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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, […]

Q&A With GovCon Expert Kevin Plexico, SVP of Information Solutions at Deltek, About the Impact of $10B JEDI Contract Cancellation; Introduction of JWCC

Q&A With GovCon Expert Kevin Plexico, SVP of Information Solutions at Deltek, About the Impact of $10B JEDI Contract Cancellation; Introduction of JWCC

Kevin Plexico, senior vice president of Information Solutions with Deltek, recently participated in a Q&A session with ExecutiveBiz covering the recent cancellation of the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract. During the Q&A session, 2021 Wash100 Award recipient and GovCon Expert Kevin Plexico discussed the impact the cancellation will have across the federal […]

Gen. Glen VanHerck: AI-Based Decision Aids Could Support Deterrence Strategy Formulation

Gen. Glen VanHerck: AI-Based Decision Aids Could Support Deterrence Strategy Formulation

Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, plans to convince the Department of Defense's top officials that artificial intelligence-based decision support tools are necessary for U.S. military leaders to develop a comprehensive deterrence strategy, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. VanHerck told the publication he wants to present AI technology's […]

Lloyd Austin: AI Included in DOD’s Top Tech Modernization Priorities

Lloyd Austin: AI Included in DOD’s Top Tech Modernization Priorities

The Department of Defense (DOD) has included artificial intelligence on its list of priority technology modernization initiatives under DOD's $112 billion research, development, testing and evaluation budget request, Defense Secretary and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient Gen. Lloyd Austin said at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence's Global Emerging Technology Summit. Gen. Austin told the […]

Serco Awarded $70M U.S. Navy Contract for C5ISR Electronic System Support; Dave Dacquino Quoted

Serco Awarded $70M U.S. Navy Contract for C5ISR Electronic System Support; Dave Dacquino Quoted

Serco announced on Thursday that the company landed a potential $70 million U.S. Navy contract to provide engineering and technical support for aviation intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C5ISR) electronic systems. The single-award contract (SAC) has a five-year base period and one two-year option period.  “Serco stands ready to provide rapid response technical support to the […]

Maxar Technologies Providing WorldView Legion Satellite Capacity to International Defense, Intelligence Customers; Tony Frazier Quoted

Maxar Technologies Providing WorldView Legion Satellite Capacity to International Defense, Intelligence Customers; Tony Frazier Quoted

Maxar Technologies announced on Thursday that the company secured a multi-year $35 million contract for WorldView Legion satellite constellation capacity through an expanded agreement with a key international defense and intelligence customer.   “Maxar is proud to continue our two-decade partnership with this important U.S. ally. Maxar’s commercial satellite imagery and 3D data suite will enhance […]