John Zangardi, former chief information officer of the Department of Homeland Security, has decided to retire as chief executive officer of Redhorse. The San Diego, California-based company said Monday Zangardi, chairman of Executive Mosaic’s 4×24 Leadership Group 2, will officially retire at the end of 2024. The seasoned...
Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle, received his 2024 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. The Wash100 Award annually recognizes executives with significant impact throughout the government contracting sector. Through the award, 100 influential government and industry leaders are acknowledged for spearhea...
On the heels of the 2024 presidential election, the GovCon market is bracing for major change and transformation. Looking ahead to 2025, much is still in the air for the public sector, but there are still clear emerging themes and momentum in the market. Baird Managing Director Jean Stack, a Wash100 Award winner, dove into these market...
Herndon, Virginia-based ManTech has expanded its intelligence sector with the appointment of industry executives Gavin Greene and Joseph Schneider as vice president of business development and VP of program operations, respectively. In a statement published Monday, Barbara Haines-Parmele, president of ManTech’s intelligence sector, said Greene and...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index registered its largest single-day loss this week and a massive 9.31% weekly loss. Besides the 6.2% plunge Thursday, the substantial gains (+4.7%) from the previous record-setting week were gone. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, closed 1.78% lower at $5,160.07 Fri...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index posted a second straight weekly loss despite recovering from Thursday’s steep 2.26% decline. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major contractors, closed slightly higher at $5,375.43 (+0.37%) on Friday but lost 2.12% overall for the week. Its year-to-date gain is +15.14% from +20.34% two ...
Jessica Hersey has joined Red River as senior vice president of business development for government technology services. She confirmed her new role in a post on LinkedIn Saturday. Hersey brings to Red River over 25 years of experience in the government contracting industry. She most recently served as vice president of business development for the...
John Boyle, a C-level executive with extensive experience in federal contracting and technology sectors, was appointed CEO of Lawelawe Defense Inc., a Native Hawaiian-owned Small Business Administration certified 8(a) small disadvantaged business, GovCon Wire has learned. Boyle will drive innovation and strategic growth for Lawelawe Defense, expand ...
A Raymond James (NYSE: RJF) report has found that the volume of merger and acquisition-related transactions in the government technology solutions market dropped 12 percent in the third quarter of 2024 compared with the same period last year. According to the company’s quarterly market update, despite the decline in Q3 2024 M&A deal volume...
Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) has appointed Tony Mitchell, an aerospace and defense executive, as acting chief technology officer of the company’s electromagnetic defensive solutions division. Mitchell announced his new position in a LinkedIn post published Saturday. CAES became part of Honeywell’s EDS division after the multinational conglomerate...
