Executive Mosaic is honored to announce Nazzic Keene, CEO of Science Applications International Corp., as a 2023 Wash100 Award winner in recognition of her leadership in accelerating corporate growth strategy, driving veteran employment initiatives and advancing sustainability, social and governance goals. “Nazzic, a six-time winner, has successfu...
The State Department has cleared Australia’s request to procure from the U.S. government long-range cruise missile systems manufactured by Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) under a potential $895 million foreign military sale deal. Australia asked to buy 200 Tomahawk Block V missiles and associated support for all up rounds, a tactical weapon ...
As the nature of threats continues to evolve, novel technologies, such as artificial intelligence, the cloud and numerous others, have grown in priority as the U.S. works to maintain its information advantage. Military service officers and executives who took part in a panel discussion Wednesday at ExecutiveBiz’s Information Warfare Forum sa...
Emerging trends and developments across the global defense landscape have catalyzed a shift within the United States toward new strategies, new technologies and refocused priorities. With factors such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the commercialization of space and the looming peer and near-peer threat, U.S. defense leaders are rethinking what the...
Michael Herrington, former division vice president and general manager at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has been appointed CEO of Arlington, Virginia-based government information technology provider Tsymmetry. He brings to his new position more than two decades of industry experience in corporate strategy development and execution and global operations leade...
Gilat Satellite Networks (Nasdaq: GILT) has agreed to acquire secure Duluth, Georgia-based communications platforms provider DataPath for an undisclosed sum to expand the Israeli company’s defense market footprint. Gilat said Thursday it expects the acquisition to conclude in the third quarter of 2023, pending approval from the Committee on Fo...
Executive Mosaic is honored to induct Department of Defense Chief Information Officer John Sherman into the 2023 edition of the Wash100 for his work cultivating closer partnerships with the DOD’s industrial base and allied forces, trailblazing the department’s cloud adoption journey and spearheading information technology innovation across...
The U.S. federal government has sharpened its focus on cybersecurity in recent months; the Department of Defense released its zero trust strategy and roadmap at the close of 2022, and the Biden-Harris administration debuted a new national cybersecurity strategy just last week. In a statement published March 2, 2023 the White House said the...
The State Department has approved Japan’s request to procure up to five Northrop Grumman-made (NYSE: NOC) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control aircraft, related equipment and services from the U.S. government under a foreign military sales agreement worth approximately $1.4 billion. Northrop will serve as the prime contractor i...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $214.5 million contract to conduct initial engineering efforts for international partner vessels equipped with the Aegis combat system. Lockheed’s rotary and mission systems business will help foreign military sales customers assess ship modernization plans and select new weapon...
