GDMS President Chris Brady Accepts Sixth Wash100 Award

Chris Brady, president of General Dynamics Mission Systems, has officially accepted the 2025 Wash100 Award. Brady recently met with Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson, who personally congratulated the GDMS leader for his sixth consecutive Wash100 win.

“Chris returns to the Wash100 for the sixth time, a reflection of his enduring influence and exceptional leadership at General Dynamics Mission Systems,” Garrettson said. “Over more than two decades at GD, and now as president, he’s helped solidify the company as a powerhouse of secure communications, undersea warfare, space systems and cyber technologies.”

The Wash100 Award was founded by Garrettson in 2014 to honor the 100 most impactful leaders in government and government contracting industry. The latest iteration of the prestigious award celebrates the recent successes anticipates their future contributions to the govcon landscape.

GDMS’ Recent Contract Wins

Executive Mosaic included Brady in the Wash100 class of 2025 to recognize his mission-focused leadership, which has resulted in major contract wins for GDMS.

In October 2024, GDMS and Iridium Communications received a contract modification valued at $492 million from the Space Development Agency to provide ground management and integration support for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

GDMS also secured a $93 million contract from the Navy in April 2024 for Independence-class littoral combat ship combat system.

In addition, GDMS is working with the Navy to build, modernize and maintain the Strategic Weapon System Fire Control Subsystem on U.S. and U.K. ballistic missile submarines under a $335 million deal.

Executive Mosaic congratulates Brady and the GDMS team for their Wash100 win.

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