As a program manager and engineer in the U.S. Air Force, Rocky Thurston gained the skills he needed to transition smoothly into government contracting. His first work in the field was as a program manager for an intelligence community contract at Booz Allen Hamilton, after which point he took on more assignments and learned and...
For the past 20-plus years, Jason Adolf has helped government agencies identify and implement technologies that help them modernize for the present and the future. As vice president for global public sector at Appian, he works closely with defense and civilian agencies as well as state and local government and education institutions to help them...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Scott McIntyre, CEO of Guidehouse, as an inductee into the 2024 edition of the Wash100 Award in recognition of his continued leadership and commitment to pursuing business excellence in the government contracting industry. Vote for McIntyre as your favorite GovCon leader as part of the 2024 Wash100 popular vo...
Victoria Virasingh has charted a unique course in the public and technology sectors. Upon exiting Stanford University with a B.A. in International Relations and an M.A. in Latin American Studies, she saw a gap between the D.C. world and the tech world that needed to be bridged. After completing her Masters, Virasingh landed at Palantir...
Executive Mosaic could not be more thrilled to bestow the 2024 Wash100 Award on DeEtte Gray, president of business and information technology solutions at CACI International. Following on seven previous recognitions, Gray is awarded her eighth trophy for her instrumental defense sector technology modernization efforts. The Wash100 Award is a mark...
Sanjeev Verma, founder and chairman of PreVeil, said defense contractors seeking to protect sensitive controlled unclassified information while ensuring compliance with the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement should adopt tools like an end-to-end e...
Despite the U.S. federal government not having yet passed a full-year defense appropriation for fiscal year 2024, the Navy has ironed out its request for FY 2025, including a sizable amount for its contribution to the Department of Defense’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control initiative, DefenseScoop reports. The service branch wants n...
Mike Eppes, director of public sector at Keeper Security, said password management is one of the areas the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program addresses and defense contractors should account for such requirements. He noted that the Department of Defense and contractors must advance zero trust adoption. “This ‘never trust,...
Cybersecurity software-as-a-service platforms provider Hypori has named finance executive Jerry Raphael as chief financial officer. In this capacity, he will be responsible for leading finance, recruitment, human resources, facilities management and business and legal affairs as Hypori works to expand its client base in the Department of Defense and...
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond Read part one here. What are the biggest changes in the new proposed CMMC 2.0 rule? The new proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 rule introduces several critical updates that government contractors must heed, particularly regarding the engagement with service providers and the...
