Michael Stewart has given a large portion of his life and career to the U.S. Navy, serving in almost every capacity — uniformed deployment, civilian and executive. He has blended a respect for tradition with a duty to incorporate lessons from the private sector and technology worlds to keep the service agile and competitive. Those...
NASA has awarded SpaceX a potential $843 million contract to build and deliver a spacecraft designed to deorbit the International Space Station after the end of the orbiting laboratory’s operational life in 2030. The space agency said Wednesday it will own and operate the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle throughout its mission and that the launch service...
Edgewater Federal Solutions has promoted Chris Christianson, a cybersecurity leader, to chief information security officer. In this capacity, Christianson will oversee Edgewater’s programs to improve its corporate security posture and best practices, develop cyber capabilities and services and serve as a senior cyber adviser to business develo...
In the past couple of years, especially since the launch of large language models like ChatGPT, the field of artificial intelligence has been propelled by unprecedented growth and rapid innovation. Exciting applications across the defense landscape — things like AI-powered fighter jets — have unsurprisingly taken center stage in the AI conv...
Who Is Melissa Dalton? Melissa Dalton currently serves as under secretary of the Air Force, a role she assumed in May. In this position, she oversees the organizing, training and equipping of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force to aid global military operations. Dalton is a foreign policy expert and has held numerous roles...
Chris DeRusha, most recently federal chief information security officer within the Office of Management and Budget and a previous Wash100 awardee, has joined Google Cloud as director of global public sector compliance. “Building and protecting robust technology infrastructure is the incredible next chapter for global government and private sector ...
Amy Johanek, formerly area vice president for federal civilian agencies at Splunk, has been appointed VP of federal at identity and access management company Okta (Nasdaq: OKTA), according to her LinkedIn post. She assumed her new position after leading a team tasked with supporting the mission requirements of federal civilian agencies in the health...
The U.S. Army is at a “major transition point,” according to Army Chief Information Officer Leonel Garciga. The service branch is currently laying down the foundational work that will enable faster-than-ever software delivery, acquisition, testing, training and other critical initiatives. Garciga, a 2024 Wash100 Award recipient, outlined his t...
Kingswood U.S. has launched a group of former military leaders and capital market experts focused on supporting U.S. defense and aerospace companies and driving growth and innovation in the sector. Kingswood Defense Group will be led by Jeff Thompson, a U.S. Army veteran, and help companies improve their operations, advance product development, eval...
Today, the pace of technological innovation and change is faster than ever before. In order to stay ahead of the curve, government contractors must adapt to and embrace emerging technologies quickly, effectively and responsibly. In this interview, Executive Mosaic spoke with ManTech CEO and President Matt Tait to learn more about how ManTech is res...
