Robert Cardillo Appointed as Chief Strategist, Board Chair at Planet’s Federal Arm
Planet Labs Inc. has named Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and four-time Wash100 Award recipient, as chief strategist and chairman of the board of its federal business arm. At Planet Federal, Cardillo will support strategic decision-making regarding future products that correspond with the mission needs of the federal government, the company […]
Veraxx Names Mark Gray as Executive Chairman, Chris Conrad as CEO, Chief Growth Officer
Veraxx Engineering Corporation (Veraxx), has appointed former president and CEO of ASRC Federal and six-time Wash100 Award recipient Mark Gray as its new executive chairman as well as named company co-founder Chris Conrad as its CEO and chief growth officer, Veraxx announced on Tuesday. "I am honored to work with the Veraxx Board of Directors […]
Army Unveils Software Factory in Texas; Gen. Mark Milley Quoted
The U.S. Army opened its first software factory at the Austin Community College in Texas that will develop new applications and train soldier-coders on how to adopt technology to improve operations, FedScoop reported Monday. The factory’s office space near Army Futures Command’s headquarters was launched in mid-April. The facility is now operational with its first […]
2021 Wash100 Voting Results: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic Tied for First Place; Wash100 Voting Ends on Friday
With only FOUR days left to vote before the April 30th deadline, the 2021 Wash100 Vote Standings need your help to determine who will emerge as the winner in the most competitive race for first place in the prestigious eight-year history of the Wash100 Award. Visit Wash100.com to cast your TEN votes before midnight on […]
Andy Green, EVP and President of Technical Solutions at Huntington Ingalls Industries, Receives 2021 Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Andy Green, executive vice president and president of Technical Solutions at Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), was presented his third Wash100 Award by Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash100 Award, during a recent visit to HII headquarters. For his 2021 Wash100 Award win, Green was recognized by Executive Mosaic for his […]
Maximus Secures $960M in Prime Contracts to Deliver US Government’s Restart Program; Bruce Caswell Quoted
Maximus announced on Monday that the company’s subsidiary Maximus UK has secured two prime contracts, worth a total of $960 million to deliver the United Kingdom government’s restart program to more than 250,000 people across the country. The UK’s restart program will provide 12 months of tailored and community-based support for people directly impacted by […]
SAIC to Acquire Koverse to Advance AI, Analytics Capabilities; Nazzic Keene Quoted
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has entered into an agreement with Koverse to acquire the company in a move to expand SAIC’s software portfolio into full-stack AI with the ability to tackle the challenge of organizing structured and unstructured data from multiple sources. The terms of the acquisition have yet to be disclosed. “I am […]
2021 Wash100 Voting Results: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic Continue Trading First and Second Place; Wash100 Voting Ends This Friday
The 2021 Wash100 Vote Standings will be coming to an end this Friday, April 30th. With only six days left in the most competitive voting season in the history of the Wash100 Award, your votes are necessary to determine who will secure first place in the standings and who will represent the most prestigious award […]
John Heller Receives Sixth Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
John Heller, formerly PAE’s president and CEO, was presented his 2021 Wash100 Award, Heller’s sixth in the last seven years, during a recent visit from Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash100 Award. “Earning six Wash100 Awards in his eight years of tenure with PAE, John Heller is a stabilizing force that […]
OMB Federal CISO Chris DeRusha on Zero Trust, Government Efforts to Shift to New Model; Gregory Touhill Quoted
Chris DeRusha, federal chief information security officer at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, said zero-trust is centered on user verification, device validation and network access limitation and agencies have been shifting to the new framework for identity and credential access management (ICAM), Nextgov reported Thursday. Speaking at […]
2021 Wash100 Voting Results: General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic Retakes First Place, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Remains Close in Second Place; One Week Left to Vote Before April 30th
Voting is closing for the 2021 Wash100 Award Standings on April 30th. You have one week left to submit your TEN votes and demonstrate your support for the most elite leaders in the federal and government contracting (GovCon) industry. Visit Wash100.com to cast your votes now! Watch the video below to see where your favorite […]
Jill Singer, National Security and Defense VP at AT&T Public Sector and FirstNet, Receives 2021 Wash100 Award From Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson
Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash100 Award, presented the sixth Wash100 Award to Jill Singer, vice president of Defense and National Security for AT&T’s public sector business and First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) program, during a visit to AT&T headquarters on Thursday. As a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, Singer was […]
GSA Announces Plan to Be Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2030; Acting Administrator Katy Kale Quoted
U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced Thursday its commitment to 100 percent renewable electricity sources for the federal real estate portfolio by 2025. GSA will leverage its purchasing power to provide renewable energy to its real estate of 186 million square feet. The Administration plans to eliminate fossil fuel use in any newly constructed facilities […]
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Holding First Place in 2021 Wash100 Vote Standings; Voting Closes on April 30th
In the eighth year of the Wash100 Award, the most prestigious honor in all of government contracting (GovCon), the GovCon community has participated like never before and cast the most votes in the history of the Wash100 Award in this year's vote standings. With a record turnout of votes submitted, the 2021 Wash100 Award Standings […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Moves Into 1st Place in 2021 Wash100 Popular Rankings; Eight Days Left to Cast Your Vote!
This week, first-time Wash100 inductee Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ascended to the top spot in the Popular Vote for the most influential executives in the government, industry and academia that are shaping the GovCon community in 2021. The race for first place is heating up between Austin and Phebe Novakovic, chairman and CEO of General […]