The Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University’s School of Business has released a playbook that advances a change in acquisition approach and mindset to ensure that the defense acquisition system can maintain its advantage over strategic competitors like Russia and China. The document proposed an “Acquisition Next” m...
The recent confirmation of Andrew Hunter as assistant secretary of the U.S. Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics reflects the service branch’s reinvigorated focus on software as a key component of its broader information technology and modernization strategies. Hunter, who formerly led the defense-industrial initiatives group at th...
Pamela Braden, a 35-year veteran of the defense and technology sectors, has been named an operating partner at private equity firm AE Industrial Partners. She established and led Washington, D.C.-based engineering and technical services provider Gryphon Technologies, a former AEI portfolio company that ManTech (Nasdaq: MANT) acquired in December 202...
Scott McIntyre, CEO of Guidehouse, has been selected to the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most significant contributors in the government contracting sector — for the sixth consecutive year. “As our business continues to grow, I am grateful for the exceptional team we’ve built. Guidehouse is home to great talent,...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to recognize Byron Bright, president of KBR’s government solutions business, as a recipient of the 2022 Wash100 Award, which is annually presented to the top 100 most influential figures across the government contracting sector for their influence in the federal landscape. Bright is recognized with his third consecuti...
Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) space business has received a potential six-year, $194 million contract from NASA to design, develop and test multiple Mars ascent vehicles, including a flight system and test units. The Mars Ascent Vehicle Integrated System cost-plus-fixed-fee contract includes the design and development of the vehicle’s ground sup...
Stu Kippelman, chief information officer of Parsons, was featured in the most recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz on Monday. He talked about the company’s growth strategy, culture and workforce as well as digital transformation goals. The executive also discussed smart cities, interactive artificial intelligence, data mining...
Jacqueline Lampert, former head of marketing at Avantus Federal, has been appointed to the same position at Nokia‘s federal arm. She will be responsible for driving the telecommunications company’s federal market strategy and she brings more than a decade of marketing experience to her new position, Nokia said. Lampert helped spearhead t...
In the wake of the recent identification of a critical vulnerability in the Java-based Log4j software code and due to the alarming rise in cybercrime, ransomware attacks and information breaches, the U.S. government is ramping up its cybersecurity response and resilience efforts. The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday established the count...
Government contracting is an industry where businesses and contractors are left wondering where to start due to its opaque procedures and overwhelming amount of information. That said, we’ve provided frequently asked questions and basic knowledge you need to know about the government contracting, or GovCon, industry. 1. What Are Examples of Go...
