Charles Lyons Burt

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Charles Lyons-Burt is senior content specialist at Executive Mosaic, a media and events company serving the U.S. federal contracting community. A passionate lover of language, the arts, aesthetics and fitness, he also writes film and music criticism for outlets such as Slant Magazine and Spectrum Culture.

Award Newcomers Stake Early Lead in Wash100 Popular Vote RankingsNews

Award Newcomers Stake Early Lead in Wash100 Popular Vote Rankings

Executive Mosaic‘s 2024 Wash100 is the most esteemed, diverse and, yes, competitive class of winners in the award’s 11 years
DOD CTO Heidi Shyu Previews Biomanufacturing RFP, Highlights Funding OpportunitiesEvents

DOD CTO Heidi Shyu Previews Biomanufacturing RFP, Highlights Funding Opportunities

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu has previewed an upcoming request for proposals from the Pentagon, in
NASA Eager to Collaborate With Private Sector on Optical Communications TechNews

NASA Eager to Collaborate With Private Sector on Optical Communications Tech

Optical communications are an up-and-coming alternative to radio frequency-based comms that are attracting the attention of the biggest space companies
GovCon Expert Kim Koster on Revisiting Your Firm’s Annual Operating PlanGovCon Expert

GovCon Expert Kim Koster on Revisiting Your Firm’s Annual Operating Plan

By Kim Koster, VP of Industry Marketing at Unanet Fall is when many government contracting companies devise an annual operating plan, or
Clean Audit Remains Elusive for DOD—Experts Explore WhyDOD

Clean Audit Remains Elusive for DOD—Experts Explore Why

The Government Accountability Office is responsible for yearly financial sweeps of all federal agencies. In July 2023, GAO appeared in
Army Soliciting Industry Input on 2nd Missile InterceptorDOD

Army Soliciting Industry Input on 2nd Missile Interceptor

The Department of Defense is perpetually concerned with how to best diffuse and counteract missile threats from near-peer adversaries. Hence,…
DOD’s Heidi Shyu Gearing Up for Public-Private Dialogues at Defense R&D SummitDOD

DOD’s Heidi Shyu Gearing Up for Public-Private Dialogues at Defense R&D Summit

In the age of manufacturing turbulence and ever-intensifying cybercrime, the U.S. Department of Defense is finding it more important than ever
GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks on Protecting the Cyber Frontier of Space Systems—Part OneCybersecurity

GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks on Protecting the Cyber Frontier of Space Systems—Part One

By Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting International Protecting the frontier of space systems is unquestionably a security priority for
HII’s Henry Choi Shares Insights on Concepts Shaping Defense Landscape—OSINT, AI, CJADC2 & MoreExecutive Spotlights

HII’s Henry Choi Shares Insights on Concepts Shaping Defense Landscape—OSINT, AI, CJADC2 & More

Henry Choi’s long career is not short on qualifications. He is currently vice president of growth and strategy for HII's…
DARPA Wants to ‘Build AI Systems We Can Trust,’ Says Dr. Kathleen FisherArtificial Intelligence

DARPA Wants to ‘Build AI Systems We Can Trust,’ Says Dr. Kathleen Fisher

“Our goal at DARPA is to explore how we can reliably build AI systems we can trust and not be…