knausenberger told FedTech in an interview that the department seeks to incorporate zero trust, cybersecurity, DevSecOps, […]
Federal CIO Council Establishes Program Office to Manage Cross-Agency Collaboration Effort; Maria Roat Quoted
The government's Federal Chief Information Officer Council has created an office that will address cross-agency collaboration challenges associated with cybersecurity and compliance, Fedscoop reported Monday. The new program office will manage both technical and policy-related matters to foster cross-agency collaboration, Deputy Federal CIO Maria Roat, who is also a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said at […]
Department of the Air Force CIO Lauren Knausenberger Receives 2021 Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Lauren Knausenberger, chief information officer for the Department of the Air Force, was presented her first Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent 4×24 membership dinner. This marks the first time that Knausenberger has received the most prestigious and celebrated award in all of government contracting (GovCon). In the record-shattering 2021 […]
SGT President, CEO Tina Dolph Joins Strategic Board for National Defense University Foundation; RADM Michael Manazir Quoted
The National Defense University (NDU) Foundation announced the appointment of Tina Dolph, president and CEO of Siemens Government Technologies (SGT) and a three-time Wash100 Award, to the foundation’s strategic board along with three other new board members to drive the NDU Foundation’s growth strategy to broaden and diversify its operational capabilities. "These Board appointments further our strategic efforts to […]
CACI Enters Agreement to Acquire SA Photonics; CEO John Mengucci Quoted
CACI International announced on Wednesday that the company has entered into an agreement to acquire SA Photonics, Inc. for a total purchase consideration of $275 million to advance the next-generation communications from space to airborne and ground platforms at scale. Through the acquisition, CACI will expand its capabilities as the leading U.S.-based free-space optical (FSO) laser […]
Gen. John Hyten on Integrated Air and Missile Defense, China’s Hypersonic Weapon Test
Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a two-time Wash100 Award winner, said he was “probably” going to green-light “today or tomorrow” a new Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) requirement, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. IAMD is one of the components of the Joint Warfighting Concept that is key to […]
Gen. Mark Milley on China’s Hypersonic Weapons Test
Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a four-time Wash100 Award winner, said China’s test of a hypersonic weapons technology in August is “very concerning,” The Washington Post reported Wednesday. “I don’t know if it’s quite a Sputnik moment, but I think it’s very close to that,” Milley said in a […]
CentralSquare to Support Law Enforcement Mental Health Initiatives; CEO David Zolet Quoted
CentralSquare Technologies, in partnership with Caron Treatment Centers, is hosting a webinar series with the National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum to raise awareness of post-traumatic stress and destigmatize trauma in the law enforcement community. The presentation, titled Trauma and 9/11: Facing Challenges, Together, will feature one-on-one interviews, stories from figures in the law enforcement community, […]