US, Allied Cyber Agencies Issue Advisory on Routinely Exploited Weak Security Controls; Rob Joyce Quoted
The National Security Agency, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the FBI and international partners have released a joint advisory on weak security controls and poor cyber hygiene practices and security configurations that threat actors use to secure initial access to a victim’s computer system. Some of the techniques that malicious cyber actors use to gain […]
KBR’s Byron Bright Receives 3rd Consecutive Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Byron Bright, president of the government solutions business at KBR, recently received his 2022 Wash100 Award, the highest honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), for his leadership in driving KBR’s military technology engineering, development, support and sustainment efforts in areas such as space, cyber and data analytics. Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson officially presented Byron Bright with his third […]
CACI Moves Closer to Low Earth Orbit Network with Optical Intersatellite Links; CEO John Mengucci Quoted
CACI International has achieved a significant goal in space connectivity, executing space to space optical communication links in low Earth orbit. The Reston, Virginia-based professional services and information technology company said Thursday they completed the mission alongside the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Space Development Agency under the auspices of the Mandrake II program. […]
ECS Donates to US Naval Academy’s Hopper Hall to Support Cybersecurity Studies; President John Heneghan Quoted
ECS announced on Tuesday that the company and partners have donated more than $4 million to the recently opened its Hopper Hall, the Naval Academy Center for Cybersecurity Studies. It will be the first academic building constructed on the USNA campus in forty years. “The Naval Academy is at the forefront of training next-gen cyber warriors. We […]
ManTech to Be Acquired for $4.2B by Carlyle; Chairman Kevin Phillips Quoted
ManTech, the leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs, announced on Monday that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Carlyle in an all-cash transition worth approximately $4.2 billion. “Following a comprehensive review of strategic alternatives, our Board determined that this transaction is in the best […]
Carlyle to Acquire ManTech for $4.2B; Kevin Phillips Quoted
ManTech has initiated an all-cash deal to be purchased by investment firm Carlyle for approximately $4.2 billion in total enterprise value. The national security technology services provider said Monday that the acquisition, in which shareholders will receive $96.00 per share in cash, is estimated to close in the second half of the calendar year 2022. […]
Heidi Shyu Vows to Raise Funding for Defense Innovation Unit in FY24 Budget Proposal
Heidi Shyu, undersecretary for research and engineering at the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, appeared before the House Armed Services Committee’s cyber, innovative technologies and information systems subcommittee Thursday and said she intends to increase funding for the Defense Innovation Unit in the fiscal year 2024 budget request, Breaking Defense reported […]
CGI Federal President Stephanie Mango Presented 2022 Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson recently presented a 2022 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for the first time to Stephanie Mango, president of CGI Federal, during a visit to the company’s office. Stephanie Mango has been recognized as a first-time winner of the Wash100 for her leadership during the realignment of the company’s […]
Deltek Completes Digital Transformation of Qarbon Aerospace IT Infrastructure; CEO Mike Corkery Quoted
Deltek, the project software and services company, has assisted Qarbon Aerospace transition their system architecture from a legacy solution SAP to Deltek’s Costpoint platform. As part of the ‘Project Bulldozer’ initiative and with the help of Deltek and TIP Technologies, Qarbon Aerospace successfully completed an overhaul of its information technology infrastructure by the organization’s first anniversary, Deltek […]
NGA Deputy Director Tonya Wilkerson Receives 1st Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Tonya Wilkerson, deputy director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), was presented her 2022 Wash100 Award, the highest honor in government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson on May 3rd during a recent visit to NGA Campus East in Springfield, VA. Executive Mosaic was thrilled to recognize Tonya Wilkerson with her first Wash100 Award for her leadership […]
Lloyd Austin Talks DOD’s FY23 Budget Request at House Hearing
Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said DOD developed the $773 billion budget request for fiscal year 2023 based on the new National Defense Strategy and that he believes the proposal is sufficient in supporting today’s military, DOD News reported Wednesday. "We built this budget based upon […]
GDIT President Amy Gilliland Presented 5th Consecutive Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), was officially presented her 2022 Wash100 Award during a recent visit to the company’s office in Fairfax, Virginia, by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Amy Gilliland has received the highest honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), which demonstrates the highest level […]
Veritas Capital CEO, Managing Partner Ramzi Musallam Discusses GovCon Industry Challenges With Executive Mosiac
Ramzi Musallam, CEO and managing partner of Veritas Capital, recently participated in an exclusive interview with GovConWire, the leading publication for breaking news in the GovCon industry, to discuss the responsive approach that the private equity firm out of New York City is utilizing to better serve its customers and company strategy in the competitive federal market. […]
Avril Haines Talks Intell Community’s Global Threat Assessment at Senate Hearing
Avril Haines, director of national intelligence and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday to discuss the threats posed by Russia, China, Iran and terrorist organizations, DOD News reported Tuesday. Haines said the intelligence community considers China an unparalleled priority and that the East Asian country is challenging the […]
Peraton Named a 2022 U.S. Best Managed Company for Excellence in Strategy, Corporate Culture; CEO Stu Shea Quoted
Peraton has been highlighted among an esteemed group of businesses as a 2022 U.S. Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and the Wall Street Journal. A celebration of companies that achieve highly in strategy and execution and evince strong corporate culture and governance/financial performance, Peraton was one of just 51 organizations selected, the Herndon, Virginia-based company […]