BigBear.ai has named Jo Ann Bjornson as chief human resources officer and Alex Thompson as chief corporate affairs officer. The new leadership appointments will support expansion and innovation, the McLean-based defense technology firm said Wednesday. Who Is Jo Ann Bjornson? Bjornson brings more than 25 years of human resources leader...
System High has appointed Wes Postol as executive vice president of strategic growth. Postol will lead enterprise growth and business development efforts, overseeing pipeline development and capture and proposal operations, with a focus on strengthening discipline and alignment across the organization’s pursuits, System High said. According to Sys...
Valkyrie Enterprises has named Thomas “Matt” Matthews as vice president of enterprise operations, expanding its leadership team as the company advances efforts to scale operations and align execution across the business. Matthews will oversee enterprise operations, integration, capture enablement and digital transformation initiatives, a...
Valkyrie Enterprises has appointed Joyner Livingston as senior vice president of mission solutions. The company said in a LinkedIn post Tuesday that Livingston will lead operations, growth strategy and program delivery for its technical services portfolio. “Serving at the intersection of operational domain knowledge, technical expertise, and a...
Anduril Industries and Palantir Technologies are helping develop software for the potential $185 billion Golden Dome next-generation missile defense shield, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The companies are part of an industry consortium working to deliver a command-and-control platform that would process data from disparate sources and en...
Shaun Swartz has been appointed vice president of defense at Unissant, where he will oversee the company’s Department of War growth strategy. What Will Swartz Focus On at Unissant? Unissant said Thursday Swartz will help strengthen partnerships across the defense ecosystem and guide customers in advancing capabilities from pilot effo...
The Department of War is charting a new course with artificial intelligence: moving from a mode of strategic enablement to disciplined delivery. The Pentagon wants to put “key critical [AI] capabilities” in the hands of warfighters as fast as possible, according to Cameron Stanley, who was appointed chief digital and artificial...
eSimplicity announced on LinkedIn Tuesday that Richard Smith has been appointed vice president and general manager of defense and national security. What Are Smith’s Responsibilities at eSimplicity? According to eSimplicity, Smith is responsible for leading operations, shaping strategy and driving growth across the company’s de...
By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International and one of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Experts Artificial intelligence, or AI, is not merely a tool in our age of rapid technological advancement; rather, it is the fundamental force behind innovation in all spheres of society. Our world is changing due to AI’s capabilities, whi...
The U.S. government has, for decades, been inundated with legacy systems and equipment and slow procurement cycles that led to high maintenance costs and inefficient delivery of public services and left critical infrastructures vulnerable to cyberthreats. All of that seems to be changing. In 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order t...
