Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of government contracting’s highest honor, the Wash100 Award, hand-delivered the prize to first-time recipient Jane Rathbun in a recent meeting at the Department of Defense. Rathbun serves as chief information officer of the Department of the Navy, a position she’s held since Oct...
Herrick Technology Laboratories, a portfolio company of Blue Delta Capital Partners, has appointed Ron Sayco, a veteran finance leader, as chief financial officer. “[Sayco] brings decades of proven finance leadership in Defense Technology at a critical inflection point in our growth, especially given the recent venture capital investment that HTL ...
The State Department has approved two foreign military sale agreements worth $1.95 billion combined to provide UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and related equipment to the governments of Austria and Sweden. Austria asked to procure 12 UH-60M aircraft, manufactured by Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) Sikorsky subsidiary, and their associated compone...
A Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) subsidiary has received a five-year, $480 million firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Army for the Maven Smart System prototype. The Department of Defense said Wednesday Palo Alto, California-headquartered Palantir USG is expected to complete contract work by May 28, 2029, at work locations yet to be determin...
The Potomac Officers Club, an Executive Mosaic organization, is gearing up for two major events in June that you won’t want to miss! Potomac Officers Club events are known for their elite networking opportunities, unparalleled insights from top government officials and newsworthy speaking sessions that keep attendees up-to-date on the latest ...
Maria Demaree, vice president and general manager of national security space at Lockheed Martin’s space business, recently accepted her 2024 Wash100 Award during a meeting with Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic and founder of the accolade. Wash100 annually highlights executives in the government contracting industry who have c...
Private equity management firm Bernhard Capital Partners has expanded its government services platform with its purchase of Apogee Engineering. Apogee supports federal government customers by providing critical platforms and services across the areas of cybersecurity, technology modernization and integration and program management, BCP said Tuesday....
By Payam Pourkhomami, President & CEO of OSIbeyond In a previous article in our CMMC series, we explored the key differences between the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and past Department of Defense cybersecurity initiatives, namely the NIST SP 800-171. One of the most significant changes is the introduction of mandatory third-party ...
Kelly Demaitre, a more than two-decade human resource management leader, has joined the executive leadership team of ECS as senior vice president of human capital. She will oversee HR, recruitment and culture- and career-building initiatives and help attract and retain business and technology talent to advance corporate growth, ECS said Tuesday. “...
Ed Hicks, business development manager for federal and artificial intelligence at Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL), said government agencies that intend to implement AI at the edge should consider adopting federated learning to quickly glean insights from data while ensuring the security of critical data. In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Hick...
