Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense and a 2025 Wash100 Award winner, has announced the intention of President Donald Trump to nominate retired Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In a press release published Friday, Hegseth also called for the nomination of key military positions. Who is the Next...
Booz Allen Hamilton has appointed Mujtaba Hamid, a technology industry leader, as executive vice president of product. The technology consulting firm said Thursday Hamid will scale a portfolio of tech offerings and lead the conceptualization, development, production and delivery of emerging products and related platforms to support the missions of U...
David Merrell, an experienced solutions sales specialist, shared on LinkedIn Tuesday that he has been appointed senior account executive for federal sales at LogicMonitor. As the newest member of LogicMonitor’s public sector team, Merrell will leverage his vast experience in the information technology and services industry in h...
The State Department has approved Israel’s two foreign military sales, or FMS, requests worth about $7.41 billion combined for AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, munitions, guidance kits and related equipment and support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday it has already informed Congress of the proposed FMS deals. Munitions,...
Stacie Ohler was appointed vice president and P&L leader for smart infrastructure and energy resiliency at Siemens Government Technologies, the executive announced in a LinkedIn post published Thursday. According to Ohler’s profile on the platform, “This role supports Siemens’ mission to deliver innovative infrastructure modernizat...
Ken Bedingfield has been appointed president of Aerojet Rocketdyne, a business unit of L3Harris Technologies. At the same time, L3Harris executives Sam Mehta and Heidi Wood have also taken on more responsibilities following leadership changes. Ken Bedingfield’s Aerojet Rocketdyne Appointment The company said Tuesday Bedingfield...
Leidos, an information technology company specializing in digital and mission innovations, has been awarded a potential $120 million contract by the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific for the procurement of engineering services. Cybersecurity and Cryptographic Key Management Contract The Reston, Virginia-based company said Wednesday the p...
Digital modernization is a necessity for government agencies and commercial companies alike as technology continues to evolve. Leidos picked up on this cue and created the Digital Modernization Sector that looks across the entire organization and brings emerging tech to “orchestrate innovation” for its customers. GovCon Wire had the pleasur...
Dave Webb, former vice president of programs at CAES, has joined GALT Aerospace as president and chief operations officer of the San Diego-based defense contractor. GALT said Monday Webb, building on his more than three decades of leadership experience in program management and product development, will oversee and optimize the company’s opera...
Stuart Brown, a growth strategist and technologist with more than 25 years of leadership experience, was named to lead the digital business of Guidehouse. The global consultancy said Thursday Brown will have oversight of Guidehouse’s digital services portfolio and will focus on driving innovation and digital transformation. Delivering Transfor...
