Adam Selipsky, CEO of Tableau Software since 2016, will succeed Andy Jassy as CEO of Amazon’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) cloud computing business. Selipsky, who previously served as vice president of sales, marketing and support at Amazon Web Services from 2005 to 2016, will return to AWS on May 17 and spend a few weeks transitioning before...
Over 30 CEOs in the GovCon industry responded to a call to participate in the Department of Labor’s veteran apprenticeship pilot program that seeks to provide civilian career opportunities for transitioning service members. In November, Dave Dacquino, chairman and CEO of Serco Inc. and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, challenged fellow GovCon executiv...
Two separate teams led by BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT) and X-energy have won contract options to finalize portable microreactor designs as part of a prototype competition managed by the Department of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office. BWXT and X-energy will move forward from preliminary design work under Project Pele and conduct indepe...
The rapid growth of military and commercial space industries requires Space agencies to develop innovative solutions to support critical space and defense missions. The Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. Space Force intend to maintain space superiority and provide space capabilities to U.S. and allied forces through ambitious missions and part...
Executive Mosaic is honored to present Paul Dillahay, president and CEO of NCI Information Systems, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon). This marks the third overall Wash100 Award for Dillahay and his second straight since 2020. For his previous 2020 Wash100 Award win,...
Steve Schorer, chairman and CEO of Alion Science and Technology, and Hector Cuevas, an executive vice president at Parsons, will introduce keynote speakers during the 2021 Industrial Space Defense Summit on Tuesday. They will also serve as moderators of question-and-answer sessions during the virtual event. Schorer (2021 Wash100 awardee) will provid...
Ametek (NYSE: AME), a Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based electronics instruments maker, is in advanced negotiations with private-equity firm Veritas Capital to acquire the latter’s Abaco Systems for up to $1.5 billion, Bloomberg reported Monday. Bloomberg cited sources that say a decision could come as soon as this week. In December 2015, Veritas acquired...
As space exploration, space research and satellite technology continue to expand rapidly. Space agencies such as NASA have worked to develop innovative solutions to support critical space and defense missions. The Department of Defense (DOD) and the U.S. Space Force intend to maintain space superiority and provide space capabilities to U.S. and alli...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 22, 2021 — Jacobs (NYSE: J) and IronNet Cybersecurity have joined forces to create an integrated offering for public and private sector customers to detect sophisticated cyber threats, ExecutiveBiz reported March 12. Caesar Nieves, vice president of cyber and intelligence at Jacobs’ critical mission solutions busines...
Following last week’s results of the 2021 Wash100 Vote Standings, more than 500 additional votes have been cast to determine who the government contracting (GovCon) community thinks is the most significant executive of consequence to the sector as 2021 picks up the pace. To vote for your favorite executives from the 2021 Wash100 Award selection,...
