Category: About Wash100

Frederick Stefany: U.S. Navy Eyes Digital Engineering Collaboration With Industry

Frederick Stefany: U.S. Navy Eyes Digital Engineering Collaboration With Industry

The U.S. Navy is considering working with companies to implement digital engineering systems as the military service aims to accelerate its acquisition life cycle, Federal News Network reported Thursday. Frederick Stefany, assistant secretary for research, development and acquisition at the U.S. Navy, said the branch is in talks with some members of Congress regarding legislative […]

Gen. John Raymond: Space Force to Help Air Force Apply Ground Tracking Satellites

Gen. John Raymond: Space Force to Help Air Force Apply Ground Tracking Satellites

Gen. John Raymond, chief of space operations and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, said the U.S. Space Force will help the U.S. Air Force implement a constellation of small radar satellites designed to track objects moving on land, Space News reported Wednesday. Gen. Raymond said at the McAleese and Associates annual defense conference that the two […]

KBR Secures $51.2M NOAA Contract to Monitor Space Weather; Byron Bright Quoted

KBR Secures $51.2M NOAA Contract to Monitor Space Weather; Byron Bright Quoted

KBR announced on Thursday that it has been awarded a five-year $51.2 million contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to deploy, develop and operate the agency's Space Weather Follow-On (SWFO) Antenna Network. The contract work will deliver accurate forecasts of space weather, protecting lives and livelihoods worldwide. "Accurate space weather data helps […]

Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Presents 2021 Wash100 Award to Shawn Purvis, CVP and President of Enterprise Services at Northrop Grumman

Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Presents 2021 Wash100 Award to Shawn Purvis, CVP and President of Enterprise Services at Northrop Grumman

During a recent visit to Northrop Grumman, Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented Shawn Purvis, corporate vice president and president of Enterprise Services at Northrop Grumman, with her first 2021 Wash100 Award.  Purvis received the first Wash100 Award of her career for her leadership in enabling large-scale technology infrastructure and transactional business services throughout the […]

Maximus Commits to Diversity and Equity Initiatives; CEO Bruce Caswell Quoted

Maximus Commits to Diversity and Equity Initiatives; CEO Bruce Caswell Quoted

Maximus announced on Tuesday that President, CEO Bruce Caswell has signed the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion and The Valuable 500 commitments. Caswell’s signature illustrates Maximus’ ongoing strategy to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) within the workplace. “These two new efforts are further demonstrations of the commitment of myself, our Board of Directors […]

Guidehouse Plans New Headquarters in Tysons Corner, VA; CEO Scott McIntyre Quoted

Guidehouse Plans New Headquarters in Tysons Corner, VA; CEO Scott McIntyre Quoted

Guidehouse announced on Monday it is opening a new global headquarters operation at Tysons Corner in Fairfax County. The company plans to invest $12.7 million to develop the state-of-the-art location. The building project and headquarters are estimated to create over 1,000 jobs within three years and house more than 1,500 employees upon its opening in […]

Derek Tournear: SDA Prioritizes National Defense Space Architecture Delivery Goal

Derek Tournear: SDA Prioritizes National Defense Space Architecture Delivery Goal

Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency (SDA) and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, said SDA is prioritizing the on-time delivery of systems that will form a new satellite constellation intended to support military targeting and missile tracking work in terrestrial missions, DOD News reported Friday. He said at a recent Space Force Association event […]

Gen. John Raymond: Space Force Seeks to ‘Move at Speed’ Through Partnerships

Gen. John Raymond: Space Force Seeks to ‘Move at Speed’ Through Partnerships

Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, chief of space operations and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, said the U.S. Space Force, which was created in December 2019, is accelerating efforts to meet its near-term priorities, the Air Force reported Friday. “We have set conditions to outpace emerging and dynamic threats and create new military options, working with […]

Leidos Completes $380M Acquisition of Gibbs and Cox; Roger Krone Quoted

Leidos Completes $380M Acquisition of Gibbs and Cox; Roger Krone Quoted

Leidos Holdings announced on Friday that it has completed its acquisition of Gibbs & Cox  for approximately $380 million in cash. Gibbs & Cox will be combined with Leidos' maritime systems division and act as a Leidos subsidiary. The transaction was first announced on Feb. 23, 2021.  "We are delighted to welcome the Gibbs & […]

Gen. Lloyd Austin: DOD Needs Boosted Focus on Modern Digital Tech

Gen. Lloyd Austin: DOD Needs Boosted Focus on Modern Digital Tech

Lloyd Austin, secretary of defense and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, said the U.S. military needs to place emphasis on emerging technologies and strategies that make use of these assets, FedScoop reported Wednesday. Gen. Austin, who placed third in this year's Wash100 Vote Standings, said at the Indo-Pacific Command's change of command ceremony that the modern […]

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Encourages Small Businesses to Increase Ransomware Defense

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Encourages Small Businesses to Increase Ransomware Defense

Small and medium-sized businesses are urged by Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and a 2021 Wash100 Award, to strengthen defense against cyber attacks as ransomware threats continue to escalate and the "backbone" of U.S. economy serves as the target of cyber actors. Speaking at a Chamber of Commerce-hosted virtual event, […]