Northrop CVP, President of Defense Systems Mary Petryszyn Presented 2nd Consecutive Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Mary Petryszyn, corporate vice president and president of defense systems business at Northrop Grumman, was presented her 2022 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office in Falls Church, Virginia. Executive Mosaic is proud to recognize Mary Petryszyn as a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, which demonstrates the level of leadership, […]
Executive Spotlight: Jennifer Chronis, VP of Public Sector at VMware

Jennifer Chronis, vice president of public sector at VMware and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, recently spoke with GovCon Wire in the latest Executive Spotlight interview to discuss her appointment with the company, how its workforce drives talent retention for the long term as well as the unique set of challenges on the business side of innovation. “Across the […]
Iridium Announces Revenue Uptick in Q2 2022 Financial Report; CEO Matt Desch Quoted

Satellite manufacturer Iridium Communications has released its financial report for the second quarter of 2022 and the company claimed a net income of $4.6 million, with a 17 percent increase in revenue from the same period last year. The McLean, Virginia-based organization also reported on Tuesday a company-best $105.9 million operational EBITDA, which came in at a […]
Northrop’s Kathy Warden Receives 7th Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Kathy Warden, chair, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman, was presented her 2022 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office in Falls Church, Virginia. Executive Mosaic is proud to recognize Kathy Warden as a seven-time winner of the prestigious Wash100 Award, the most prized award in all of government contracting […]
Chris Inglis Hosts National Cyber Workforce and Education Summit

National Cyber Director Chris Inglis, a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, hosted a summit on Tuesday with senior U.S. government officials, industry executives and thought leaders to discuss ways to build up the country’s cyber workforce and advance education to equip citizens with the skills they need to engage in the digital society. The National Cyber […]
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson Presents 8th Wash100 Award to Carahsoft President Craig Abod

Craig Abod, president of Carahsoft Technology, was presented his 2022 Wash100 Award, the highest honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s office in Reston, VA. This marks the eighth time in the prestigious nine year history that Craig Abod has received the Wash100 Award. Executive Mosaic […]
DOD to Fund 10 Projects via Tech Procurement Pilot Program; Heidi Shyu Quoted

The Department of Defense has introduced the first batch of 10 projects that will get funding through the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies pilot program. Heidi Shyu, undersecretary for research and engineering at DOD and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said in a statement published Tuesday the APFIT pilot program holds promise […]
CISA Establishes Attache Office in UK; Director Jen Easterly Quoted

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has established a London, U.K.-based attache office that will open this month to facilitate collaboration with the British government officials on cyber and critical infrastructure security as well as emergency communications. CISA said Monday its first attache office will serve as a model as the agency works to advance […]
Executive Spotlight: LMI President and CEO Doug Wagoner

Doug Wagoner, president and CEO of LMI and a three-time winner of the prestigious Wash100 Award, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the company’s recent announcement that it would be split into two separate organizations under the LMI brand to drive growth and greater care for its employees and overall workforce. “The bottom line is that LMI has its […]
Air Force CIO Lauren Knausenberger Receives 2nd Consecutive Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Lauren Knausenberger, chief information officer for the Department of the Air Force, was recently presented her 2022 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a visit to the Air Force’s office within the Pentagon in Washington D.C. “A two-time winner of the Wash100, Lauren’s popularity is no surprise to those who have either met or […]
Pentagon Announces Industry Engagement Day for Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve Program; Heidi Shyu Quoted

The Department of Defense will host an industry engagement day on July 26 to discuss with company representatives its plans and objectives for the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve initiative. The event, which will be held at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, will include classified briefings on RDER’s technology capability requirements and proposal cycle and will […]
DHS Unveils Cyber Safety Review Board Report on Log4j Vulnerability; Director Jen Easterly Quoted

The Department of Homeland Security has issued the Cyber Safety Review Board’s inaugural report on the Log4j vulnerability discovered in December 2021. The CSRB worked with nearly 80 organizations, software developers and other professionals to collect insights on Log4j and come up with recommendations to prevent and respond to future cyber incidents, DHS said Thursday. […]
Commerce, DOD Secretaries Urge Congress to Pass Bill to Support Domestic Chip Producers
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin have called on congressional leaders to accelerate the passage of the Bipartisan Innovation Act to support and strengthen domestic chip manufacturing and counter competition from China. The two secretaries urged lawmakers to fully fund the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors in America Act or the […]
AFS Defense Portfolio Lead Vince Vlasho Receives 2022 Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson

Vince Vlasho, a senior managing director and defense portfolio lead for Accenture Federal Services (AFS), was recently presented his first Wash100 Award, the highest honor in government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a visit to the company’s office. Executive Mosaic recognizes Vince Vlasho as a 2022 Wash100 Award winner for his leadership in driving the latest […]
NRO Launches First National Security Mission Onboard Rocket Lab Spacecraft; Chris Scolese Quoted

The National Reconnaissance Office’s first national security payload was launched to orbit onboard a Rocket Lab spacecraft as part of the agency’s Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket program. Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket carrying the NROL-162 mission lifted off from the company’s launch complex in New Zealand, NRO said Wednesday. NROL-162 is the first of […]

