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SAIC Raises $385K to Set New Company Record During Hunger Action Month; CEO Nazzic Keene Quoted

SAIC Raises $385K to Set New Company Record During Hunger Action Month; CEO Nazzic Keene Quoted

Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) announced on Thursday that the company raised more than $385,000 to combat food insecurity in the United States, which is the equivalent of more than $3.8 million meals for those in need, during September’s Hunger Action Month. Employees of SAIC contributed over $205,000 through a variety of fundraising activities and direct […]

Gen. Mark Milley on China’s Hypersonic Weapons Test

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 […]

Chris DeRusha: OMB to Narrow Scope of Information Security Reports

Chris DeRusha: OMB to Narrow Scope of Information Security Reports

Chris DeRusha, the federal chief information security officer (CISO) and 2021 Wash100 Award, said agencies will follow a more specific scope of things to assess in their next annual information security reports to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Federal Information Modernization Act tasks agencies to produce their own information security reports for […]

CentralSquare to Support Law Enforcement Mental Health Initiatives; CEO David Zolet Quoted

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, […]

Amentum-Jacobs-Honeywell Joint Venture Receives $8.3B Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup Contract; CEO John Vollmer Quoted

Amentum-Jacobs-Honeywell Joint Venture Receives $8.3B Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup Contract; CEO John Vollmer Quoted

United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR), a joint venture among Amentum, Jacobs and Honeywell, has been awarded a potential ten-year, $8.3 billion Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Oak Ridge Reservation Cleanup contract, Amentum announced on Wednesday. “Amentum and our partner companies have a long history of supporting the DOE’s environmental management programs and recently delivered historic success in cleaning up […]

GovCon Expert McAleese: Gen. Mark Kelly on Next-Generation Air Dominance Program

GovCon Expert McAleese: Gen. Mark Kelly on Next-Generation Air Dominance Program

Consulting firm McAleese & Associates has issued a report on Air Combat Command’s (ACC) top priorities discussed by Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of ACC, at a virtual event Monday. Kelly noted that all joint force missions will fail without air superiority and to ensure air superiority in the fight against near-peer competitors like China, the […]

Attivo Networks CTO Tony Cole Shares Cyber Attack Prevention Strategies During ExecutiveBiz Supply Chain Cybersecurity Forum

Attivo Networks CTO Tony Cole Shares Cyber Attack Prevention Strategies During ExecutiveBiz Supply Chain Cybersecurity Forum

ExecutiveBiz Events hosted its Supply Chain Cybersecurity: Revelations and Innovations Forum on Tuesday, during which notable cybersecurity experts gathered to dissect the historic 2020 Solarwinds attack and share key industry insights on the current preventative measures, strategic priorities and remaining cybersecurity threats that are influencing critical supply chain operations across commercial and government organizations. Wash100 Award […]

Executive Spotlight: Michael Conlin, CTO of Definitive Logic

Executive Spotlight: Michael Conlin, CTO of Definitive Logic

Michael Conlin, chief technology officer of Definitive Logic and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for his first Executive Spotlight interview regarding his first year in his role with Definitive Logic and the impact his leadership has had on the company’s growth as well as the challenges of cloud adoption for federal agencies, brushing through the […]

Amentum to Acquire PAE in $1.9B Cash Deal; John Vollmer, Charles Peiffer Quoted

Amentum to Acquire PAE in $1.9B Cash Deal; John Vollmer, Charles Peiffer Quoted

An affiliate of Amentum has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire PAE in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.9 billion. The transaction, which was approved by PAE’s board of directors and is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2022, will create a federal services enterprise with over $9 billion in combined […]

DHS Secretary Mayorkas, GSA Administrator Carnahan, Senator Carper Urge Funding to Complete Ongoing St. Elizabeths DHS HQ Project

DHS Secretary Mayorkas, GSA Administrator Carnahan, Senator Carper Urge Funding to Complete Ongoing St. Elizabeths DHS HQ Project

On Monday, 2021 Wash100 Award winner Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of Homeland Security, GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan and Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) toured the St. Elizabeths West Campus in Washington, D.C. to oversee progress and urge funding on the GSA’s ongoing project to consolidate DHS components onto the campus. The St. Elizabeths DHS headquarters project is expected to reduce DHS’ […]