Wes Anderson, vice president of defense at Microsoft, was presented with his 2023 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to Microsoft offices. The annual Wash100 list recognizes only the best and brightest executives working in the GovCon ecosystem. Now in its tenth year, the distinguished honor is...
The United States is in a transformative era rich with technological innovation and opportunity, but we have to do more to anticipate the threats these emerging technologies may unlock, according to Dr. Dimitri Kusnezov, undersecretary for science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security. In his opening keynote address during ...
Michael Brasseur, a 26-year U.S. Navy veteran and a maritime robotics specialist, has joined the U.S. subsidiary of Swedish defense contractor Saab as vice president and chief strategy officer. The retired captain will be responsible for helping Saab Inc. address its strategic goals and customer requirements through collaboration with the government...
Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) has secured the majority of regulatory clearances needed to advance its merger with Boston-based private equity firm Advent International and both parties now expect the transaction to be completed in late April or early May. In December, Advent agreed to buy Maxar in an all-cash transaction worth approximately $6.4 b...
Thales‘ digital identity and security business and Infineon Technologies‘ Americas subsidiary have secured a potential 10-year contract to help the Government Publishing Office embed electronic security features in U.S. passports. The contractors will equip blank e-passport covers with computer chip technology and software to support the...
An industry team comprising BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT), Amentum and Fluor (NYSE: FLR) has secured a 10-year, $45 billion contract to manage tank waste at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state. Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure, a limited liability company formed by the three companies, will oversee the former...
NASA and Arlington, Virginia-based venture firm FedTech have partnered to launch a business incubation program that will team up license-ripe agency patents with entrepreneurs developing climate-related innovations. Startup Studio will spearhead a 16-week workshop in June for the chosen technology and enterprise participants, who are expected to pre...
In recent years, the U.S. government has seen a notable increase in contracting work – a shift that has caused the Defense Contract Audit Agency’s workload to grow rapidly. To keep up with the accelerated pace of today’s federal contracting activities, the DCAA has begun to reevaluate its methods and embrace change to transform into an...
Seven companies were given spots on a five-year, $145 million contract to support training, education strategy development and research projects of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center. The contractors will compete for task orders to assist Army CAC in the creation of training and education strategies for current and future warfighters, the Depa...
Chief information officers are the technological architects of organizations. In today’s world, because everything is digitized, this means these C-level executives are essentially responsible for shaping and designing the way a company runs day-to-day. They oversee and facilitate information technology systems in order to result in optimal busine...
