The Department of Defense said “integrated deterrence” will be a key component of its National Defense Strategy slated to be released in the coming weeks. In a December 2021 mission brief on the forthcoming NDS, Mara Karlin — assistant secretary for strategies, plans and capabilities and acting deputy undersecretary for polic...
Ellen Lord, former undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense, has joined the board of directors of GEOST, a Tucson, Arizona-based provider of sensors for national security space missions. She will advise GEOST’s management team and provide insights to help the company expand its research and development initiative...
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has appointed former Department of Defense leaders David Norquist, Ellen Lord and Dana Deasy to the newly established strategic advisory board to provide guidance as SAIC advances innovation and growth efforts. “These leaders bring years of experience in both industry and the federal government...
Robert “Bud” Cramer Exiger has named former government leaders Robert “Bud” Cramer, Ellen McCarthy and Bryan Ware to the advisory board to provide strategic guidance and leadership to help ensure that the company’s supply chain risk management platforms are aligned with the current and future needs of U.S. government and ind...
AAR (NYSE: AIR) has appointed Ellen Lord, former undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense, to the aviation services provider’s board of directors. Lord, a four-time recipient of the Wash100 Award, oversaw the Pentagon’s contracting, procurement, developmental testing, logistics and materiel-related func...
Mike Madsen, deputy director and director of strategic engagement at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), has received his first Wash100 Award, the most significant award in government contracting (GovCon), for his leadership, innovation and success to drive commercial technology and partnerships to advance IT capabilities for both sectors. Visi...
Jim Bridenstine, who led NASA from April 2018 to January 2021 and is a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award, has been appointed chairman of Voyager Space Holdings’ advisory board. He will work with a group of aerospace and defense sector veterans to guide the Denver-based company on its mission to become known as a...
Ellen Lord, former undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense and four-time recipient of the Wash100 Award, has joined Voyager Space Holdings‘ board of directors. The 36-year aerospace and business veteran will be part of the board tasked with guiding Voyager in commercial space investments, the company said Tu...
Ellen Lord, former undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense and a four-time Wash100 awardee, has joined security and risk management advisory firm The Chertoff Group as a senior adviser. She will advise on defense programs, critical infrastructure protection and homeland security initiatives as part of the senior a...
The Department of Defense has launched an electronic marketplace with the goal of connecting small- to medium-sized businesses to capital providers for emerging national security technology requirements. DOD said Wednesday it established the Trusted Capital Digital Marketplace program to offer SMBs access to an investment network designed to drive d...
