Following months of anticipation and a record-shattering turnout of votes and participation from the government contracting (GovCon) community, Executive Mosaic is thrilled to announce that Dr. Stacey Dixon, deputy director of the National Geospatial Agency (NGA), has secured first place in the 2021 Wash100 Vote Standings. After the selection of the...
General Motors has appointed Steve duMont, a former executive at the intelligence and space segment of Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), as president of its defense business arm, replacing Tim Herrick, who has been holding the post on an interim basis. duMont brings two decades of experience in working with big defense industry players, having serv...
AeroVironment (Nasdaq: AVAV) has closed its acquisition of Telerob, a Germany-based ground robotics vehicle developer. “Our acquisition of Telerob marks a significant expansion to our portfolio of intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, from small and medium unmanned aircraft systems, to tactical missile systems and now, unmanned ground vehicle...
Bill Marion, managing director of growth and strategy in Accenture Federal Services‘ defense and intelligence practice, will lead a panel discussion on the digital transformation landscape at an upcoming Potomac Officers Club forum. Marion will serve as the moderator of “The Next Digital Domain- Driving UX, Data, and Platform Success Pan...
Bob Renko, director of digital forensics at Peraton, will lead a panel discussion on cyber defense initiatives across the public and private sectors at an upcoming GovCon Wire forum. Renko has more than 35 years of professional experience with a focus on cyber investigations and security programs. His government career includes prior roles as direct...
Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), and private equity partner Silver Lake Partners will own approximately 52 percent of VMware (NYSE: VMW) once the latter’s spinoff is completed, CRN reported Monday. In mid-April, Dell Technologies announced plans to spin off its 81 percent ownership of VMware as part of efforts to...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 4, 2021 — Gabe Camarillo, senior vice president of the Army business unit at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), said a potential $830 million contract won by the company to support the military service’s software, simulation, systems engineering and integration directorate reinforces its position as...
Mary Petryszyn, corporate vice president and president of the defense systems sector at Northrop Grumman, was presented her 2021 Wash100 Award, the first time she’s received the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), during a recent visit to the company by Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the Wash10...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) reported $9.5 billion in sales for the first quarter of its 2021 fiscal year, up 6 percent from the prior year period, and attributed the increase to results from its space, aeronautics and mission systems segments. The Falls Church, Virginia-based company said Thursday net bookings for the quarter totaled approximately&...
Stu Shea — chairman, president and CEO at Peraton and a 2021 Wash100 winner — has offered a glimpse into the nine business sectors that will arise out of the Peraton-Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP) merger slated to close in a few weeks. Shea said Thursday in a regulatory filing the businesses set to be formed by...
