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US Navy Holds Christening for Virginia-Class USS Hyman G. Rickover; James Geurts Quoted

US Navy Holds Christening for Virginia-Class USS Hyman G. Rickover; James Geurts Quoted

The U.S. Navy has christened the second submarine named after Hyman G. Rickover, the former four-star Navy admiral who initiated the adoption of nuclear propulsion with technological and cultural advances in the service.  James Geurts, currently performing the duties of the undersecretary of the Navy and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, likened the sailors and […]

Vice Adm. Robert Sharp: US Needs ‘Steady Stream’ of Geomatics Professionals

Vice Adm. Robert Sharp: US Needs ‘Steady Stream’ of Geomatics Professionals

Vice Adm. Robert Sharp, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, said the U.S. should develop the next generation of geomatics scientists, mathematicians and engineers to maintain U.S. national security, support NGA’s Moonshot strategy and safeguard the country’s advantage in the field. “We need people to develop and manage […]

CACI Awarded $496M USAF Contract to Provide Automated Test System Support; John Mengucci Quoted

CACI Awarded $496M USAF Contract to Provide Automated Test System Support; John Mengucci Quoted

CACI International announced on Thursday that the company has been awarded a potential nine-year, $496 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center (AFSC) to support the mission for the Ogden Air Logistics Complex’s (OO-ALC) using CACI’s software methodologies, robust industrial process controls and quality systems.  “Automated testing and […]

Noblis Launches Noblis MSD Following McKean Defense Acquisition; CEO Amr ElSawy Quoted

Noblis Launches Noblis MSD Following McKean Defense Acquisition; CEO Amr ElSawy Quoted

Noblis announced on Wednesday that the company has launched Noblis MSD, a new rebranded subsidiary made up of the recently acquired McKean Defense Group and Cabrillo Technologies, to deliver solutions that drive new levels of scale, agility, efficiency and innovation for the defense clients.  As a Noblis subsidiary, Noblis MSD will bring the complementary capabilities […]

CAES Wins Multiple Contracts to Advance Missile Seeker Technology; CEO Mike Kahn Quoted

CAES Wins Multiple Contracts to Advance Missile Seeker Technology; CEO Mike Kahn Quoted

CAES has received multiple contracts from an advanced U.S. missile defense program to provide RF, microwave rotary joints and waveguide products and integrate them into the system’s missile seeker to provide industry-leading performance and reliability. “When a system must perform in high-stakes situations such as missile defense, customers come to CAES for our engineering and […]

Joshua Marcuse, Head of Strategy and Innovation for Google Global Public Sector, Presented Second Consecutive Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Joshua Marcuse, Head of Strategy and Innovation for Google Global Public Sector, Presented Second Consecutive Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Joshua Marcuse, head of Strategy and Innovation for Google’s global public sector business, was presented his 2021 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), on Tuesday during a visit from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson.  The Wash100 Award is an annual honor given to the elite members of the GovCon […]

Executive Spotlight: Tim Conway, EVP and Public Sector Group President of NTT DATA

Executive Spotlight: Tim Conway, EVP and Public Sector Group President of NTT DATA

Tim Conway, executive vice president and public sector group president of NTT Data and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz, for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview. During the chat with ExecutiveBiz, Conway discussed his sales and business strategies to drive NTT Data’s company growth, recent contract wins and IT modernization challenges, […]

Christopher Scolese: Commercial Systems Part of NRO’s Space Architecture

Christopher Scolese: Commercial Systems Part of NRO’s Space Architecture

Christopher Scolese, director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, said he expects commercial technology to play an important role in the agency’s future space architecture as the threat landscape continues to evolve, SpaceNews reported Tuesday. “We’re making architectural changes to improve resiliency, increase capacity and capabilities, and ensure the […]

Q&A With GovCon Expert Kevin Plexico, SVP of Information Solutions at Deltek, Discusses Significant Impact of $10B JEDI Contract Cancellation

Kevin Plexico, senior vice president of Information Solutions with Deltek, was featured on Monday in a highly informative Q&A session with ExecutiveBiz. Plexico, a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient and GovCon Expert, discussed the potential short and long-term implications of the recent cancellation of the Pentagon’s $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract on the federal […]

DHS Allots $475M for Fiscal 2021 Competitive Grants; Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

DHS Allots $475M for Fiscal 2021 Competitive Grants; Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Quoted

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will invest $475 million in seven competitive grant programs filed under fiscal year 2021. DHS said Friday that it will use these funds to finance anti-terrorism and disaster recovery projects of nonprofits, private companies and non-federal government agencies. These competitive grant programs address challenges related to border security, terrorism, […]