BigBear.ai to Work on AFRL’s Composable Collaborative Planning Prototype; GovCon Expert Reggie Brothers Quoted
BigBear.ai has received a Notice of Intent to Award the company a two-year contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory for a composable collaborative planning prototype. The Project AURORA will give the AFRL an opportunity to use BigBear.ai’s Observe, Orient and Dominate artificial intelligence-powered platforms to speed up the joint planning decision cycle, accelerate the […]
CEO Stu Shea Implementing Perspecta, Northrop’s IT Business to Build Peraton into National Security Powerhouse
Stu Shea, chairman, president and CEO of Peraton, was presented his 2021 Wash100 Award, the most esteemed and respected award in all of government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson last week during a recent visit to the company’s office. This marks the fourth consecutive year and fifth overall that Stu Shea has […]
Executive Spotlight With Rick Wagner, President of Microsoft Federal Explores IT Solutions, Data Processing, Cloud Delivery Models
ExecutiveBiz released its latest Executive Spotlight on Wednesday with Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft Federal and four-time Wash100 Award recipient. During the interview, Wagner shed some light on his team’s efforts to drive new information technology solutions for federal customers, data processing for military service branches, the greatest challenges in digital transformation implementation and more. […]
Executive Spotlight: Rick Wagner, President of Microsoft Federal
Rick Wagner, president of Microsoft Federal and four-time Wash100 Award recipient, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for its latest Executive Spotlight interview to discuss his team driving new solutions for federal customers, the greatest challenges in digital transformation, Azure Government’s advanced capabilities, data processing for military service branches and the future for Microsoft heading into the […]
Peraton CEO Stu Shea Presented Fifth Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented the fifth overall Wash100 Award, the most prestigious and sought-after award in all of government contracting (GovCon), to Stu Shea, chairman, president and CEO of Peraton, during a recent visit to the company's office. For his 2021 Wash100 Award, Shea was recognized for his leadership in Peraton’s expansion efforts through […]
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Passes Away
Donald Rumsfeld, a two-time defense secretary, passed away Wednesday at the age of 88, DOD News reported. Rumsfeld served as secretary of the Department of Defense (DOD) in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and George W. Bush, making him the country’s youngest and oldest individual to serve in the role. He served as a […]
Gen. Paul Nakasone: Navy-Marine Corps Integration Needed to Counter Cyberattacks
Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of U.S. Cyber Command and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, said cybersecurity is national security and the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps must be ready to address cyberattacks, USNI News reported Tuesday. “Continuing Navy-Marine Corps integration must account for the information environment, especially adversary intrusions, information operations and next-gen […]
Anne Neuberger: Microsoft Exchange Hack Attribution, Follow-Up Action Coming Soon
Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, hinted that the White House will release a formal attribution for the hack of Microsoft's Exchange email service in the coming weeks and what steps the government will take in response to the cyberattack, Nextgov reported Tuesday. She […]
Leidos Chairman, CEO Roger Krone Presented Eighth Consecutive Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented the eighth consecutive Wash100 Award to Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, during a recent visit on Monday to Leidos’ office in Reston, VA. In the highly prestigious eight-year history of the Wash100 Award, Krone is the only executive to receive the highest honor in government contracting (GovCon) […]
KBR Wins $194M Air Force Task Order to Test Microelectronic Tech Integrity; Byron Bright Quoted
KBR (NYSE: KBR) has received a five-year, $194.3 million task order to help U.S. Air Force researchers analyze and verify the integrity of very small electronic devices. The company said Thursday it will best practices for designing digital and analog systems and develop methods to detect counterfeit microelectronic products as part of the Security and […]
Iridium Awarded $30 Million Research & Development Contract From U.S. Army; CEO Matt Desch Quoted
Iridium Communications announced on Thursday that the company has secured a research and development (R&D) contract from the U.S. Army worth up to $30 million to develop a payload to be hosted on small satellites that supports navigation systems, guidance and control for the global positioning system (GPS) and GPS-denied precision systems. The Army intends […]
Leidos Secures Over $5B in Contract Award Wins in June
Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, received his 2021 Wash100 Award, the most coveted award in all of government contracting (GovCon), from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson on Monday. With this year’s honor, Krone has received his eighth consecutive Wash100 Award, the most in the award’s highly prestigious history. As the only GovCon executive […]
TransUnion Public Sector VP Jeffrey Huth To Moderate Expert Panel at Potomac Officers Club’s Trusted Workforce Forum on June 30th
The federal government has struggled to complete the required security clearance processes for its massive workforce. The security clearance backlog has recently been reduced due to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) efforts to streamline and digitize the clearance process. During Potomac Officers Club’s Trusted Workforce Forum, the federal government and private sector leaders […]
Verizon Public Sector SVP Jennifer Chronis Presented First Wash100 Award By Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Recently named senior vice president of Verizon’s public sector business Jennifer Chronis, was presented her first Wash100 Award, the most coveted award in all of government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson for driving technology offerings, expanding revenue and partnering with industry leaders to drive digital transformation for Verizon. Following a significant four-year […]
Former CISA Director Christopher Krebs Joins SentinelOne Advisory Board; COO Nicholas Warner Quoted
Christopher Krebs, the former director of Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and two-time Wash100 Award recipient, has been named the first advisory board member for SentinelOne, an autonomous cybersecurity platform company, the company announced Wednesday. SentinelOne is bringing a proactive and innovative approach to cybersecurity that organizations in the public […]