Stu Whitehead, deputy director for cyber and C4 integration at the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s J6 directorate, will keynote a Potomac Officers Club forum on April 7 to discuss the importance of data exchange between U.S. defense agencies and their mission partners. Whitehead was appointed to his current position in April 2012 and oversees joint...
The Office of Management and Budget is soliciting feedback through a set of questions to inform the implementation of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s guidance detailing best practices to improve the security of the software supply chain in accordance with a cybersecurity executive order signed in May 2021. On Feb. 4, NIST rele...
Google has agreed to buy cybersecurity company Mandiant (Nasdaq: MNDT) for approximately $5.4 billion, or $23 in cash per share. The all-cash transaction is expected to be finalized later this year, subject to regulatory clearances, approval by Mandiant’s stockholders and other customary closing conditions, Google said Tuesday. Mandiant will becom...
Dawne Hickton, an executive vice president at Jacobs and president of the company’s critical mission solutions group, has been named a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient. She has been selected three consecutive times to Executive Mosaic’s annual list of the most significant contributors to government contracting industry activity. Executive Mosaic CEO...
In its most recent Executive Spotlight interview, ExecutiveBiz spoke with Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer at HP Federal and a key member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program, about government agencies’ implementation of zero trust technology and other latest trends such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, 5G and ...
A roster of renowned leaders from the Department of Defense will convene on Wednesday during McAleese and Associates’ “FY2023 Defense Programs” Conference to discuss the top programs and initiatives the department is prioritizing currently and in the future. “I have attended and enjoyed this event multiple times,” said Jim Garrettson, CE...
In recent months, the Department of Defense has placed greater emphasis and importance on artificial intelligence. The technology has been included on the White House’s critical and emerging technologies list, and the department in December created a new position meant to oversee artificial intelligence, digital-focused initiatives and data. Now...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $166.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide, install and configure 22 F-35 aircraft training devices. The contractor will deliver interactive courseware, a multispectral database and full-mission simulators to the service branch as part of the contract action, the Department of Defens...
Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Dan Jablonsky, president and CEO of Maxar Technologies, into the 2022 Wash100 class of leaders who have grown in prominence throughout the government contracting sector for driving innovation and executing strategic vision. Jablonsky was appointed to his current dual role after Maxar completed its U.S. dome...
Maureen Waterston, former chief human resources officer at Pratt & Whitney, has been appointed to the same position at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS). She will manage HR functions, including diversity and inclusion, and implement a human capital strategy for the approximately 43,000 Leidos employees worldwide, the company said Tuesday. At Pratt & Whitn...
