Derek Tournear: SDA to Field Tracking Layer Satellites for Hypersonic Threat Detection
Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said SDA will deploy satellites in low-Earth orbit as part of the tracking layer to help detect hypersonic glide vehicles by their heat signatures, DOD News reported Wednesday. He said satellites of the tracking layer will communicate to the transport layer […]
DHS Unveils Climate Change Professionals Program; Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted
The Department of Homeland Security has launched a two-year program to provide federal employees and recent graduates opportunities to contribute to efforts that could help DHS adapt to climate change and enhance resilience. The Climate Change Professionals Program “will develop the next generation of climate experts, improve climate literacy throughout the Department, and help us […]
Managing Director John Song Highlights Record Shattering Year for Baird
John Song, managing director for Baird and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, recently posted a full breakdown of the company’s accomplishments in 2021, which includes its Government & Defense M&A team closing 21 transactions totaling more than $7.5 billion in aggregate value. "By any measure, 2021 was a record-breaking year for the Government & Defense […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Gives New Designation to Defense Microelectronics Activity
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who was a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, has declared the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) as a Center for Industrial Technical Excellence (CITE), highlighting DMEA's role as a core competency leader for microelectronics. This CITE designation allows DMEA to better support small deliveries of critical microelectronics and semiconductors internal and external to […]
Antony Blinken: US, Japan to Sign Host Nation Support Framework, Defense R&D Agreement
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. and Japan will sign a five-year framework to support U.S. military presence in the East Asian country and another pact to pursue research and development work on new defense technologies, Defense News reported Friday. “We’re launching a new research and development agreement that will make it easier […]
David Spirk: DOD Eyes Expanded Data Partnerships to Improve Military Operations
David Spirk, Department of Defense's chief data officer and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, has revealed plans of speeding up information flow for military operations through expanded data partnerships between his organization and U.S. allies, FCW reported Wednesday. Spirk told reporters during a Defense Writers Group event that he has been calling on allied data organizations […]
Amentum Appoints Charles A. Mathis as New CFO; CEO John Vollmer Quoted
Amentum announced on Wednesday that the company has appointed Charles A. Mathis as its new chief financial officer to assume responsibility for Amentum’s corporate finance activities including financial strategy, business operations, accounting, compliance, tax and treasury. “Charlie possesses extensive expertise across financial and business operations and understands the complex environment in which government services companies […]
GovCon Expert Kevin Plexico: Four Trends to Impact Government Contractors in 2022
Kevin Plexico, senior vice president for information solutions at Deltek and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, published his latest article as a part of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Wednesday. Previously, GovCon Expert Kevin Plexico discussed the major improvements that government contractors and their respective organizations have made to combat the effects of the […]
Kristin Robertson, Brad Tousley Join Raytheon Intelligence & Space Leadership Team; Roy Azevedo Quoted
Raytheon Intelligence & Space (RI&S) announced on Tuesday that Kristin Robertson and Brad Tousley have joined the business unit’s leadership team to further position RI&S to deliver excellence to our customers in 2022 and beyond. Kristin Robertson has assumed the role of president of its Space & C2 strategic business unit, effective immediately Robertson will […]
Sharon Jimenez Named Chief Growth Officer of NetImpact; PV Puvvada Quoted
NetImpact Strategies announced on Tuesday that the company has named Sharon Jimenez, well-recognized health and government digital transformation expert, as its chief growth officer. "We are very pleased to add Sharon to our Executive Leadership Team to drive our business development and sales functions," said NetImpact CEO Venkatapathi “PV” Puvvada, who is also a six-time […]
L3Harris Streamlining Four Business Segments Into Three; CEO Christopher Kubasik Quoted
L3Harris Technologies announced on Monday that the company is realigning the organization of its core businesses into the following three focused segments: Integrated Mission Systems, Space and Airborne Systems and Communication Systems. “Our business segments will continue to lead market innovation in their focus areas, fueling advanced solutions for the toughest operational challenges,” said Christopher […]
Derek Tournear: SDA Seeks to Accelerate Delivery of Capabilities Via Spiral Development Model
Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said SDA uses the spiral development model to deliver “good enough” capabilities to warfighters every two years. He described the model as “profound” and noted that the framework could be used across the board, including activities that capitalize on commercial investments. […]
State Department Appoints Rina Amiri, Stephenie Foster as Senior Officials; Secretary Antony Blinken Quoted
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, announced on Wednesday that the State Department has appointed Stephenie Foster and Rina Amiri as senior offices to support the civil rights of Afghan women and girls. “We desire a peaceful, stable, and secure Afghanistan, where all Afghans can live and thrive in political, economic, […]
Executive Spotlight: ICF CEO John Wasson
John Wasson, CEO of ICF and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview detailing ICF’s significant growth through key acquisitions, company culture, its focus on public health and more. “I'm John Wasson and I’ve been the chairman and CEO of ICF since 2019, but have been at […]
Executive Spotlight: Greg Wenzel, EVP With Booz Allen Hamilton
Greg Wenzel, an executive vice president with Booz Allen Hamilton and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview discussing the positive results of Booz Allen’s second quarter and new market opportunities for its customers as well as the long term success of JADC2, the impact of emerging technologies on training modernization […]