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Executive Mosaic Launches 2023 Wash100 Award & Opens Executive Nominations For Historic 10th Season

Executive Mosaic, the government contracting sector’s premier media and events organization, is honored to announce the launch of the highly-anticipated 2023 Wash100 Award season for its historic tenth year.  The Wash100 Award, GovCon’s most prestigious accolade, annually recognizes the top 100...

Technology Modernization Fund Invests in AbilityOne’s Procurement List Software Enhancement; Clare Martorana Quoted

The U.S. AbilityOne Commission will receive investment from the Technology Modernization Fund to upgrade its software that connects the federal government with employers of individuals who are blind or severely disabled. The General Services Administration said Monday the TMF investment...

DOD Acquisition Chief William LaPlante Receives 2022 Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

William LaPlante, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense, was  presented his 2022 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a summit hosted by Potomac Officers Club (POC).  Executive...

Pentagon Issues FY 2022-2026 Strategic Management Plan; Kathleen Hicks Quoted

The Department of Defense has released a document that outlines the secretary of defense’s strategic priorities for fiscal years 2022 through 2026 in alignment with the National Defense Strategy. The Strategic Management Plan lists DOD’s four strategic goals and these...

DHS Sets New Cybersecurity Performance Goals for Critical Infrastructure  Owners, Businesses

The Department of Homeland Security has unveiled a new set of cybersecurity performance goals to guide critical infrastructure owners and businesses in implementing security measures.  The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency developed the CPGs to help organizations develop a comprehensive...

Pentagon Unveils National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture, Missile Defense Reviews; Lloyd Austin Quoted

The Department of Defense has issued the public versions of the National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review and the Missile Defense Review, DOD News reported Thursday. "By weaving these documents together, we help ensure that the entire department is moving...

GovCon Expert Dana Barnes Discusses Cybersecurity History & Evolution

Dana Barnes, president of Government with Dataminr and an influential member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program, recently participated as a guest on SecurePod, a  weekly podcast from SecurityToday to discuss the evolution of how data software benefits businesses in the federal marketplace....

NGA Director Frank Whitworth Presented 2022 Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, recently confirmed director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), was presented his 2022 Wash100 Award, the highest honor in the government contracting (GovCon) community, by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. “Frank Whitworth is a highly decorated logistics expert and...

Heidi Shyu: DoD Keeps Abreast of Hypersonic Tech Despite Workforce Challenges

Heidi Shyu, undersecretary for research and engineering at the Department of Defense, said every service branch under DOD is developing hypersonics weapons in order to keep up with the accelerating pace of the technology's adoption by governments such as Russia...

Army Unveils Plan to Transform Into Data-Centric Organization; CIO Raj Iyer Quoted

The U.S. Army has released a plan that presents its approach to improving data management as part of efforts to become a data-centric organization.  The Army Data Plan focuses on the warfighting mission area and reflects a three-year initiative that...

DAF Migrates Over 6,000 Sites to Cloud-Based Collaboration Tool; Lauren Knausenberger Quoted

The Department of the Air Force has completed the migration of on-premises sites to a cloud-based productivity and collaboration platform as part of its modernization strategy. The DAF365 Enterprise Services, the department's Microsoft Office 365 collaboration platform, now hosts 6,823...

NRO Director Christopher Scolese Receives 3rd Consecutive Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Christopher Scolese, director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), recently accepted his 2022 Wash100 Award, the highest honor in the government contracting (GovCon) community, during a visit by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson to the department’s headquarters in Chantilly, Virginia. Executive Mosaic has recognized Christopher...

DARPA Unveils Advanced Research Concepts Initiative; Director Stefanie Tompkins Quoted

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched an initiative to rapidly explore novel technology concepts that seek to address high-risk, high-reward “what if” questions. DARPA said Wednesday the Advanced Research Concepts initiative intends to invest in research that...

DON CIO Aaron Weis Signs Design Concept Outlining Information Superiority Objectives

Aaron Weis, the chief information officer of the Department of the Navy, has signed a design concept outlining an integrated framework to achieve digital modernization goals across the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The Capstone Design Concept for Information Superiority...

CISA Releases Directive to Improve Asset Visibility, Vulnerability Detection; Director Jen Easterly Quoted

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a binding operational directive mandating that agencies report vulnerability enumeration performance data to improve CISA's operational visibility into federal networks. The BOD 23-01, titled "Improving Asset Visibility and Vulnerability Detection on Federal...

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